Category Archives: Center for Disabilities and Development

Inclusive Recreation Mini-Grants

Apply Now for Inclusive Recreation Mini-Grants Applications due to CDD January 22 by 5:00 p.m. The Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), Iowa’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disability (UCEDD) seeks to fund up to seven (7) mini-grants of $4,000 each to community recreation or health programs. Funds are available to assist local entities…
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New Director for Iowa’s UCEDD

Center for Disabilities and Development Announces New Director of Iowa's UCEDD Derrick Willis assumes leadership of Iowa's University Center for Excellence on Developmental Disabilities Derrick K. Willis, MPA, has assumed the leadership of Iowa’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) within University of Iowa Health…
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Health Provider Training Videos Now Available Online

Health Provider Training Videos Now Available Online Focus on Accommodating Patients with Disabilities Staff at the University of Iowa Center for disabilities and Development (CDD) have partnered with the University of Iowa College of Public Health to publish a series of six online videos entitled, “Assuring Access to Quality Health Care for Persons with Disabilities.”…
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University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development Receives Kessler Foundation Grant

Kessler Foundation Grants $450,000 to the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development Innovative Supported Employment Approaches to be Piloted in Three Midwestern States The Kessler Foundation has awarded a two-year, $450,000 Signature Employment Grant to the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) to launch the Midwest Disability Employment Consortium: Just…
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