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Reimagining Quality: Connecting Ideas to Action and a Better Life
For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, quality means having choices, building meaningful relationships, participating in community life, and shaping one’s own future. Ever since it began in 1991, the Reimagining Quality Conference has helped turn ideas into action so people can live the lives they want. ICI co-sponsors this conference, and Institute staff, such as Julie Bershadsky (pictured), have been prominent speakers.
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Road to Belonging: Decades of Disability Advocacy and Innovation
An 11-panel visual timeline in ICI’s lobby traces the disability movement from isolation, segregation, and institutionalization toward inclusion, self-determination, and community belonging. It highlights the people, advocacy, policies, and innovations that have transformed opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including the Institute’s contributions to this movement.
ICI is located at the Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain, 2025 East River Parkway, Minneapolis. Visitors are welcome to explore this visual history during regular office hours.
Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), an annual recognition of the positive impact of people with disabilities on the American workforce. NDEAM acknowledges and celebrates the diverse value and impact people with disabilities bring to the workforce. Join us in celebrating NDEAM.
The spirit behind NDEAM is to acknowledge and celebrate the diverse value and impact people with disabilities bring to the workforce. The theme for this year’s NDEAM is "Celebrating Value and Talent."
