Category Archives: People with Disabilities

What’s New?

What’s New?
Applications Are Open for the Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute Hosted by Child Health Specialty Clinics at the University of Iowa Are you raising a child who needs more health care, therapies, or educational assistance than most other children? Do you wish you had more skills and resources to be able to talk to your…
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What Else Is New?

What Else Is New?
Updated Section 188 Disability Reference Guide The U.S. Department of Labor is pleased to announce its updated guide “Promising Practices in Achieving Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference Guide.” This new release provides updates to existing Section 188 guidance, offering additional practices, ideas and resources to help American Job Centers (AJCs) better…
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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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