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Our Team and Partners

Meet our team of experts at CIDE and the national and local agencies with whom we proudly partner to enhance emergency preparedness and community support for people with disabilities, their families, and the agencies and professionals who support them. 

Our Team Members

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James Sandstrum MA SLP

Research Senior Instructor Industry Services Coordinator
  • Bioengineering
  • Downtown Campus - Engineering - Bioengineering ATP
  • Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering

Email Address:jim.sandstrum@ucdenver.edu

Primary Phone:303.315.1288

Mailing Address:
  • CU Denver

The Hub, Bioengineering

1224 5th Street

The Hub, Bioengineering

Denver, CO 80204

Mr. Sandstrum has 30 years of experience specializing in technology for people with disabilities, human factors, and accessible design of information and communication technologies. He currently leads CIDE's work with industry partners providing consultation, accessibility services and usability testing of web, software and hardware devices. He began his career as a clinician specializing in the application of assistive technologies for individuals with cognitive, sensory, and physical disabilities with an emphasis on inclusion in educational and employment settings. He has served as principal/co-investigator for federal, state, and local grants and contracts focused on research and development of novel assistive technologies, professional development, and technical assistance projects.

Our Financial Partners

Colorado Department of Healthcare Policy and Financing

Logo, Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management Department of Public Safety
Logo, Jefferson County Colorado Public Health
Logo, Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council

Additional Collaborators

  • FEMA: Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 8
  • CDPHE - OEPR: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Office of Emergency Preparedness and Response
  • RMMRC: Rocky Mountain Medical Reserve Corps
  • Colorado Emergency Managers
  • Colorado Independent Living Centers (ILC)
  • El Grupo Vida

To these and the many other local and national disability and emergency management collaborators who have offered guidance and help to this program, we are truly grateful for your support. 

Thank you.

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Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering (CIDE)

CU Denver

The Hub, Bioengineering

1224 5th Street

Suite 130

Denver, CO 80204


303-315-1280

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