Deaf UNI graduate overcomes multiple disabilities
Boury 23 of Ankeny earned a double major in family services and social work at the University of Northern Iowa while using a feeding tube and living with one lung. She faced pandemic barriers with no interpreter at her in person ceremony and imperfect Zoom captions. Her drive is to improve accessibility through Mainstream Living or further study and work with students with disabilities.
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Labor chief praises Kirkwood as US jobs plan frame shapes future
U S Secretary of Labor Martin J Walsh toured Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa facility praising their programs in transportation welding plumbing and carpentry and urging free community college tuition. He tied the visit to the Biden administration's American Jobs Plan and emphasized apprenticeship expansion and flexible supports for non traditional students.
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Waterloo man crafts toddler tables to spread joy
Darin Adams, a Waterloo resident, builds toddler tables in his garage while remote working and sharing custody. He donates all profits to House of Hope, a local nonprofit aiding homeless, single mother families and foster care youth, and runs Treasures 4 Tots on Facebook to sell tables and chairs or support charities.
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