Category Archives: People with Disabilities

What’s New?

What’s New?
Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute (IFLTI) Applications Open! Attention Iowa Parents of Children and Youth Ages 3-19! The Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute is inviting parents and primary caregivers of children and youth with special needs to apply for a special leadership training. Are you raising a child who needs more health care, therapies, or…
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What Else Is New?

What Else Is New?
New Autism Center Website University of Iowa Health Care Center for Disabilities and Development At UI Stead Family Children's Hospital Center for Disabilities and Development, a team of autism specialists from a variety of disciplines works with patients and families to diagnose and treat the disorder and to address the many aspects of life touched…
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Making the Workplace Work Better for Those with Autism

Iowa Public Radio – River to River Podcast The Centers for Disease Control estimates that 1 in 44 adults in the U.S. have autism. On this episode of River to River, host Ben Kieffer speaks with experts about making the workplace work better for those with autism spectrum disorder. Brad Biren is an attorney with…
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Take Charge of Your Health:  Understanding Vaccines

<strong>Take Charge of Your Health:  Understanding Vaccines</strong>
Learn more about vaccines and how they can help protect you and others Take charge of your health by learning more about vaccines and how they can help protect you and other people in your community! It will help you learn: How vaccines work How vaccines protect you and other people Tips for self-advocacy What…
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