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A list of Independent Living Centers in Iowa. These centers provide services such as advocacy, employment and housing assistance and life skills training to help people with disabilities in Iowa live independently.
Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) facilitate access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Web site includes contact information for local DPNs.
A collaborative effort between the Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Iowa Department for the Blind and the Iowa Finance Authority that works to to provide technical and financial assistance to help qualified individuals with disabilities in Iowa start or expand small businesses.
Online destination for older people to find opportunities to enhance how they live, work, recreate, learn and volunteer. Includes information on housing, health benefits, employment and recreation.
Promotes equal access to work, services and opportunities to enhance the well being of Iowa's diverse populations.
Works to equalize opportunities for full participation in employment and other areas of the state's economic, educational, social and political life for Iowans with disabilities through education, advocacy, referral, technical assistance and legislative action.
Information and resources designed to facilitate the matching of Iowans with disabilities and employers.
Provides links to organizations that offer employment assistance, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services to Social Security disability beneficiaries.
Each center provides career counseling, career planning, resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training, information about local and national labor markets and unemployment compensation.
Information on SBDCs in Iowa, which offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
Information from Business.gov, an online resource to help businesses quickly find compliance information, forms and contacts from the government.
Works for and with individuals with disabilities to achieve their employment, independence and economic goals.
If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from WIPA.
As one of over sixty University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in the country, the organization works to expand and improve services for people with disabilities and their families.
IowaJobs has thousands of jobs posted each business day. IowaJobs provides 24-hour access to all of the job listings in Iowa's Workforce Development statewide system.
Provides training and other services to vocational rehabilitation agencies and counselors in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
Works to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities receive the services, supports and opportunities necessary to fully realize their right to live, work and enjoy life in the community without discrimination.
Enforces federal laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Milwaukee Area Office has jurisdiction over the States of Iowa and Wisconsin.
Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The Chicago District Office has jurisdiction over the States of Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin and several counties in the State of Illinois.
A non-profit organization providing vocational, residential and day-habilitation services for persons with disabilities in Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA, which enable them to gain employment and live independently.