October 30, 2026 Capitol Chat | ASL Interpreting

The Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council hosts monthly Capitol Chat events to give you an opportunity to hear our public policy manager and policy analyst talk about the issues you care about. This is a great chance to get expert advice and find out what’s happening at the Capitol! During this session, we welcomed Jennifer Mathis, Deputy Director of the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law in Washington, DC. She is a lawyer who has spent many years standing up for the rights of people with disabilities. She also worked at the U.S. Department of Justice, where she helped protect people’s civil rights. Jennifer talked about the Texas v. Kennedy case, what its dismissal means, and the Department of Justice’s position on the issue. Click here for the presentation slides: https://tinyurl.com/2b8tz7ct Click here for the recording with continuous screenshare:    • October 30, 2026 Capitol Chat | Iowa DD Co...