• February 2026 Problems of Practice only session (no training component)

    Zoom

    This month we are dividing the Community of Practice into two separate sessions. The first one is the Problems of Practice. This is a time to ask questions and find support and potential solutions from the other ADRC Navigators across the state. Please come prepared to share scenarios or situations that you have found difficult...

  • February 2026 Community of Practice training session

    Zoom

    This session is being presented by Disability Rights Iowa. They will give an overview of the history of disability in America and review the presentation that they provided this past year during several in person sessions across the state, as well as a provided recording. Please click on the Registration for DRI and the history...

  • Handling Crisis Calls Zoom

    Zoom

    This session will be useful for Navigators as they may take calls that involve individuals displaying heightened emotions. A crisis call center representative will go over different strategies in engaging individuals over the phone. Please register at Handling Crisis Calls February 26 2026.  

  • Assisting people who are blind or low vision

    Staff from the Iowa Department of the Blind, along with Mike Hoenig, will present an informational session and training on working with individuals who are blind or have low vision. Please register at Assisting people who are blind or low vision.

  • Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) benefits counseling Zoom

    Disability Rights Iowa (DRI)’s WIPA project is staffed with Community Work Incentives Coordinators (CWICs) who are trained and certified to provide benefits counseling to SSA disability beneficiaries across the entire state of Iowa and in 34 counties of northwest Illinois. This presentation will give Navigators an overview of how paid employment will affect all federal/state/local...

  • Disaster Preparedness with PrepWise

    Please join us as Nick Ostrem, University of Iowa Prep Wise, presents this 2-hour training on disaster preparedness for ourselves and those we work with. To register for the training, please go to the Disaster Preparedness with PrepWise registration link.

  • MAC 101 for AAA staff

    This training will give new AAA staff involved in MAC the orientation needed to begin time studies with confidence. This Zoom meeting does not require registration.

  • Medicare Basics with NEI3A and ADvancing States

    This is not a training offered or endorsed by the ADRC TTA. Join NEI3A and ADvancing States on March 25th at 2 PM to strengthen your understanding of Medicare. Topics include eligibility, services, coverage options, cost assistance programs, Medicaid cost-sharing/coordination, and SHIP counseling. Register Here.