[Tall-Corn] Due Friday 8/22: Applications Open for Disability Services Advisory Councils

[Helen Mejia]

Good afternoon,

Sorry for the very short notice, but it’d be great to get a blind person on at least one of these if anyone has time. See the announcement below. The district map is not accessible, so here is the list of which counties are in which district.

Disability Access Points
District 1:
Lyon, Osceola, Sioux, O’Brien, Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury, Ida, Monona, Crawford, Carroll, Harrison
District 2:
Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Winnebago, Worth, Clay, Palo Alto, Hancock, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Wright, Sac, Calhoun, Webster
District 3:
Mitchell, Howard, Winneshiek, Allamakee, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Chickasaw, Fayette, Clayton, Franklin, Butler, Bremer, Hardin, Grundy, Marshall, Tama
District 4:
Shelby, Audubon, Guthrie, Pottawattamie, Cass, Adair, Mills, Montgomery, Adams, Union, Fremont, Page, Taylor, Ringgold
District 5:
Hamilton, Greene, Boone, Story, Dallas, Polk, Jasper, Madison, Warren, Marion, Clarke, Lucas, Decatur, Wayne
District 6:
Benton, Poweshiek, Iowa, Mahaska, Keokuk, Washington, Monroe, Wapello, Jefferson, Henry, Appanoose, Davis, VanBuren, Lee
District 7:
Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Linn, Jones, Jackson, Johnson, Cedar, Clinton, Muscatine, Scott, Louisa, Des Moines
Contacts:
Western Iowa Service Collaborative District 1, 4 (712)328-5645 admin at DAPwest.org
Behavioral Health & Disability Services District 5 (515)286-3573 bhds at polkcountyiowa.gov
Collaborative Individual & Community Supports District 2, 3, 6 (515)513-6870 Info at cicsmhds.org
MH/DS of the East Central Region District 7 (319)892-5671 admin at ecriowa.org

Helen Mejia, President
National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
hmejia at nfbi.org
(570) 983-7867

On Aug 19, 2025, at 10:30 AM, Iowa DD Council - NO REPLY <noreply at iowaddcouncil.org <mailto:noreply at iowaddcouncil.org>> wrote:
 
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DISABILITY SERVICES COUNCIL APPLICATIONS

Help shape a more inclusive community - submit your Disability Services Council applications today!

To see what district you live in, please download the map below.

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The appointments will be for three-year staggered terms, which will expire on June 30 of each year. Responsibilities of the DSAC Council include:

Identifying District Access Point Opportunities
Addressing District Access Point Challenges
Advising the District Access Point
 
If this is something that you're interested in, complete an application for your designated district. All applications are due August 22, 2025 and members will be notified by September 2, 2025. Select your district below to download your application. Please submit your completed applications to your designated person stated on the application.

Please note that these councils are entirely separate from the Iowa DD Council. We are just spreading the word about the opportunity.

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