Category Archives: Iowa UCEDD

What Else Is New?

What Else Is New?
Youth Leadership Academy - Become a Voice that Creates Change! Applications will be accepted through June 16th What is the Youth Leadership Academy? YLA is a way to connect with peers with disabilities and develop valuable leadership skills like goal setting, self-determination, civic engagement, networking, and mentoring.  YLA is for students with disabilities ages 14-21. This…
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National Summer Transportation Institute

National Summer Transportation Institute
Iowa's Free Residential STEM Summer Camp Camp will be in session June 18 - June 30, 2023 The Iowa National Summer Transportation Institute--Iowa NSTI--offers 12 days of learning and fun at a free residential summer camp based in Iowa City for students who will be in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade during the 2023-24 school…
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Disability Exchange (DX) Podcast – Season 2

Disability Exchange (DX) Podcast – Season 2
Season 2 of the Disability Exchange podcast from Iowa's UCEDD is underway!Centering and elevating the Voices of People with Disabilities through Meaningful Conversation and Connection The first three episodes of Season 2 are now available to listen to via the Anchor by Spotify platform. The DX podcast is produced and presented by Iowa's University Center…
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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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