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About PEAK Parent Center

Welcome! PEAK Parent Center is a nonprofit that works every day to ensure that all people with disabilities are fully included in their neighborhood schools, communities, employment, and all walks of life.

A Parent Center founded in 1986, PEAK offers an array of free and low-cost services to families of children with disabilities and self-advocates across Colorado and beyond. Each year, PEAK directly reaches more than 45,000 families, youth with disabilities/self-advocates, and educators.

Recent News

In Pursuit of Dreams: Tell Us Your Dream

April 29, 2019

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? What barriers did you face or overcome in pursuit of your dreams? What does your child dream of?

Take Risks, Ride the River

April 5, 2019

Note from the editor: Today's blog features a keynote address given by PEAK Parent Center's Executive Director, Barbara Buswell, at the 1991 TASH Conference in Washington D.C.

Traumatic Brain Injury: My Family’s Story

April 2, 2019

I was twelve, eagerly awaiting spring and all that unfolds with the blossoming of tulips and daffodils.

PEAK Featured Events

Create Connections, Understand Resistance, and Clarify Consensus: PEAK Lunchtime Webinar Series

May 22 2019 -

12:00pm to 1:00pm

Online Webinar

This three-part, lunchtime series of webinars will help EVERY IEP team member resolve conflicts to improve outcomes for students!

Principles of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Individualized Education Program Process (IEP) - May 28

May 28 2019 -

9:00am to 3:00pm

Colorado Department of Education 19th floor conference room 1560 Broadway Denver, CO 80202

Become an Educational Surrogate Parent
Are you a Guardian Ad Litem?
Court Appointed Special Advocate?
Foster parent?
Retired teacher or administrator?

Principles of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Individualized Education Program Process (IEP) - June 19

Jun 19 2019 -

9:00am to 3:00pm

Alamo Building El Paso County of the Guardian ad Litem 102 S Tejon St. Suite 200 Colorado Springs, CO 80903

Are you a Guardian Ad Litem?
Court Appointed Special Advocate?
Foster parent?
Retired teacher or administrator?
Special education graduate student?

Recent Resources

Bullying Prevention - Get Involved

October is bullying prevention awareness month.

Photo of two young children both working on brushing their teeth by themselves!

Teaching Your Child to Become Independent with Daily Routines

"Young children can learn how to do simple daily self-help activities—they just need to be taught what to do."

The Condition of Education 2015

The U.S. Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report to help inform policymakers about the progress of education in the United States.