Iowa

Apply for Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefits

Information on how to to file an unemployment insurance claim in Iowa.

Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC): Great Plains Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center

Provides training, information and technical assistance on the ADA to businesses, consumers, schools and government agencies within the Great Plains Region (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska).

Disability Program Navigators in Iowa

Disability Program Navigators (DPNs) facilitate access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities. Web site includes contact information for local DPNs.

Iowa Centers for Independent Living (CILs)

List of Iowa CILs, which are private, non-profit organizations that provide services relating to employment, health care and living skills that support the independence of individuals with disabilities.

Iowa Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve (ESGR) Committee Contact List

List of Iowa ESGR Committee contacts. Each committee has trained volunteer Ombudsmen who help resolve issues between employers and their employees who serve in the National Guard and Reserve. Services may include Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) information, informal mediation and referral services to resolve conflicts.

Iowa Employment & Disability

Information and resources designed to facilitate the matching of Iowans with disabilities and employers.

Iowa Employment Network Program

Provides links to organizations that offer employment assistance, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services to Social Security disability beneficiaries.

Iowa Military Friendly Employers

Identifies businesses partnering with the Army that will interview or hire soldiers transferring to civilian jobs. Also provides a list of military friendly employers in the State of Iowa from the ArmyPays Job Map.

Iowa One-Stop Career Centers

Lists One-Stop Career Centers in Iowa, which provide vocational guidance, assistance in obtaining employment and training opportunities and referrals to support or case management services for individuals with significant barriers to employment. Veterans are given priority for certain job opportunities.

Iowa State Veterans Employment Centers

Provides links to 16 Regional Workforce Development Centers in Iowa; each has a Veterans' Employment Representative to coordinate specific Veteran services.

Iowa Workforce Development's IowaJobs

Provides job seeker services, employer services, apprenticeships and training, labor market information and service locations for the state of Iowa.

IowaJobs

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.

The Abilities Fund - Programs & Services

The Abilities Fund has a number of programs and services available to entrepreneurs, many that are open to any individual in the U.S. with a disability.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Milwaukee Area Office

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.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Chicago District Office

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.

Veteran's Business Development Officers in Iowa

Contact information for Veteran's Business Officers in the Small Business Administration (SBA) Iowa offices, who can help Veterans prepare and plan to become entrepreneurs.

Vocational Development Center

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.
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