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An ICI delegation spoke during the Senate Special Committee on Aging listening session for UCEDDs (University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities ) and LENDs (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities), which support people with disabilities, families, and communities across the lifespan. From left to right, the delegation included Adam Langenfeld (2019-20, a developmental-behavioral pediatrician at Children’s Minnesota), Jennifer Hall-Lande (ICI Director of Education, Training and Outreach), Amy Hewitt (ICI Director), Mahdi Warsama (2023-24, CEO of the Somali Parents Autism Network), and Stacy Lawrence (2024-26).

MNLEND Fellow Makes Connections in Washington, D.C.

MNLEND fellow Stacy Lawrence (2025-26) says it was an incredible experience to travel with an ICI delegation to Washington, D.C., in June to speak about the importance of funding programs to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. “It really is all about connections,” she said.

Read about Lawrence.

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Reimagining Quality Conference

Join us October 4–6 in Baltimore for the newly reimagined Reimagining Quality Conference—formerly Reinventing Quality.

Discover fresh ideas, practical solutions, and meaningful conversations that are shaping the future of services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Connect with self-advocates, providers, researchers, policymakers, families, and other leaders committed to building more inclusive, person-centered systems.

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A New Era for Ethical Direct Support: NADSP Releases Revised Code of Ethics

More than 25 years after its original Code of Ethics, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals has revised the Code to guide direct support professionals through modern dilemmas. ICI researched and validated the process and developed educational resources to help organizations bring the revised Code into everyday practice.

Learn more about the Code.