Category Archives: Employment

What’s New?

What’s New?
Join Iowa's Olmstead Consumer Taskforce Three New Members Needed Iowa’s Olmstead Consumer Taskforce needs three new members!  People with lived experience with a disability, including family members, or people who work with individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The Olmstead Consumer Taskforce is a statewide advocacy group charged by Executive Order to monitor Iowa’s…
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Possibilities in Education and Training Possibilities in Education and Training is a quarterly publication of the Center for Disabilities and Development, Iowa's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Possibilities - Spring/Summer 2023 Possibilities - Winter 2023 Possibilities - Fall 2022 Possibilities - Summer 2022 Possibilities -…
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Autism Speaks Workforce Collaboration

Autism Speaks Workforce Collaboration
Survey to Help Develop Inclusive Employment Opportunities Autism Speaks has partnered with Lee Container, the J. Donald and Laurelle Lee Family Foundation Fund, and Delivering Jobs to create a more inclusive workforce in the U.S. This effort will begin in Iowa, home of Lee Container, to develop more employment opportunities for autistic people and people with intellectual…
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Iowa Office on Consumer Affairs – Advisory Committee Recruitment

Iowa Office on Consumer Affairs Seeks Advisory Committee Members Diversity of Membership Needed The Iowa Office on Consumer Affairs (OCA) Advisory Committee is seeking additional members to support the work of the committee. Persons with lived experience with mental illness and their supporters are encouraged to apply, including: Peers and/or peer support specialists Family members…
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