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ICI’s Renáta Tichá (third from left, wearing red-framed glasses) with the U.S. delegation that she led to Cuba to understand more about the country’s special education system.

Winds of Change

ICI’s Renáta Tichá led a U.S. delegation to Cuba in November – in the midst of Hurricane Rafael – to understand more about the country’s special education system. "Expanding our research and collaboration globally enriches our understanding, expands our knowledge base, and improves our work," ICI director Amy Hewitt said.

Read more about the visit.

Sheryl Lazarus.

The Measure of a Career

After leading ICI's National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) and contributing to its success as a bellwether for testing access and appropriate accommodations for students over the course of her career, Sheryl Lazarus retires on November 27.

"Dr. Lazarus’ steadfast commitment to leading the NCEO team’s work and the numerous outcomes achieved by NCEO and many other projects during her career are a testament to the success and longevity of this line of research at ICI," said Amy Hewitt, ICI director.

Read more about Lazarus.

The cover of this issue of Frontline Initiative shows a photo of DSP Anthony Grindstaff and Larry, a person Grindstaff has supported since 2008, in Larry's home. Larry is typing on a screen attached to his wheelchair while Grindstaff looks on. The cover also contains the ICI wordmark and the logo of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP). ICI and NADSP co-publish Frontline Initiative.

New Frontline Initiative on Technology

Advances in technology are creating greater autonomy for people with disabilities, and also some challenges for the professionals supporting them. The new Frontline Initiative offers DSPs information about the latest digital tools that assist people with disabilities to live more independently and raises awareness about the digital divide leaving some of them behind.

Read more about the new Frontline Initiative.