Region 7- Disability
Links and Information
Region 7 Workforce Development System
Partners
Region
7 Workforce Development Resource Organizations
Iowa Resources
Communication
Services for the Deaf
Deaf Services Unlimited supports and makes accessible a wide
variety of community events, from Broadway performances,
local fundraisers, rock concerts and state conferences.
Iowa
Compass
Iowa
COMPASS is Iowa's free, statewide information and referral
service for people with disabilities, their families,
service providers, and other members of the community.
Iowa
Department for the Blind
Offering specialized, integrated services that blind
and severely visually impaired Iowans need to live
independently and work competitively.
Iowa Division of
Persons with Disabilities
An agency located within the Department of Human
Rights. The commission is appointed 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.
Iowa Lions Club
Foster and promote sight and
hearing programs around the world.
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation
Services
State office that works for and with individuals
with disabilities to achieve their employment,
independence, and economic goals.
Olmstead Decision
This Web site reports how the State of Iowa is
addressing the Olmstead Decision.
RecoveryIowa.org
Local agencies offering recovery support and/or
activities.
Relay Iowa
Telecommunications relay service in Iowa that
provides full telephone accessibility to people who
are deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech disabled.
Senior Health
Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
SHIIP
can help you find
answers to the important questions you have on Medicare,
Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance, and
other health insurance issues.
Sign Language Interpreters
Listing of sign language interpreters in the state
of Iowa.
University of Iowa Center for
Disabilities & Development
Provides medical care and related services,
training, research, and other services to improve
the quality of life for people with disabilities or
special needs.
University of Iowa Law, Health, Policy &
Disability Center
Concentrates on public policy and its impact on
persons with disabilities, with an emphasis on
employment, self-determination and self-sufficiency.
Visual Arts of Iowa
An international nonprofit organization creating a
society where people with disabilities can learn
through, participate in, and enjoy the arts.
National Resources
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The federal agency responsible for programs that
include Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP), HIPAA, and CLIA..
Center for Personal Assistance Services
Provides research, training, dissemination and
technical assistance on issues of personal
assistance services (PAS). Personal assistance
services (PAS) refer to help provided to people with
disabilities to assist them with tasks essential for
daily living.
Disability 101
Helps workers, job seekers, and service providers
understand the connections between work and
benefits. DB101 brings together rules for health
coverage, benefit and employment programs that
people with disabilities use.
Disability & Business Technical Assistance
Centers
Information, materials, technical assistance and
training on the American Disabilities Act. This
includes building accessible Web pages, accessible
technology, and assistive devices used by people
with disabilities.
Disability Resources
They disseminate information about written
materials, videos, databases, government agencies,
nonprofit organizations, telephone hotlines and
online services that provide free, inexpensive or
hard-to-find information to help people with
disabilities live independently.
HEATH Resource Center
A great consortium of collaborators have joined forces in an
exciting new project to promote the best possible
postsecondary options and outcomes for student with
intellectual disabilities.
Job Accommodations Network
A free consulting service
designed to increase the employability of people
with disabilities by: providing individualized
worksite accommodations solutions, technical
assistance regarding the ADA and other
disability-related legislation, and educating
callers about self-employment options.
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Organization committed to providing the legally
blind with a means to assist them in living a full
and more independent life.
National
Collaborative on Workforce and
Disability
Making the connection between youth with disabilities &
employment.
National Council on Disability
An independent federal agency that promotes
policies, programs, practices, and procedures that
guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with
disabilities, regardless of the nature or severity
of the disability; and to empower individuals with
disabilities to achieve economic self-sufficiency,
independent living, and inclusion and integration
into all aspects of society.
National Federation for the Blind
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the
nation's largest membership organization for persons
who are blind.
National Organization on Disability
The National Organization on Disability's (N.O.D.)
mission is to expand the participation and
contribution of Americans with disabilities by
raising disability awareness through programs and
information.
Proyecto Vision
A bilingual website for Latinos with disabilities.
Senior Corps
Senior Corps is a network of programs that
tap the experience, skills, and talents of older citizens to
meet community challenges with
Foster Grandparents,
Senior Companions,
and
RSVP
(Retired and Senior Volunteer Program).
Social Security Administration
Employment program for people with disabilities who
are interested in going to work.
The Center
for Universal Design
University of
North Carolina improving quality and availability of housing
for people with disabilities, including disabilities that
result from aging.
Ticket-to-Work
Employment program for people with disabilities who
are interested in going to work.
U.S. Dept. of Ed Office of Special Education &
Rehabilitative Services
The Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) is
committed to improving results and outcomes for people with
disabilities of all ages..
Worksupport
Information, resources, and services regarding the
employment of people with disabilities.
