DonorConnect: Breaking Barriers - Workforce Access for People with Disabilities

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement, 2800 University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50311
Free

Program: 4 p.m.
Reception: 5 p.m.

DonorConnect is a conversation series designed to bring our community together to learn about and discuss our region’s most pressing issues and promising opportunities.

Everyone deserves the opportunity to contribute through meaningful work. Join us for a conversation about the challenges individuals with disabilities face in accessing employment, the policy landscape influencing those outcomes and the innovative solutions nonprofits are advancing to expand opportunity. You'll hear from: 

  • Disability Rights Iowa, Executive Director Catherine Johnson
  • Easterseals Iowa, President/CEO Sherri Nielsen
  • Hope Agency DSM, Co-Founder Amy Wallman Madden

  • The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement, Director of Disability Policy Daniel Van Sant

Contact Barb Hobson at  hobson@desmoinesfoundation.org  or (515) 883-2626 with any questions.