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NCEO Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of K–12 Test Accommodations: 2017 (#418)
The purpose of this report is to provide a synthesis of the research on K-12 testing accommodations. In this report, we summarize the research published in 2017.
Published: August 2020
NCEO Reports: Text-to-Speech Accommodation Policies in 2018-19 (#417)
The purpose of this report is to provide an updated review of state text-to-speech (TTS) policies across general assessments of reading, writing, mathematics, and science. TTS refers to technology …
Published: August 2020
How Do We Lower our Alternate Assessment Participation Rate? Five States Share their Stories
This presentation featured five states addressing how to lower alternate assessment participation rates. It was presented to the U.S Departments of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary …
Published: 2020-08-20
NCEO Reports: Updated Assessment Principles and Guidelines for English Learners with Disabilities (#424)
This updated report, originally published in 2013, presents five core principles of valid assessments for English learners with disabilities, along with a brief rationale and specific guidelines...
Published: August 2020
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Agency Change in the Time of COVID
Published: 8/18/2020
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DSP Recognition: The Other 51 Weeks
Published: 8/18/2020
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: August 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The August 2020 issue includes three feature stories, an ICI Facebook post about a Frontline Initiative story …
Published: August 2020
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Reinventing Quality, Reimagined
Published: 8/17/2020
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Closing Gaps: Autism’s Health Disparities
Published: 8/17/2020
NCEO Newsletter: October 2020 issue
This issue highlights translations of several NCEO and affiliated center products. One or more publications are now available in each of the following languages: Arabic, Traditional Chinese, …
Published: October 2020
NCEO Reports: State Spotlights: Reducing AA-AAAS State-Level Participation Rates to Meet the 1.0% Threshold, 2016-17 to 2017-18 (#421)
This report highlights the work of states in the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) 1% Community of Practice (CoP) that reduced their alternate assessment participation rates from...
Published: July 2020
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: July 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The July 2020 issue includes three feature stories, an ICI Facebook post about an Impact story on love and …
Published: July 2020
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Alumni Update: Casey Burrows, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Published: 7/15/2020
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MNLEND Project Responds to Opioid Crisis
Published: 7/15/2020
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It Takes a Whānau
Published: 7/15/2020
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Making an Impact: ICI Honors Vicki Gaylord
Published: 7/15/2020
Meeting Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Requirements: Alternate Assessments and Inclusion of All Students
This presentation addressed how to meet Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements on alternate assessments and inclusion of all students. …
Published: 2020-07-15
Evidence Base on Assessment Accommodations for English Learners
This brief summarizes the findings of a 2010-2018 literature review on assessment accommodations conducted by the Improving Instruction for English Learners through Improved Accessibility Decisions…
Published: July 2020
TIES Center Briefs: 10 razones para apoyar a las comunidades escolares inclusivas para todos los estudiantes
Educators, students, and families have found many compelling reasons to support inclusive education for students with and without disabilities. This Brief, translated into Spanish, delineates ten …
Published: June 2020
NCEO Reports: Guidebook to Including Students with Disabilities and English Learners in Assessments (#420)
This report provides 10 lessons about how to ensure inclusive assessment practices for students with disabilities and English learners. In addition to the 10 lessons, it provides foundational …
Published: June 2020
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: June 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The June 2020 issue includes four feature stories, an ICI Facebook post about an Impact story on disability...
Published: June 2020
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Alumni Update: Patrick Mitchell, Disability Rights Advocate
Published: 6/16/2020
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A Grand Challenge for Ukraine: Building an Inclusive Community
Published: 6/16/2020
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Tapping Job Skills
Published: 6/16/2020
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MNLEND’s 12th Cohort Graduates Virtually
Published: 6/15/2020
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ICI Responds: A Call for Justice and Reform
Published: 6/15/2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Vietnamese translation)
This Brief, translated into Vietnamese, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, comprehensible …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Spanish translation)
This Brief, translated into Spanish, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, comprehensible …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Traditional Chinese translation)
This Brief, translated into Traditional Chinese, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Simplified Chinese translation)
This Brief, translated into Simplified Chinese, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Working with Language Interpreters: Information for Parents or Guardians (Arabic translation)
This Brief, translated into Arabic, answers questions about working with a language interpreter that parents or guardians of students who are English learners might have. Clear, comprehensible …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Building Successful Communication Between Parent or Guardian and Teacher: Information for Parents or Guardians (Vietnamese translation)
This Brief, translated into Vietnamese, explains how parents or guardians of students who are English learners can develop successful communication with teachers. Good parent-educator communication…
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Building Successful Communication Between Parent or Guardian and Teacher: Information for Parents or Guardians (Spanish translation)
This Brief, translated into Spanish, explains how parents or guardians of students who are English learners can develop successful communication with teachers. Good parent-educator communication …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Building Successful Communication Between Parent or Guardian and Teacher: Information for Parents or Guardians (Traditional Chinese translation)
This Brief, translated into Traditional Chinese, explains how parents or guardians of students who are English learners can develop successful communication with teachers. Good parent-educator …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Building Successful Communication Between Parent or Guardian and Teacher: Information for Parents or Guardians (Simplified Chinese translation)
This Brief, translated into Simplified Chinese, explains how parents or guardians of students who are English learners can develop successful communication with teachers. Good parent-educator …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Building Successful Communication Between Parent or Guardian and Teacher: Information for Parents or Guardians (Arabic translation)
This Brief, translated into Arabic, explains how parents or guardians of students who are English learners can develop successful communication with teachers. Good parent-educator communication is …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Accessibility Features and Accommodations: Information for Parents or Guardians (Vietnamese translation)
This Brief, translated into Vietnamese, explains accessibility features and accommodations for parents or guardians of students who are English learners, and also provides guidance on how to talk …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Accessibility Features and Accommodations: Information for Parents or Guardians (Spanish translation)
This Brief, translated into Spanish, explains accessibility features and accommodations for parents or guardians of students who are English learners, and also provides guidance on how to talk to …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Accessibility Features and Accommodations: Information for Parents or Guardians (Traditional Chinese translation)
This Brief, translated into Traditional Chinese, explains accessibility features and accommodations for parents or guardians of students who are English learners, and also provides guidance on how …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Accessibility Features and Accommodations: Information for Parents or Guardians (Simplified Chinese translation)
This Brief, translated into Simplified Chinese, explains accessibility features and accommodations for parents or guardians of students who are English learners, and also provides guidance on how …
Published: June 2020
Improving Instruction Briefs: Accessibility Features and Accommodations: Information for Parents or Guardians (Arabic translation)
This Brief, translated into Arabic, explains accessibility features and accommodations for parents or guardians of students who are English learners, and also provides guidance on how to talk to …
Published: June 2020
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Statement from ICI's Director on the murder of George Floyd
Published: 6/5/2020
1% Toolkit: A Five-Step Process for Developing and Reviewing District Justifications for Exceeding 1.0% AA-AAAS Participation (NCEO Tool #8)
The 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), includes a 1.0% threshold on state-level participation rates in the alternate…
Published: June 2020
NCEO Brief: Five Formative Assessment Strategies to Improve Distance Learning Outcomes for Students with Disabilities (#20)
The purpose of this Brief is to describe the use of formative assessment processes with students with disabilities during distance learning. Formative assessment is important for all kinds of …
Published: May 2020
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: May 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The May 2020 issue includes four feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post about a survey of direct support …
Published: May 2020
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Alumni Update: Katharine Hill
Published: 5/15/2020
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DSP Professionalism: The Art of Relationships
Published: 5/15/2020
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TIES Center Provides Tips Online to Quarantined Teachers and Families
Published: 5/15/2020
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Latest Issue of Impact: Brothers and Sisters
Published: 5/15/2020
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Survey: DSPs in a Time of Crisis
Published: 5/15/2020
NCEO Data Analytics: Percentage of Students with IEPs Who Were Assigned Accommodations from 2007-08 to 2016-17 (#13)
This interactive report presents data on the number and percentage of students receiving special education services who were assigned accommodations for the state general assessments used for …
Published: May 2020
1% Toolkit: Start with the End in Mind: An Infographic to Guide Decisions about Student Participation in the Alternate Assessment (NCEO Tool #7)
This Infographic to Guide Decisions about Student Participation in the Alternate Assessment tool is designed to provide guidance about IEP team decision making for a student’s participation in the …
Published: May 2020
1% Toolkit: Who Should Participate in Your State’s Alternate Assessment? A Slide Presentation Tool for Administrators (NCEO Tool #6)
This Slide Presentation tool is designed to support the needs that administrators have for brief but substantive information about who should participate in the state’s alternate assessment on...
Published: May 2020
Bringing Employment First to Scale: Finding Tasks and Jobs
A brief for employment consultants and employment support professionals, offering them practical advice on how to find tasks and jobs for job seekers with disabilities. Finding tasks and jobs is...
Published: 5/7/2020
Bringing Employment First to Scale: Support After Hire
A brief for employment consultants and employment support professionals, offering them practical advice on how to support employees with disabilities after hire. Support after hire is one of the …
Published: 5/7/2020
Bringing Employment First to Scale: Supports Planning
A brief for employment consultants and employment support professionals, offering them practical advice on how to plan supports for job seekers with disabilities. Supports planning is one of the …
Published: 5/7/2020
NCEO Newsletter: June 2020 issue
This newsletter highlights several new resources that address various aspects of distance learning, including a new brief on formative assessment strategies to improve distance learning outcomes …
Published: June 2020
Impact: Feature Issue on Siblings of People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities
An issue in the Impact series that focuses on the brothers and sisters of children, teens, and adults with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities (IDD) – what we know about them, …
Published: Spring 2020
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Wall Street Journal Profiles ICI's Katrina Simons
Published: 4/29/2020
Frontline Initiative: Supporting Healthy Relationships
This issue of Frontline Initiative focuses on developing awareness, knowledge, and skills for supporting healthy relationships. It also includes information about tools and resources that direct...
Published: 2020
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: April 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The April 2020 issue includes three feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post about upholding the rights of …
Published: April 2020
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April is Autism Awareness Month:  Tackling Service Delays with Telehealth
Published: 2020-04-16
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Dispatches from the Frontlines:  MNLEND Fellows Use Their Training in COVID-19 Response
Published: 2020-04-16
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In Crisis, ICI Responds
Published: 2020-04-16
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Kristen Kessler, MD, MPH: Advancing Telehealth in Times of Crisis
Published: 2020-04-16
The Spanish version of the Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practice (TEIP) scale: Adaptation and psychometric properties
The Teacher Efficacy for Inclusive Practice (TEIP) scale is an instrument created by Sharma et al. to assess efficacy of instruction in inclusive settings. Despite its increase in use, the TEIP …
Published: 2020-04-15
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Alumni Update: Barite Gemada (MNLEND Fellow, 2016-17)
Published: 2020-04-14
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Alumni Update: Jocelyn Gorlin (MNLEND Fellow, 2014-15)
Published: 2020-04-14
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Alumni Update: Julia Lang (MNLEND Fellow and Certificate in Disability Policy and Services, 2017-18)
Published: 2020-04-14
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Alumni Update: Shavon Swain (MNLEND Fellow, 2014-15)
Published: 2020-04-14
Inclusive Education Strategies: A Textbook [Armenian version]
This is the first textbook on inclusive education in the Armenian language that was co-authored by Armenian educators. It is a resource for implementing inclusive education practices in Armenia. …
Published: 2020
TIES Building Engagement with Distance Learning Series
Building Engagement with Distance Learning provides a framework for supporting all students, including those with significant cognitive disabilities.
Prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among children aged 8 years: Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network, 11 sites, United States, 2016
Description of System: The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network is an active surveillance program that provides estimates of the prevalence of ASD among children aged 8 …
Published: 2020-03-27
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Alumni Update: Carolina De La Rosa Mateo
Published: 2020-03-25
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Alumni Update: Joe Timmons (MNLEND, 2011)
Published: 2020-03-25
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Upholding the Rights of People with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Published: 2020-03-25
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Alumni Update: JaeRan Kim (MNLEND, 2011)
Published: 2020-03-24
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Engaging State Partners on the DSP Shortage
Published: 2020-03-17
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MNLEND Teams Launch Projects
Published: 2020-03-17
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NCEO Work Highlighted
Published: 2020-03-17
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Opioid Epidemic: ICI’s MNLEND will Create Statewide Telehealth Hub
Published: 2020-03-17
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Preview: Prevalence Data and Autism Awareness
Published: 2020-03-17
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: March 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The March 2020 issue includes five feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, a new …
Published: March 2020
TIES Center Reports: Instructional Practices for Students with the Most Significant Disabilities in Inclusive Settings: A Review of the Literature (#104)
The purpose of this literature review is to extend previous literature reviews to bring the review of literature up-to-date on pedagogical practices for students with the most significant disabilit…
Published: 3/10/2020
Exploring IEP Transition Planning Experiences and Future Goal Aspirations of ELs and non-ELs with Disabilities
This presentation on IEP transition planning experiences and future goal aspirations of English learners and non-English learners with disabilities was presented at the 2020 National Association …
Published: 2020-02-28
Used vs. Assigned Accommodations and Accessibility Features for English Learners with Disabilities on Statewide Assessment
This presentation addressed the difference between used vs. assigned accommodations and accessibility features for English learners with disabilities on statewide assessment. It was presented at …
Published: 2020-02-27
Bhutan's Future Challenge: Meaningful Work for People with Disabilities
This short video is based on a visit of 18 Bhutanese professionals and parents to Minnesota. It highlights an international collaboration between the Royal Thimphu College in Bhutan, the University…
Published: 2/17/2020
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A Longtime Friend Returns
Published: 2020-02-14
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: February 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The February 2020 issue includes two feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, five …
Published: February 2020
Moving Ahead with PROMISE: Lessons Learned from Six Model Demonstration Projects Through the Promoting Readiness of Minors in Supplemental Security Income Project
This report from ICI and partners documents lessons learned from model demonstrations projects (MDPs) nationwide who tested an intervention for support transition-age youth who receive Supplemental...
Published: 2/13/2020
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Ripple Effect: Sustaining ICI’s International Reach
Published: 2020-02-13
Accessible Instruction and Assessment for Students with Disabilities
This presentation, focusing on accessible instruction and assessment for students with disabilities, was presented at the 2020 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual conference.
Published: 2020-02-07
Accessible Instruction and Assessment for Students with Disabilities
This presentation, focusing on accessible instruction and assessment for students with disabilities, was presented at the 2020 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual conference.
Published: 2020-02-07
What Alternate Assessments and Diplomas Really Mean for Students with Significant Disabilities
This presentation addressed what alternate assessments and diplomas really mean for students with significant disabilities. It was presented at the 2020 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) …
Published: 2020-02-07
Online Modules Demonstration on Accessibility Features and Accommodations for Educators
This presentation, showing an online modules demonstration on accessibility features and accommodations for educators, was presented at the 2020 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual …
Published: 2020-02-06
TIES Center Briefs: Developing IEPs that Support Inclusive Education for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (#3)
This Parent Brief focuses on developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) that support inclusive education for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities.
Published: 2/5/2020
Bringing Employment First to Scale: Getting to Know Job Seekers
A brief for employment consultants and employment support professionals, offering them practical advice on getting to know job seekers with disabilities. This step is one of the five elements of …
Published: 2020-02-01
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: January 2020
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The January 2020 issue includes four feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, three …
Published: January 2020
TIES Inclusive Practices Series (TIPS)
The TIES Inclusive Practice Series (TIPS) contains short interactive documents intended to introduce educators and parents to key concepts in inclusive education for students with significant …
TIES Inclusive Practices Series (TIPS): Tip #2: Using Collaborative Teams to Support Students with Significant Communication Needs in Inclusive Classrooms
A tip sheet outlining how to employ collaborative teams to support students with significant communication needs in inclusive classrooms. Collaborative teams will require additional planning for general and special education teachers as well as related service providers.
Published: 2019

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