In November 2024, Karen Hammar was named Director of the Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD), home base for Iowa’s UCEDD and LEND program, the Hawk-IDDRC, and the Alfred Healy Clinic, where Iowans with disabilities receive a variety of clinical services. Read the full AUCD 360 article...

The Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) celebrated the "75th" anniversary of CDD in July 2024.

Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences and University of Iowa Health Care have partnered to welcome the first student from a Doctor of Occupational Therapy program to the Iowa Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program.

A partnership between the Iowa Pork Producers Association and local county fairs, Bacon Buddies gives individuals who have intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, “Buddies,” the opportunity to take a pig into the show ring.

Each year, Iowa's UCEDD names recent graduates of the Iowa LEND program as recipients of the Alfred Healy Leadership Award in Developmental Disabilities.

Iowa’s Blueprint for Change program supports state efforts to promote competitive integrated employment for Iowans with disabilities. Iowa's UCEDD serves as the backbone for this program.

Iowa’s Center for Disabilities and Development (CDD) has a new vaccine clinic for children and some adults with unique needs, including sensory issues, anxiety, and other disabilities.