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What’s driving Colorado’s obsession with the new retro black license plates?

Joe Duran first saw the strange new license plate on his Arvada neighbor’s car and thought it was fake. Though Colorado has a sizable collection of specialty license plates — as alternatives to its...

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Denver judge wrongly excluded hearing-impaired juror — but court can’t be...

A Denver County Court judge violated state law when she stopped a hearing-impaired man from serving as a juror because of his disability, a Denver District Court judge ruled this week. County Judge...

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These beer-drinking Colorado friends designed a controller to make pinball...

Pinball is a nostalgic arcade game played all over the world. But the standard design of most machines makes it difficult, if not impossible, for people with mobility issues to get in on the fun. A...

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Opinion: Predator or prey? Undercover federal agents target vulnerable teens

A disturbing trend of undercover federal agents engaging minors online to plan acts related to terrorism abroad, then arresting them shortly after they turn 18, ought to raise eyebrows as well as...

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Former Poudre School District paraprofessional pleads guilty to child abuse,...

A former Poudre School District paraprofessional who faced over 160 charges of child abuse, harassment and assault after he was arrested for hitting a kindergarten student with disabilities has pleaded...

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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston picks disability rights advocate to fill RTD board...

Mayor Mike Johnston has selected Jaime Lewis, a transit adviser for the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition, to serve on the Regional Transportation District’s board of directors representing areas...

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Colorado civil rights attorney Kevin Williams, who fought to improve lives of...

Colorado civil rights attorney Kevin Williams died this week after 26 years of fighting to improve the lives of people with disabilities. He was 57. Williams died Tuesday after a short illness,...

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Teen is youngest in Colorado to try neural implant to stop seizures: “Her...

Last year, Kennady Schneider couldn’t take gym class or participate in physical activities on field trips with her classmates, the risk too great that the noise and heat could trigger a seizure....

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Colorado Public Radio host alleges he was fired and mocked for his addiction...

Award-winning podcast and radio host Vic Vela says Colorado Public Radio monetized his story of addiction and recovery, then fired him after he asked for accommodations for those same disabilities....

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Unsupervised child in wheelchair broke both legs at Westminster school after...

The mother of this Adams County child with disabilities is suing his school district after her son allegedly broke both of his legs at school when he was unsupervised and his wheelchair slipped down a...

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