Current Trainings
ASK Each Other - Virtual Support Group
Facilitated by mentors from ASK Each Other Mentor Network
Monday, October 6, 2025 - 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Join parent mentors along with other parents and family members to share your lived experiences and collaborate with each other. You are an expert on your child! Bring your resources, questions, and possible solutions to share with the group.
Any professionals that are not a family member of a person with a disability are encouraged to join with an attitude of respectful listening and learning as the parent experts share their opinions and solutions.
Johnson County Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of the ADA and 80 Years of NDEAM
Organized by the Iowa City Area Disability Services Committee
Friday, October 10, 2025 – 12:30 to 3:30 PM; Program starts at 2:00 PM
Iowa City Ped Mall, near the Iowa City Public Library
The celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the National Disability Employee Awareness Month (NDEAM) will offer a career and resource fair featuring groups that serve the disability community, and a program with awards ceremony, performances, and more.
Sponsors for the event include Johnson County, Iowa's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), the University of Iowa Office of Civil Rights Compliance, IowaWorks, and the City of Iowa City.
Requesting and Negotiating Workplace Accommodations
Brain Injury Association of Iowa Webinar
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - 12:00 to 1:00 PM
Presented by Lisa DeMoss, Consultant, Cognitive and Psychological Accommodation Team – Job Accommodation Network
*IBC approved for 1.0 hour Special Populations.
Mindspring Hosts Webinars & Events
Free Training Opportunities
September 2025 dates
Webinar Series
Mindspring provides free mental health education opportunities to the public through webinars on a wide variety of mental health topics. Webinars are hosted every Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00pm-1:00pm, and Wednesday from 10:00-11:00pm and 12:00pm-1:00pm CST.
All webinars are free and open to the public. Webinars are recorded and emailed to all registrants. Certificates of attendance are administered to anyone who participates in the live webinar and completes the survey at the end.
Upcoming Events
Sign Up for The Teddy Bear Clinic
Organized by students at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Saturday, October 11, 2025
8:00-9:15 am/9:30-10:45 am/11:00 am-12:15 pm
Iowa River Landing - Iowa Health Care
The goal of the Teddy Bear Clinic is to decrease the fear and anxiety children experience within the healthcare setting.
Hosted at the Iowa River Landing, this event will feature several stations that simulate a healthcare environment targeting children in school years Kindergarten - 6th Grade.
Children should bring a stuffed animal from home to serve as their patient while they get to function as the provider. They will take their stuffed animal patient through various stations in small groups, exposing them to play and real medical equipment along the way.
Autism Basics Webinar Series
Iowa Regional Autism Assistance Program (RAP)
Free webinar series for parents or primary caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis.
Therapy Options
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Treating Dangerous Behavior
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
12:00 to 1:00 PM
School Programming
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
12:00 to 1:00 PM
Sessions will be recorded. Live sessions approved for foster parent training credit.
Everyone is welcome! Note: Some content will be Iowa specific.
Positive Behavioral Supports
1-day, regional training program
Positive Behavioral Supports is a 1-day, regional training program open to all providers of home- and community-based services interested in helping individuals transition to homes in community settings through Iowa’s Money Follows the Person grant.
This training will focus on the foundation and skills of how to provide positive behavioral supports to individuals you are providing services to. There is no charge to attend the training, and training materials will be provided by the Money Follows the Person grant.
Two Training Opportunities:
October 29, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Training Location: Coralville Public Library, Room A
1401 5th St., Coralville, IA 52241
Registration required by 10/22/25
More information and to register
November 6, 2025 - 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Training Location: Derry Center
3675 University Ave., Waterloo, IA 50701
Registration is required by 10/30/25
Training Sources
Health Care Provider Training
Free suite of videos
Assuring Access to Quality Health Care for Persons with Disabilities is a free suite of videos aimed at educating current and future health care professionals on strategies to effectively communicate with and accommodate patients with a variety of disabilities.
Disability Exchange Podcast
The Disability Exchange (DX) podcast is produced and presented by the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Iowa’s UCEDD, at the Center for Disabilities and Development. Join UCEDD staff and podcast co-hosts, Mike Hoenig, Laury Scheidler and Judy Warth, for this engaging series.
All episodes of the DX podcast are available on the Anchor by Spotify platform
Or search for “Disability Exchange” wherever you get your podcasts. And find links to a variety of other platforms on the DX Anchor by Spotify page. DX is not yet available on Apple podcasts.
Joanna Sabha produces the DX podcast for the UCEDD. Get in touch with her if you have questions or would like to learn more about it at Joanna-sabha@uiowa.edu or 319-356-1347.
Download transcripts of new podcast episodes, below, or catch up with episodes from previous seasons.
Access to Training
Our Training Sources page provides links to a variety of training resources that are available on an ongoing basis. Most of these resources are online, available any day, any time. Check websites for fees associated with the trainings.
The Conner Training Connection makes every effort to assure these listings are up-to-date. Visit our Training Sources page.
Training Calendar
Please visit our interactive calendar to find trainings on disability-related topics, including autism, brain injury, mental health, self-advocacy and transition. We invite you to share trainings with us and others using the "Add Event" button on this calendar.
Please visit our Contact Us page on this website for more information or support.