Organization
Iowa Compass
A free statewide information and referral service operated by the University of Iowa that connects Iowans with disabilities, older adults, and caregivers to thousands of local, state, and national programmes and services. Iowa Compass can be reached by phone, email, text, or online search.
About
Iowa Compass is a programme of the Center for Disabilities and Development at the University of Iowa Health Care, serving as Iowa's primary disability resource database and call centre. It is supported in part through the federal Administration for Community Living and works in close partnership with Iowa's Aging and Disability Resource Centers.
What They Do
Iowa Compass maintains a searchable database of thousands of programmes serving people with disabilities and complex health needs across Iowa. Trained information specialists answer calls, emails, texts, and chat messages to help individuals find services for employment, housing, health care, assistive technology, transportation, and more.
Who They Serve
Iowans of any age with any disability or chronic health condition, older adults, caregivers, and service providers seeking disability-related information and resource referrals.
Related Organizations
National Disability Rights Network(NDRN)
FeaturedWashington, DCNationalNDRN is the membership association for the federally mandated Protection & Advocacy (P&A) and Client Assistance Program (CAP) organisations in every US state and territory. P&A organisations provide free legal advocacy and representation to people with disabilities — with a combined budget of over $150 million, they are the largest provider of legal services to people with disabilities in the US.
Mixed LeadershipCross-DisabilityLegal AdvocacyDisability Rights Advocates(DRA)
Oakland, CANationalDRA is a national non-profit legal centre that enforces civil rights for people with all types of disabilities through impact litigation — targeting systemic barriers and setting precedents that benefit entire communities rather than individual clients.
Mixed LeadershipCross-DisabilityLegal AdvocacyScope
FeaturedLondon, United KingdomNationalScope is the disability equality charity in England and Wales, working under the social model of disability to create a fair and equal society for disabled people. It provides a free helpline, peer support, employment services, and campaigns nationally on issues including extra costs of disability and the employment gap.
Mixed LeadershipCross-DisabilityPhysical DisabilityAdvocacy