Category Archives: Training

What’s New?

Iowa LEND is Now Recruiting! The Iowa Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (ILEND) program is now recruiting for the 2026-2027 academic year. LEND is an interdisciplinary training program dedicated to improving the health of people with disabilities across the lifespan. Participation in the yearlong program prepares trainees from diverse healthcare, educational, family, self-advocacy,…
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What Else Is New?

New Issue of Possibilities in Education and Training The latest issue of the Possibilities in Education and Training newsletter is now available.  This issue features the history of the Conner Training Connection (CTC) and how Evert Conner’s dream to live independently changed the lives of hundreds of Iowans with disabilities.  The issue also features an…
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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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Online Health Provider Training Modules Available

Iowa UCEDD Announces Publication of Online Health Provider Training Modules Videos Teach Current and Future Health Professionals to Accommodate Patients with Disabilities Staff from the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD-Iowa UCEDD) are pleased to announce the launch of “Assuring Access to Quality Health Care for Persons with Disabilities,” a series of…
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