State Partnerships

Agencies and organizations, at all levels, have committed to working together to help eliminate barriers – systematic, as well as physical – to accessibility of One-Stop Center services. These partner agencies include:

• Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), whose primary mission is to improve the income security, productivity and safety of all Iowans.
• Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS), whose mission is to help and empower individuals and families to become increasingly self-sufficient and productive.
• Division of Persons with Disabilities, whose mission is to encourage the employment of persons with disabilities, by providing information, referral services, and technical assistance for both programs and employment issues.
• Iowa Developmental Disability Council, is a federally-funded agency addressing the needs of Iowans with developmental disabilities, and supports the development of services and assistance needed to exercise choice and control over their lives.
• Iowa Centers for Independent Living, seven independent centers providing services for persons with disabilities that include training, advocacy, case management and policy analysis.
• Employment Policy Group, a University of Iowa affiliated program that promotes enhanced workforce services for people with disabilities through grants and partnerships.
• Great Plains ADA/IT Center, is Iowa’s arm of the Regional DBTAC in Columbia, Missouri.  In addition to serving in this role, staff have been involved in impacting disability policy in Iowa.
• Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS), whose mission it is to work for and with individuals who have disabilities to achieve their employment, independence and economic goals.
• Iowa Department for the Blind, provides information and services to Iowans who are blind.
• Iowa Association of Community Providers, an association of private, non-profit agencies that serve Iowans with disabilities in both vocational and residential programs.
• Drake University Rehabilitation Institute, provides post-graduate education in the field of rehabilitation and is involved in research activities to develop better rehabilitation outcomes for customers.
• Iowa Department of Education, serves the students of Iowa by providing leadership and resources for schools, area education agencies, community colleges, and practitioner preparation programs.

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