Danny Combs, Director of the Colorado Disability Opportunity Office
Danny Combs didn’t set out to be the head of a non-profit that makes a huge difference in the lives of neurodivergent individuals. In fact, he spent most of his high school years working in the trades in the summer before serving a stint in the Air Force. After that, he moved to Nashville to pursue a music career.However, it was the birth of his son that radically changed Danny’s trajectory. After his son was diagnosed with autism, Danny found that most of the programs designed to help his son were deficit-based. Instead of telling his son what he was good at, the programs told him everything…
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