Association for Community Living (ACL)

Individual and Family ServicesColorado, United States11-50 Employees

The Association for Community Living (ACL) is a nonprofit organization based in Longmont, Colorado, serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties as the Arc Serving Boulder & Broomfield Counties. It functions as an incorporated chapter of The Arc and as an affiliated chapter of The Arc United States, delivering independent advocacy to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, and allies.

ACL aims to promote inclusion by shaping attitudes, practices, programs, and policies that support people with IDD as integral members of community life, aligning with a broader civil and human rights tradition from the 1960s. Its advocacy is multifaceted, spanning individual advocacy, public policy and systems advocacy, community capacity building, and support for the self-advocacy movement, with attention to barriers in health care, education, rights, and access to services. The organization notes that even where rights exist, many IDD individuals encounter challenges navigating complex systems and finding opportunities in education, employment, and community life, which ACL works to address.

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