Category Archives: People with Disabilities

What Else Is New?

What Else Is New?
Iowa’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) Provides Training and Technical Assistance for a New Statewide System Iowa’s UCEDD received an award from Iowa HHS to provide training and technical assistance for a new statewide aging and disability resource center network. At the end of last year, Iowa’s UCEDD was awarded a grant…
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What’s New?

What’s New?
Trainings for parents and caregivers of Iowa children and youth with special health care needs offered by the Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute. Storytelling for Family Leaders Thursday, September 18, 2025 – Friday, November 21, 2025Hybrid Model: Session One in Ankeny, Following sessions on Zoom Teaches families to effectively tell their stories in various ways…
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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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