On November 13, 1978, the Iowa Charter with the National Society for Autistic Children was signed, and a grassroots support group for those with...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month and ID Action needs your voice to help us raise awareness. You have an opportunity to make an impact in...

      The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council and Iowans with Disabilities in Action invite you to join us for Advocating for Change Day. This...

Are you signed up to receive our public policy publication? If not, now is a great time. The 2019 legislative session is underway and a lot is happening. infoNET is...

  This conference will help those who want to be more involved get started and those who are already active to continue to develop their skills. We...

Have your heard about our plans to visit all 99 counties in Iowa? Too often state-level organizations are perceived as inaccessible to those living...

Iowans with Disabilities in Action will provide eight Capitol Day grants up to $500 each for advocacy training and support to local advocacy groups who are...

Get ready for the 2019 legislative session with the Iowans with Disabilities in Action Advocacy Toolkit.

The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council (DD Council) works to connect Iowans with a developmental disability and their family members with the...

Iowans with Disabilities in Action is hitting the road and will visit all 99 counties in Iowa over the next two years. We plan to visit communities throughout...

Are you ready for another great Make Your Mark! Conference? We are excited to announce that the Make Your Mark! Conference will be returning to the...

Getting Ready for Session The 2019 legislative session is scheduled to begin on January 14, 2019. Here are a few ways that you can get ready and be prepared to...

Advocating for Change Day Join us for the 2019 Advocating for Change Day on April 10, 2019. Before heading up to the Capitol to meet with your legislators,...

Iowans with Disabilities in Action will provide eight Capitol Day grants up to $500 each for advocacy training and support to local advocacy groups who are...

The 2018 mid-term elections will be held on Tuesday, November 6. Iowans with Disabilities in Action has partnered for many years with the Iowa secretary of state’s...

On October 4, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation declaring October National Disability Employment Awareness Month. The purpose is to increase...

Our annual Make Your Mark! Conference took place September 27-28 at Honey Creek Resort in Moravia, Iowa. We were excited to welcome more than 150 participants to...

  The Iowa DD Council has openings they would like to fill with Iowans who have a developmental disability. The DD Council promotes the development...

Mark it on Your Calendar November 6, 2018 - Election DayJanuary 14, 2019 - First Day of the 88th Iowa General Assembly - Legislative SessionApril 10,...

(Des Moines, IA) — October 1, 2018 — Iowans with Disabilities in Action today announced its participation in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, an...

With sponsorship from the Enhance Hamilton County Foundation and FirstState Bank, the Iowa Able Foundation is proud to present a FREE financial literacy...

REV UP for National Disability Voter Registration Week Des Moines, Iowa – July 16-20, 2018, is National Disability Voter Registration Week, a national...

For Immediate Release     Iowans with Disabilities in Action Announces Rebrand Des Moines, Iowa – June 28, 2018 – Iowans with Disabilities in Action, a project of Iowa...

Welcome to the new Iowans with Disabilities in Action. After 16 years, we decided it was time for a new look, so we took off on a rebranding journey to...

The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council is happy to announce Brooke Lovelace Hundling will be joining the Council as executive director. Lovelace comes to the Iowa DD...

National Disability Voter Registration Week is coming up July 16-20. This is a national effort to make the DISABILITY VOTE more influential. This...

We are excited to return to Honey Creek Resort for the 2018 Make Your Mark! Conference, our annual self-advocacy conference for Iowans with...

Iowans with Disabilities in Action is hitting the road and will visit all 99 counties in Iowa over the next two years. We will visit communities...

July 5, 2018 — MYM Registration Opens July 16-20, 2018 — National Disability Voter Registration Week August 11, 2018 — MYM Room Block Reservation...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lane Till lane@capturemarketinggroup.com Office: 515-423-0992 Cell: 515-230-8851   Brooke Lovelace Hundling Named Executive Director of the Iowa...

Guest article by Kris Steinmetz, Autism Society of Iowa executive director Children and adults with autism can have a reaction to...

Last month, individuals from the Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute and Child Health Specialty Clinics Family Advisory Council took to the Iowa State Capitol for...

Take Action. Be Heard. Create Change. We have extended the deadline for ID Action Voter Education Grant applications to Monday, April 16. The grant...

March is nationally recognized as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. The month is devoted to raising the public’s awareness of developmental...

Are you ready for another great Make Your Mark! Conference? We are excited to announce that the Make Your Mark! Conference will be...