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The Power of Teams in Direct Support
Published: July 2025
Boldly Challenging Ableism: Episode 6: Kathy Ware on how Systems and Disabilities Interact
Kathy Ware introduces us to herself and her adult child. Kathy and Katrina talk about how systems and disabilities interact—for good and for NOT so good. This is the first part of a two-part …
Published: 7/14/2025
Using Supporters to Increase Participation in Qualitative Research Interviews by People With Intellectual Disabilities
Background: Researchers need to hear directly from individuals with intellectual disabilities to better understand their experiences and perspectives. However, much inclusive research uses intervie…
Published: 2025
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Johnstone Takes on New Roles
Published: July 2025
Rethinking What Works: July 2025
This issue of Rethinking What Works opens with MTI offering free technical assistance to Minnesota providers who support people with disabilities in working in competitive integrated employment. …
Published: July 2025
Momentum: Summer 2025
This issue of Momentum opens with the recent killings and attempted killings of Minnesota legislators and their families. The Student Profile is Alec Willard, who is starting college. The News …
Published: Summer 2025
Boldly Challenging Ableism: Episode 5: Matt McClean on Living as a Disabled Transgender Man
Katrina is joined by Matt McClean who talks about identity and the intersectionality of living as a disabled transgender man. We talk a little bit about the fears that trans people must contend …
Published: 7/2/2025
Boldly Challenging Ableism: Episode 4: Brian Begin on Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities
Host Katrina Simons is joined by Brian Begin for a conversation about Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act—a provision that allows employers to pay subminimum wages to workers with …
Published: 7/2/2025
Direct Support Workforce Solutions: A Guidebook of Strategies for Individual and Collective Action Toward Workforce Stability
This book puts evidence into action to address the critical issues affecting both providers supporting community living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and the direct …
Published: 2025
SupportWise Workforce Data Summary and Implications for Reporting Period July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who want to live and work in their communities need committed direct support professionals, but this workforce is chronically underpaid…
Published: 2025
Frontline Initiative: Effective Relationships with Teams
The work of direct support includes many people. Direct support professionals (DSPs) work on teams with the people they support, other DSPs, supervisors, family members or friends of the people …
Published: Spring/Summer 2025
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: June 2025
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter highlights news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. The first story is about Boldly Challenging Ableism , a new AM950 radio show and …
Published: June 2025
Policy Research Brief: Housing Options for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
In recent decades, the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) living in IDD institutions has dropped noticeably. Meanwhile, the number of people with IDD living in …
Published: June 2025
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Immediate Impact
Published: June 2025
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Passion + Purpose
Published: June 2025
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Future Leaders Complete MNLEND
Published: June 2025
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“Boldly” Takes Flight
Published: June 2025
Boldly Challenging Ableism: Episode 3: Inclusive Learning Beyond High School with Mary Hauff and Dupree Edwards
Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (MIHEC) director Mary Hauff and Lead State Advisor on Systems Change Dupree Edwards talk about MIHEC and the importance of being a lifelong learner— …
Published: 6/8/2025
Impact, The Conversation: Episode 13: The Loneliness Issue: Feeling like Home
"I was hollow..." That's how Ann describes the loneliness she felt when her brother moved away for a new job. In this episode, Ann and some of the rest of the Shervheim family share how they deal …
Published: 5/13/2025
Impact, The Conversation: Episode 12: The Loneliness Issue
Lonely? You're not alone. Loneliness has plenty of company these days, and it hits people with and without disabilities in alarming numbers. Just having a disability, particularly an intellectual …
Published: 5/12/2025
Characterisation of Challenging Behaviours and Associated Genetic and Neurological Features in Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome
Background: Challenging behaviours such as self-injury and aggression are prevalent among individuals with intellectual disability (ID), significantly impacting quality of life. Cardiofaciocutaneou…
Published: 2025
The Impact of COVID-19 on Direct Support Professionals and Frontline Supervisors Mental and Physical Health
Direct support professionals (DSPs) and frontline supervisors (FLSs) play a crucial role in the delivery of home and community-based services for people with intellectual and developmental disabili…
Published: 2025
Rethinking What Works: June 2025
This issue of Rethinking What Works spotlights resources that help disability professionals feel more confident when discussing work and government benefits with their jobseeker clients who rely …
Published: June 2025
Impact: Feature Issue on Loneliness and People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities
Pervasive social isolation and loneliness threatens all of us, and just having a disability, particularly an intellectual and/or developmental disability, is a critical risk factor. Our new issue …
Published: Spring/Summer 2025
NCEO Newsletter: June 2025 issue
In this newsletter we highlight five key NCEO resources that explore various topics around the Alternate Assessment based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards (AA-AAAS). Three of these are …
Published: June 2025
Boldly Challenging Ableism: Episode 2: Ableism and Etiquette Rules with Joe Carr
In this episode, host Katrina Simon 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 …
Published: 6/1/2025
Job Match Makers: Episode 10: The Importance of Working While in School
In this episode, Jeff Gentry from JVS Boston shares a story of how an inclusive group work experience turned into a permanent job for a transition student.
Published: 5/28/2025
Job Match Makers: Episode 9: Pivoting to Support New Mental Health Needs
In this episode, Brenda Albright from Lifeworks shares a story about supporting a person who had to leave a long-term, stable job to start an entirely new career after a mental health event.
Published: 5/14/2025
Job Match Makers: Episode 8: Supporting Jobseekers in Rural Minnesota
In this episode, Dominique Berg, an employment services consultant, shares a story about overcoming concerns from a person's support team and supporting a jobseeker to find a job at a nursing home …
Published: 4/29/2025
MTI Quarterly Trainings: Increasing Confidence in Conversations about Work and Benefits
Addressing concerns about work and benefits can feel intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. A disability service professional doesn’t need to be a certified benefits counselor to discuss work …
Published: 5/8/2025
Teacher Educators’ Perceptions of Factors Influencing Gender Mainstreaming Implementation in University Teaching 30 Years After Beijing
This study explores the perceptions of teacher educators at a public higher education institution in Alicante, Spain, regarding the implementation of gender mainstreaming (GM) in university …
Published: 2025
Boldly Challenging Ableism
Boldly Challenging Ableism exposes ableism and dismantles myths that marginalize people with disabilities. Host Katrina Simons uses her lifelong disability and her experiences in advocacy at the …
Boldly Challenging Ableism: Episode 1: Jillian Nelson of the Autism Society of Minnesota
In our debut episode, host Katrina Simon is joined by Jillian Nelson as they discuss her experiences and work at the Minnesota Legislature for the Autism Society of Minnesota. Boldly Challenging …
Published: 5/18/2025
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Smart Policy, Stronger Communities: The Lasting Value of the DD Act Network
Published: May 3, 2025
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: May 2025
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter highlights news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories concern research, disability voices, and advocacy. The …
Published: May 2025
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Disability and Loneliness: New Impact
Published: May 2025
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MNLEND Research Day
Published: May 2025
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Rally for Disability Rights, Services
Published: May 2025
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"A Hope To Find": MNLEND Alum in the Spotlight
Published: May 2025
Examining Behavioral Interventions for Infancy and Early Toddlerhood: A Systematic Review of Intervention Effects, Parameters, and Participants
Rapid advancement is paving the way to identify children who would likely benefit from early intervention during the first years of life, prior to the onset of significant delays in development. …
Published: 2025
Caregiver Mental Health: A Review of Research Findings
The lack of adequate support services and the direct support workforce crisis means family members are providing more support for their loved ones with intellectual or developmental disabilities ( …
Published: April 2025
Prepared to Ensure Quality Education for All? A Comparative Study of Pre-service Teachers’ Self-efficacy for Inclusion in Spain and the United States
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calls for quality, inclusive education for all through Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4). Given the central role of teachers in achieving this goal …
Published: 2025
RISP Data Bytes: Medicaid-Funded Services for People With IDD Shift From Institutions to Home and Community-Based Services Between 1982 and 2020
Since 1982, the number of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) receiving services in community settings has surged, while those in Medicaid-funded IDD institutions …
Published: May 2025
Rethinking What Works: May 2025
This issue of Rethinking What Works spotlights Building a Pathway Forward , a new report highlighting the transformative work of MTI over the first two years of the technical assistance center. …
Published: May 2025
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Leveraging Existing University Services and Systems: Admissions
The Millersville Inclusive Higher Education Initiative is based at Millersville University of Pennsylvania. Dr. McKenna Killion directs the initiative, and Joni Klopp directs the university's …
Published: March 2025
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: College Possibilities: NDSU Spotlight
North Dakota State University's Transition and Access Program (TAP) is a comprehensive, inclusive post-secondary education program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities ( …
Published: February 2025
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Think College Policy Advocacy Training
Liz Weintraub and Denise Rozell from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) co-present with Policy Advocates who completed the Think College Advocates training. This webinar …
Published: November 2024
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: How the Higher Education Pathway to Competitive Integrated Employment Can Be Supported by Vocational Rehabilitation
In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the October Learning Community Event focused on competitive integrated employment. Nationally, the employment rate of people with …
Published: October 2024
Prevalence and Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children Aged 4 and 8 Years — Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 16 Sites, United States, 2022
Among children aged 8 years in 2022, ASD prevalence was 32.2 per 1,000 children (one in 31) across the 16 sites, ranging from 9.7 in Texas (Laredo) to 53.1 in California. The overall observed …
Published: 2025
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Ramp-Up to Readiness
Dr. Jennifer Kunze is the Ramp-Up to Readiness Director within the College Readiness Consortium at the University of Minnesota. She explains how high schools use Ramp-Up to Readiness to prepare …
Published: April 2025
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: April 2025
The Institute’s monthly staff newsletter highlights news about recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month’s feature stories focus on research and advocacy. The first story …
Published: April 2025
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Boyce Leads L’Arche Twin Cities
Published: April 2025
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ACT: Back to its Roots
Published: April 2025
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New Autism Prevalence Findings in Minnesota
Published: April 2025
NCEO Reports: How Students Who Take the AA-AAAS Are Included in State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIP): An Analysis of FFY 2021 SSIPs (449)
This report presents the findings of an analysis of states’ FFY 2021 State Systemic Improvement Plans (SSIPs) that examined how students who participate in the alternate assessment based on …
Published: April 2025
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ICI Shines at Research Day
Published: April 2025
Self-injury and the Treatment Gap: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of Beliefs About Causal Variables and Treatment Goals Among Caregivers, Researchers, and Clinicians
Introduction: There is a gap between individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who need treatment for self-injurious behavior (SIB) and those who receive it. One contributi…
Published: 2024
Interdisciplinarity and Self-injury: Toward an Inclusive Research and Treatment Paradigm
Background: Historically, the research and treatment of self-injury has been disciplinarily siloed. As a result, the behaviour is understood and treated differently among individuals with and …
Published: 2024
A Qualitative Analysis of Family Caregiver Experiences Accessing Treatment for Self-Injurious Behavior in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Introduction : There is evidence of a gap between individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who need treatment for self-injurious behavior (SIB) and those who receive …
Published: 2023
The Critical Insight of Family Caregivers of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability and Severe Self-injurious Behavior
Caring for a child with self-injurious behavior (SIB) is a significant challenge, which is compounded by the lack of accessible resources to support families coping with severe SIB in autism …
Published: 2024
Self-injurious Behavior in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: An Interdisciplinary Family Systems Review
This conceptual review paper takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of self-injury in families. The overall goal is to begin integrating siloed bodies of knowledge from empirical work …
Published: 2023
A Meta-Analysis of Treatment for Self-Injurious Behavior in Children and Adolescents With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) among children and youth with developmental disabilities has not diminished in prevalence despite the availability of effective interventions, and the impact on …
Published: 2024
Latine Voices to Inform Early Intervention Practice: Espero que Nos Escuchen
Latine families constitute a large and growing population with approximately one-quarter of U.S. children identified as having a Latine background ( Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2024 ). Although …
Published: 2025
Social vulnerability and the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among 8-year-old children, Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 2020
Purpose: The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network estimates the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) throughout the United States. Reports through 2010 found …
Published: 2025
Examining Behavioral Interventions for Infancy and Early Toddlerhood: A Systematic Review
Rapid advancement is paving the way to identify children who would likely benefit from early intervention during the first years of life, prior to the onset of significant delays in development. …
Published: 2025
Modifying Quantitative Sensory Testing to Investigate Tactile Sensory Function and Behavioral Reactivity in Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Establishing Feasibility and Testing Sex, Autism, and Self-injury Effects
Sensory reactivity differences are common across neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs), however very few studies specifically examine tactile or pain responses in children with NNDs, especially …
Published: 2025
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Forum: ‘We Can’t Go Back’
Published: April 2025
Rethinking What Works: April 2025
This issue of Rethinking What Works spotlights the 2025 MOHR Spring Training Conference next month. MTI co-sponsors the Minnesota Organization on Habilitation and Rehabilitation conference and …
Published: April 2025
RISP Data Bytes: Jails, Prisons, and Large State Institutions: Selected Years 1985 to 2023
Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who live in state-run facilities of 16 or more people have had previous criminal involvement. In 2023, 19% of people admitted to …
Published: April 2025
NCEO Reports: State Policies and Research on Alternate Assessment Accommodations (446)
This report presents findings from two studies examining accommodations policies and research on alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). This policy …
Published: March 2025
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: March 2025
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter featuring news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories are about expanding professionalism in direct support. …
Published: March 2025
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Expanding Professionalism in Direct Support
Published: March 2025
Job Match Makers: Episode 7: A Job at a Thrift Store
In this episode, Danny Brady from Reach for Resources shares a story about a job search that got off to a rocky start but eventually resulted in a job and better training for managers at a chain …
Published: 2/4/2025
Job Match Makers: Episode 6: A Job Monitoring an Indoor Playground
In this episode, Jessica Stejskal from TSE, Inc. shares how she supported a jobseeker to look beyond working in grocery stores to pursue a job working with children and found an employer that is …
Published: 1/2/2025
NCEO Reports: The Development of Common Terminology: Adding Accessibility Features to the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) (447)
The National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) collaborated with the Common Education Data Standards (CEDS) initiative to standardize accessibility feature terms for assessments. Historically, …
Published: March 2025
Job Match Makers: Episode 5: A Job Doing "Spec Checks" for a Furniture Company
In this episode, Cynthia Capota from Reach for Resources shares how watching a jobseeker put together complicated Lego creations helped her recognize skills he had that filled a need of a furniture…
Published: 12/21/2024
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Understanding Disability Through a Data Lens
Published: March 2025
Momentum: Spring 2025
This issue of Momentum opens with Roman Schibel, an 18-year-old in a transition program who is considering college. The News section features short articles about guidance on vocational rehabilitat…
Published: Spring 2025
Rethinking What Works: March 2025
This issue of Rethinking What Works spotlights leveraging assistive technology to support competitive integrated employment. The newsletter also features resources from MTI and its partners.
Published: March 2025
RISP Data Bytes: Shift from State to Non-state Congregate IDD Settings, 1998 to 2020
In 1967, almost 200,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) lived in large state institutions. Starting in 1981, the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver helps people …
Published: March 2025
RISP Data Bytes: Total Medicaid ICF/IID and Waiver Recipients and Percent Growth Needed to Serve Those Waiting: Fiscal Year 2020
Every year, the number of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receiving long-term supports and services (LTSS) grows. However, there are still people with IDD on waiting …
Published: February 2025
RISP Data Bytes: More People with IDD Get Services in Homes Shared by Three or Fewer People: Fiscal Year 2020
Since the 1960s, living arrangements for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) have shifted from institutions to smaller, community-based settings supported by Medicaid Home …
Published: January 2025
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Moving Mountains: Life, Unlimited
Published: March 2025
Impact, The Conversation: Episode 11: Interview: Simon Duffy on Global Citizenship
Researcher and activist Simon Duffy talks with Janet Stewart, Impact managing editor, about self-direction efforts around the world. Duffy's current work around citizenship takes self-direction …
Published: 2/13/2025
Impact, The Conversation: Episode 10: Putting Self-Determination Back in Self-Direction
Impact issue editors Julie Bershadsky, Marian Frattarola-Saulino, and BJ Stasio discuss the state of self-directed services for people with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities. …
Published: 2/13/2025
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: February 2025
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter features news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's first feature story is about the new issue of Impact , which explores the …
Published: February 2025
Impact: Feature Issue on Self-Direction
This issue shines a light on how self-directing support services makes a difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities. Programs working to make self- …
Published: Winter 2024-25
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New Impact on Self-Direction
Published: February 2025
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A Wednesday with Liz
Published: February 2025
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Forum: Disability at Work
Published: February 2025
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MNLEND: Apply Today!
Published: February 2025
MTI Quarterly Trainings: Leveraging Assistive Technology to Support Competitive Integrated Employment
Jolene Juhl (Senior Employment Services Manager) and Lindsay Alexander (Regional Rehabilitation Supervisor) from Minnesota State-Operated Community Services discuss how they leverage assistive …
Published: 2/13/2025
Policy Research Brief: Hearing Aids are Disproportionately Inaccessible for Individuals with Disabilities
Hearing loss is a common problem in the United States, especially among adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Although hearing aids are effective, they are not used very …
Published: December 2024
Rethinking What Works: February 2025
This issue of Rethinking What Works spotlights an ICI study that aims to identify what information and resources are needed for an online retirement education and planning resource for older …
Published: February 2025
NCEO Newsletter: February 2025 issue
NCEO’s February 2025 newsletter focuses on providing essential resources to support decision making around assessment participation. We highlight briefs on determining appropriate assessment paths …
Published: February 2025
Executive function is associated with behaviour problems in children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and intellectual disability
Background: Children and adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) commonly have behaviour problems. The present study aimed to determine which of the most common clinical features experienced by …
Published: 2025
Rethinking What Works: January 2025
This issue of Rethinking What Works spotlights LifeCourse Connect, a resource MTI offers free throughout 2025 to people with disabilities and their families. The newsletter also features other …
Published: January 2025
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: January 2025
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter features news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's first feature story is about a new data portal developed at ICI that …
Published: January 2025
NCEO Reports: Developing Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for Interim Assessments that Include All Students (#445)
This report provides a resource for state and district assessment staff as they develop requests for proposals (RFPs) for interim assessments for all of their students, including those who require …
Published: January 2025
MTI Quarterly Trainings: Understanding Customized Employment and the Discovery Process
Margie Webb MS, CRC, a Customized Employment Specialist with Vocational Rehabilitation Services, explains how we can improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities through Customized …
Published: 11/7/2024

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