Right of Coloradans with disabilities to live at home would be protected under Colorado bill

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Colorado Capitol dome in Denver
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The Colorado Capitol dome in Denver, April 25, 2025.

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Molly Kirkham, a legislative policy advocate for The Arc of Colorado, in the nonprofit’s Denver offices following an interview on April 22, 2025. Kirkham, who lives with 7p22.1 deletion syndrome, has been testifying in support of a bill that would codify the 1999 Olmstead decision into Colorado state law. Her great aunt was institutionalized, and Kirkham says her great aunt’s experiences motivated her to testify at the Capitol.

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Democrat Chad Clifford on the opening day of the legislature, Jan. 10, 2024. He was named to the House seat from which Ruby Dickson resigned last session.

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