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Star Tribune Quotes ICI Director on Risks to Disability Services
In Sunday's Minnesota Star Tribune, ICI director Amy Hewitt explained how federal and state actions have "put disability services at risk of backsliding."
The title of the article is, "Are disability services in Minnesota backsliding? Advocates fear being ‘pawns in political games.’"
Improving Mental, Emotional, Developmental, and Behavioral (MEDB) Health Care for Military-Connected and Rural Children and Families
Researchers and clinical specialists from ICI and the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain are finding new ways to help military-connected families and people living in rural communities access services for children's mental, emotional, developmental, and behavioral (MEDB) health care. Jessica Simacek (pictured at left) is the study's principal investigator.
New Paraprofessional Online Training from ICI’s TIES Center
Paraprofessionals can learn new skills to support students while fostering belonging, independence, and academic success in a new comprehensive online training series developed by ICI's TIES Center. The Empowering Inclusive Schools: A Learning Series for Paraprofessionals Supporting Students with Disabilities bridges the gap between being present in the classroom and experiencing true participation and inclusive education.