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Who we are + What we do

  1. Early Intervention + ASD
  2. Educational Assessment + Intervention
  3. Educational Systems Improvement
  4. Transition
  5. Community Living
Photo of Kelly Nye-Lengerman What drives Kelly Nye- Lengerman to build connections changing minds about child development?
Photo of Martha Thurlow What drives Martha Thurlow To make sure tests are fair?
Photo of Maureen Hawes What Drives Maureen Hawes to Evaluate Our Education Agencies?
Photo of David R Johnson What Drives David Johnson to Ensure That Students Make a Successful Transition From School to Adult Life?
photo of Amy Hewitt What Drives Amy Hewitt to Professionalize the Direct Support Workforce?

Research. Training. Outreach.

Videos

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News

AUCD logo.
AUCD Features MNLEND Story about Sensory Tents in Minneapolis Parks

Diverse schoolchildren.
ICI Researchers Unveil Minnesota Autism Rates as Part of Nationwide CDC Study

Sarah Thorson (left in picture), Erica Chua (center), and Elise Niedermeier (right).
MNLEND Fellow Leads Creation of Sensory Tents in the Minneapolis Parks

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RTC Policy Forums: Speaking with Community Members on Policies that Affect Them

Photograph of Harborplace in Baltimore, Maryland, showing the waterfront hotel and buildings and an old sailing ship in the harbor.
RTC-CL Co-hosts National Reinventing Quality Conference in July

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Publications

Cover of the RISP report.
In-Home and Residential Long-Term Supports and Services for Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends Through 2015
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Impact: Feature Issue on the Justice System and People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities
Cover image of NCEO Brief 15.
NCEO Brief 15: Students with Disabilities and Chronic Absenteeism
Cover of NCEO Report 406.
NCEO Report 406: Alternate Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: Participation Guidelines and Definitions
Cover of Policy Research Brief, 27(1).
Policy Research Brief: Developments in Living Arrangements and Choice for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

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