Download an information packet below developed by and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. What's inside:• What is COVID-19?• How do you get it?• What...

    Disability Rights Iowa is a non-profit law center that protects and advocates for the rights of Iowans of all ages with disabilities, including Iowans with mental illness....

Anthem, along with Iowa Able Foundation, Amerigroup and Disability Rights Iowa, is hosting Disability Benefits Learning Sessions in Ames (May 16), Des Moines...

Every five years our Council writes a State Plan. It describes what we will do and how much money we may spend. We get our money from the federal...

In 2020, the Iowa DD Council is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (DD Act). The...

  March 1 marks the first day of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM). The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council, in partnership with Iowans with...

    Save the date. We are excited to announce this year’s Make Your Mark! Conference theme: Your Vision for the Future. Look for registration to open...

  Each year, the governor appoints individuals to serve on the Developmental Disabilities Council. Each person selected serves a three-year term on the...

  Please view the 2019 Iowa DD Council Annual Report HERE.

      Click "View Attached PDF" located above the article title to download an information packet developed by and for people with intellectual...

   Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council Releases 2020 State Legislative Priorities   DES MOINES, Iowa, (January 2020) – The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council (DD...

  DES MOINES, Iowa – In less than two months, Iowans will get their say in the presidential nominating process.As the caucuses draw closer, two...

Des Moines, Iowa — The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council, InfoNET and the Iowans with Disabilities in Action project are excited to announce a webinar...

    When Anna Magnusson was interviewing to serve as Iowa Able Foundation’s executive director in 2018, she read the story of Aidan and his mother. Aidan has...

  Iowans with Disabilities in Action is hitting the road and hoping to visit all 99 counties in Iowa over the next two years. Unfortunately,...

Thank you for joining us for the 2019 Make Your Mark! Conference in Coralville, Iowa. Sessions this year focused on developing leadership...

Each year, the governor appoints individuals to serve on the Developmental Disabilities Council. Each person selected serves a three-year term on the...

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 interested...

Take Action. Be Heard. Create Change.   October was National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and throughout the month, Iowans...

    The Epilepsy Foundation is the leading national voluntary health organization that speaks on behalf of the at least 3.4 million Americans with epilepsy...

Join us for the 2019 Make Your Mark! Conference. Sessions this year are focused on developing your leadership skills. We are excited to offer FREE registration for...

The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council is a federally funded state agency that advocates for the creation of services and supports that allow Iowans with developmental...

Want to learn how to speak up for yourself? Learn about keeping a job? Know more about your rights as a person with disabilities? There are organizations in...

  October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and throughout the month, Iowans with Disabilities in Action will conduct the Take your...

Des Moines, Iowa – July 15-19, 2019, is National Disability Voter Registration Week, a national effort to make the disability vote more influential. The...

Anthony Kennedy Shriver founded Best Buddies in 1989 after noticing the unjustified lack of opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental...

On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, Drake University’s Disability Action and Awareness Community partnered with Iowans with Disabilities in Action and the Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council to offer...

Attention: Exhibitors! We have started planning for our 2019 Make Your Mark! Conference taking place in Coralville, Iowa. The Iowans with Disabilities...

Advocating for Change Day took place April 10, 2019. This event provides tips and strategies for the best ways to contact your legislators while you are at...

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

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