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The cover of the Impact issue on loneliness. The text reads, "Lonely? You're not alone." Two young people, viewed from above, stand alone, separated by the text.

Disability and Loneliness: New Impact

The new issue of Impact magazine explores the global loneliness epidemic through a disability lens. Articles in the issue explore the latest loneliness research, promising programs tackling both loneliness and isolation in people with disabilities, and stories from individuals and families who share what loneliness looks like to them.

Read more about the Impact on loneliness.

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ICI Director Amy Hewitt speaks from a podium outside the Minnesota Capitol. She is wearing a University of Minnesota sweatshirt.

Protecting Services for People with Disabilities

“I'm proud of our work at ICI. For more than 40 years, we've helped create a Minnesota where people with disabilities are supported to live, learn, work, and thrive.” – Amy Hewitt, ICI Director.

Please call your U.S. senators and representatives to protect disability funding—no cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Act programs, Medicaid, autism and IDD research, and professional development programs. We cannot go back to institutions. This isn't someone else's fight. It's everyone's fight. Use 5calls.org to reach your congressperson.

https://z.umn.edu/ProtectOurFunding

Katrina Simons, host of the Boldly Challenging Ableism podcast, sits in her wheelchair and smiles. She is wearing sunglasses and a black top with a large multicolored heart. The background is orange with a light burst behind her. In the foreground is the podcast title, "Boldly Challenging Ableism." Below that are the wordmarks of ICI and the University of Minnesota, along with the logos of AM950 radio and various social media outlets.

"Boldly" Podcast Talks Ableism and Etiquette with Joe Carr

In this episode of ICI's Boldly Challenging Ableism podcast, host Katrina Simons speaks with graduating student Joe Carr, who shares his “etiquette rules.” Carr talks about his advocacy work and his plans moving forward as he finishes his transition program and lives as a student with a disability.

Boldly Challenging Ableism is both a podcast and a radio broadcast.