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Work Incentives Planning & Assistance (WIPA): Fall 2026 Benefits Training Location: IowaWORKS Sioux City - 2508 4th Stre...
10/14/2026

Work Incentives Planning & Assistance (WIPA): Fall 2026 Benefits Training

Location: IowaWORKS Sioux City - 2508 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., with break for lunch

The interactive, in-person training will include the basics of Social Security disability benefits and work incentives to empower beneficiaries, their families, and disability service providers on this critical but often confusing topic. Attendees will also learn how the DRI WIPA team can help SSDI and/or SSI beneficiaries reach their employment goals to become more self-sufficient through individualized benefits planning.

Learn more and register to attend by following this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=7KBAVH5SuUaOoHnLvPy8SW7iuU770sxBrvbaXCp3yZtUMFA3ODcwMlA0TDhaVE5LSkk4QVpVRENETS4u&route=shorturl

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Today is the first day of in-person early voting! You can vote early at your county auditor’s office until November 2nd....
10/14/2026

Today is the first day of in-person early voting! You can vote early at your county auditor’s office until November 2nd. Find your county auditor here: https://sos.iowa.gov/auditors.

Today is also the first day that absentee ballots will be mailed out! You can track your absentee ballot here: https://apps.sos.iowa.gov/elections/absenteeballotstatus/absentee/search. You can still request an absentee ballot until October 19th here: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/absentee-voting.

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DRI wants to know what issues you are most concerned about for Iowa’s disability community! Whether you are a person wit...
10/14/2026

DRI wants to know what issues you are most concerned about for Iowa’s disability community! Whether you are a person with a disability, family member, service provider, or an ally to the disability community, we want your feedback. Your feedback will help DRI identify its policy priorities for the legislative session and educate policy makers. All responses are anonymous. Complete our feedback form here: http://s.alchemer.com/s3/Disability-Concerns-Feedback.

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There is only 1 week left to request an absentee ballot for the November 3rd election. You can request an absentee ballo...
10/12/2026

There is only 1 week left to request an absentee ballot for the November 3rd election. You can request an absentee ballot here: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/absentee-voting. Your request must be received by your county auditor’s office by 5pm on October 19th.

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There is only 1 week left to pre-register to vote for the November 3rd election. There are three ways to pre-register to...
10/12/2026

There is only 1 week left to pre-register to vote for the November 3rd election. There are three ways to pre-register to vote:

1) Register online here: https://mymvd.iowadot.gov/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2fVoterRegistration. This electronic form must be completed by 11:59pm on October 19th.

2) Register by mail by completing this form: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/voter-registration. Your county auditor’s office must receive the form by 5pm on October 19th.

3) Register in person at your county auditor’s office.

Even if you are registered to vote, you should update your registration if you have changed your name or address.

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Early in person voting is a way to vote at a physical location before Election Day. You may vote early in person at your...
10/09/2026

Early in person voting is a way to vote at a physical location before Election Day. You may vote early in person at your local county auditor’s office or at a satellite location from October 14th to November 2nd. Learn more here: https://sos.iowa.gov/voters/absentee-voting. Your county may provide satellite locations, which allow you to vote early at locations other than your county auditor’s office. Visit your county auditor’s website to find satellite locations: https://sos.iowa.gov/auditors.

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DRI is hosting a voter education event with Central Iowa Center for Independent Living next Friday, October 16th from 11...
10/09/2026

DRI is hosting a voter education event with Central Iowa Center for Independent Living next Friday, October 16th from 11am-12pm. Join us to learn more about how to prepare for Election Day! Bagels & Ballots will be held at 3420 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, #200, Des Moines. Bagels will be provided! Email [email protected] or call 515-243-1742to register or request accommodations.

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DRI and the Iowa DD Council held a roundtable discussion with gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand today about issues impact...
10/08/2026

DRI and the Iowa DD Council held a roundtable discussion with gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand today about issues impacting Iowa’s disability community. Individuals with disabilities and family members shared their concerns about Medicaid, special education, and employment. Thank you to Rob Sand for joining this important nonpartisan conversation and thank you to Central Iowa Center for Independent Living for hosting! Gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn was also invited to attend a roundtable discussion.

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