Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute

03/03/2025

We had such a great weekend learning from each other!

02/28/2025

We are so excited to partner with the Iowa DD Council for this webinar celebrating the strength of Iowa families during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM)!

Listen to the stories of families with real life experience as they navigate through services and support and persistently advocate for their children.

We will share four videos created by families and then have time for discussion and questions after each video.

This webinar is brought you by the DD council and the Digital Storytelling Project of Child Health Specialty Clinics.

Date: Friday, March 7
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Register: tinyurl.com/DDAM2025

02/24/2025

This year we have 12 more families ready to take the next step in their leadership journey. Co-hort #10 kicks off this weekend!

02/18/2025

We are excited to share registration is now open for our upcoming Autism Basics Webinar Series! This is a free webinar series for parents or primary caregivers of children with a new autism diagnosis. Everyone is welcome!

Register at: https://bit.ly/springautismbasics

Participants are welcome to attend all sessions or select sessions in the series.

02/18/2025

Attend your legislators' community forums this weekend. There's so much to talk about! Medicaid funding, Section 504 lawsuit, constitutional amendments--and your own stories. For a full listing go to our calendar https://www.iowaddcouncil.org/calendar

02/17/2025

It's almost time to kick off our 10th IFLTI cohort! We can't wait to see what this spring has in store!

02/13/2025

Exciting news from Killian and Ko!

EXCITING NEWS!

🎉 Killian And Ko is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the Fi & Friends Organization AAC Scholarship! This year, they are sponsoring **THREE** scholarships to provide non-speaking/minimally speaking individuals with their own AAC device—empowering them to find their voice.

But that’s not all! Our recipients will be invited to receive their device at the Heartland Spectrum Musical Festival (Saturday, April 26th 2025), celebrating communication, inclusion, and community in a truly special way.

📅 Apply now at: https://www.KillianandKo.org/apply
⏳ Deadline: March 31st, 2025

*This scholarship is open to Iowa residents only.
*This scholarship is open to all ages.

Let’s continue breaking barriers and making voices heard—one device at a time! 💙💬

02/13/2025

Many parent caregivers for disabled children and adults are struggling. The UNSEEN documentary film is about how we're failing caregivers and why it matters.

01/24/2025

Dayrin shares her story of navigating a new autism diagnosis for her son while also facing cultural barriers. This is a beautiful story created within our Digital Storytelling training and is also available in Spanish on our YouTube channel.

This family story is told by Dayrin Lovan. It was created in Digital Storytelling Training, part of Iowa Family Leadership Training Institute. IFLTI makes it...

01/21/2025

01/13/2025

Iowa LEND is Now Recruiting!

The Iowa Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (ILEND)
program is now recruiting for the 2025-2026 academic year. ILEND is an interdisciplinary
training program dedicated to improving the health of people with disabilities across
the lifespan.

Participation in the yearlong program prepares trainees from diverse healthcare,
educational, and community disciplines to assume leadership roles in their respective
fields, ensuring high levels of interdisciplinary clinical competence. Clinical and nonclinical trainees expand their skills and knowledge in leadership, cultural responsiveness,
person- and family-centered care, research, and disability policy and advocacy. Disciplines
include, but are not limited to audiology, community, education, family, health administration,
nursing, medicine, physical therapy, psychology, public health, self-advocacy, speech-language pathology, and social work.

For more information, visit the Iowa LEND website: https://smpl.is/a0am9
Watch this video to hear from the Iowa LEND Project Director and alumni: https://smpl.is/a0ama

Information Session
January 28, 2025 | 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://smpl.is/a0amb
Meeting ID: 978 7859 9238

To apply to Iowa LEND, visit the Apply/Contact Us page: https://smpl.is/a0am7
Applications are due by February 14, 2025.

For any questions about the program or application process, please contact Julie Temple, ILEND Interdisciplinary Training Coordinator: [email protected].

01/13/2025

What did you learn about yourself, disabilities and/or systems during your time in IFLTI?

01/02/2025

Our next Alumni panel is only 1 week away! If you are interested in joining and want more information from our experienced grads, check out our panel on January 6th: https://bit.ly/IFLTIpanel

01/01/2025

Happy New Year!

12/30/2024

We often hear from our grads that they have greatly valued the relationships built during their time with IFLTI. Building partnerships and supportive friendships is an important part of this journey.

Looking for more information? Visit: https://bit.ly/IFLTI