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Direct Support Worker Survey 2019 Final Report
The final report from a statewide survey of direct support workers in Minnesota to better understand wages, benefits, size, and scope of the direct support workforce.
Published: 6/23/2019
Minnesota Direct Support Workforce 2018 Final Report
The final report of results from a statewide survey of direct support organizations in Minnesota to better understand wages, benefits, size, and scope of the direct support workforce.
Published: 06/23/2019
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: June 2019
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The June 2019 issue includes three feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, new …
Published: June 2019
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Education Week Features NCEO Report on English-Learners with Disabilities
Published: Wed Jun 19 2019
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Self-Advocacy Online Adds Videos on Friends, Fitness, and Finding Competitive Work
Published: Mon Jun 17 2019
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ICI Supports Community-Based Employment of Youth with Disabilities in Bhutan
Published: Sun Jun 16 2019
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MNLEND Fellows Complete “a Truly Transformative Year”
Published: Sat Jun 15 2019
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Indicator 14 Postschool Follow-Up Survey [Archived]
Gathers information on youth with disabilities who are no longer in secondary school and had an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) in place at the time of leaving school. The survey will assess …
Supporting English Language Learners Through Improved Accessibility Decision Making
These online professional development modules on accessible instruction and assessment were designed for distinct audiences of elementary teachers and secondary teachers. The modules use a collabor…
Published: 2019-06-01
NCEO Reports: Students with Disabilities in Educational Policy, Practice, and Professional Judgment: What Should We Expect? (#413)
This report provides a cross-disciplinary look at educational policy, practice, and law related to expectations for students with disabilities. It addresses three questions critical to a discussion…
Published: May 2019
NCEO Brief: Revisiting Expectations for Students with Disabilities (#17)
The purpose of this brief is to summarize some of the past exclusionary practices that resulted from low expectations for students with disabilities, and how those were addressed in policies …
Published: May 2019
NCEO Data Analytics: Percent of ELs with Disabilities from 2013-14 to 2016-17 (#9)
This interactive report presents information on the percent of students with disabilities ages 6-17 who are also English learners (ELs), and the proportion of these students by category for school …
Published: May 2019
Be a change agent: Tools and techniques to support organizational and individual transformation
Background: More people with disabilities are living and working in the community than ever before, including many who receive support from provider organizations and state agencies. These organiza…
Published: 2019-05-20
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: May 2019
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The May 2019 edition includes five feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, a new …
Published: May 2019
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MNLEND Fellow Speaks at Hollywood Fundraiser with Conan O’Brien
Published: Wed May 15 2019
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ICI Co-sponsors Two Major Twin Cities Conferences in June
Published: Tue May 14 2019
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Strengthening Inclusive Education in Ukraine
Published: Mon May 13 2019
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Check & Connect Introduces Online Training, Online Student Engagement, and Hosts Conference this Summer
Published: Sun May 12 2019
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Fellow Visits ICI from Kenya to Learn American Inclusive Employment Practices
Published: Sat May 11 2019
NCEO Reports: Guidance Manuals for Educators of English Learners with Disabilities: Ideas and Lessons from the Field (#410)
This report describes ideas and lessons learned from leaders who developed state education agency guidance manuals for identifying, assessing and referring English learners (ELs) to special …
Published: April 2019
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Understanding, Developing, and Supporting Meaningful Work for Youth with Disabilities in Bhutan: Networks, Communities, and Transitions
Supported the inclusive community employment of youth and young adults with disabilities in Bhutan, a mountainous kingdom in south central Asia. This research and development program collaborated …
NCEO Newsletter: June 2019 issue
In this issue, we highlight sessions in which NCEO will participate during the upcoming National Conference on Student Assessment in Orlando, Florida. We also highlight recent NCEO reports, …
Published: June 2019
Additional Educators’ Perspectives on Classroom Implementation of Accessibility Features and Accommodations
A second report from the DIAMOND project on phone interviews conducted with educators to highlight effective practices being used to implement accessibility features and accommodations in their …
Published: April 2019
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Alumna Who Started the Walker's Sensory Friendly Sunday Program is Going to Harvard
Published: Tue Apr 23 2019
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: April 2019
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The April 2019 edition includes two feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, a new …
Published: April 2019
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Podcast Series to Assist Families with Autism
Published: Tue Apr 16 2019
Inclusive Education Strategies: A Toolkit for Armenia
This toolkit was designed by faculty and staff from the University of Minnesota and Armenian State Pedagogical University (ASPU) in the Republic of Armenia to help educators to include students …
Published: 2019
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Developing Leadership Capacity in Inclusive Education: A U.S.-Ukrainian Partnership
Built capacity in inclusive education practices at the university and public school levels in six regions of Ukraine through lectures, a train-the-trainer model, and mentoring by U.S. experts. …
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New Toolkit Helps Educators Include Students with Disabilities
Published: Mon Apr 15 2019
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NARIC features ICI's New Impact
Published: Wed Apr 10 2019
Person and Family-Centered Approaches in Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorders Training Project: Final Report
A report describing Developing and Engaging Training on Person-Centered and Family-Centered Approaches in Mental Health and Co-occurring Disorders , a training project that ICI performed for the …
Published: 2019
Challenges Teachers Experience in Making Decisions about Accessibility Options in Instruction and Assessment
This presentation addressed challenges teachers experience in making decisions about accessibility options in instruction and assessment. It was presented at the 2019 American Education Research …
Published: 2019-04-07
Trends in Participation, Performance, and Accommodations Received by Special Education Students
This presentation described trends in participation, performance, and accommodations received by special education students. It was presented at the 2019 National Council on Measurement in Educatio…
Published: 2019-04-04
Fiscal stewardship, choice, and control: The context of self-directed services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the United States
Self-directed home and community based services (HCBS) waiver services and supports for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have become a viable and widely used method of …
Published: 2019-04-01
Putting the pieces together: Perceptions of longitudinal wraparound, systems of care, and Positive Behavior Support implementation
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) was introduced to community-based providers in Kansas in 2012 in response to a federally funded initiative to reduce the placement of youth in psychiatric facilities…
Published: 2019-03-25
Impact: Feature Issue on Inclusive Education for K-8 Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities
An issue in the Impact series that examines K-8 inclusive education. Historically, students with the most significant cognitive disabilities were often taught only functional skills in our K-12 …
Published: Winter 2018-19
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: March 2019
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The March 2019 edition includes three feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, two …
Published: March 2019
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Six ICI Posters to be Featured at CEHD Research Day on March 26
Published: Mon Mar 18 2019
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Linking Nutrition and Disability
Published: Sun Mar 17 2019
NCEO Reports: Diploma Options, Graduation Requirements, and Exit Exams for Youth with Disabilities: 2017 National Study (#409)
This report presents the results of a study undertaken to update what is known about the status of graduation policies across the nation. Three research questions served as the focus of this …
Published: March 2019
Inclusive Education Strategies: A Textbook
This textbook is a resource for implementing inclusive education practices in Armenia, other post-Soviet countries, and countries on the path to a more inclusive education and society. The content …
Published: 2018
Using Online Modules to Learn about Accessibility Features and Accommodations
This presentation focused on using online modules to learn about accessibility features and accommodations. It was presented at the 2019 National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE) annual …
Published: 2019-03-08
Trends in Accommodations and Accessibility Features English Learners Received on Statewide Assessments
This presentation addressed trends in accommodations and accessibility features received by English learners in statewide assessments. It was presented at the 2019 National Association for Bilingua…
Published: 2019-03-07
Active Support training, staff assistance, and engagement of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the United States: Randomized controlled trial
Two non-U.S. quasi-experimental studies reported Active Support training was associated with increased engagement in individuals with IDD, but no randomized controlled trials (RCTs) exist. We …
Published: 2019-03-01
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Do IEP Meetings Relate Well to Students’ Goals for Adult Life?
Published: Thu Feb 28 2019
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MNLEND Fellows Past and Present Lead Multicultural Autism Action Network
Published: Thu Feb 28 2019
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Research in Partnership with People with Disabilities, Families, Professionals, and Policymakers
Published: Thu Feb 28 2019
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New Impact Issue Examines Inclusive K-8 Education
Published: Wed Feb 27 2019
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: February 2019
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The February 2019 edition includes four feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, two …
Published: February 2019
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New Art for All Exhibit Starts March 6
Published: Sat Feb 16 2019
NCEO Data Analytics: Percent of Students with Disabilities by Disability Categories for 2005-06 to 2016-17 (#8)
This interactive report presents data on the number and percent of students receiving special education services by trends over time, category, and by state. The U.S. Department of Education …
Published: February 2019
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U of M Home Page Features ICI's Telehealth Lab
Published: Thu Feb 14 2019
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News-Sentinel Features Check & Connect in Juvenile Court
Published: Thu Feb 07 2019
Planning for Successfully Including and Accommodating Your Students in Assessments
This presentation addresses how to plan successfully to include and accommodate your students in assessments. It was presented at the 2019 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual conference.
Published: 2019-02-02
Meeting the Educational Needs of ELs with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
This presentation addressed how to meet the educational needs of English learners with significant cognitive disabilities. It was presented at the 2019 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) …
Published: 2019-02-01
Successfully Making Decisions about the Use of Scribing and Speech-to-Text
This presentation addressed how to successfully make decisions about using scribes and speech-to-text. It was presented at the 2019 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual conference.
Published: 2019-02-01
NCEO Newsletter: February 2019 issue
In this newsletter, we highlight several publications that have been released since our October, 2018 newsletter. They include a brief on approaches to examining district alternate assessment …
Published: February 2019
Psychotropic medication use for adults with autism spectrum disorder who receive services and supports through adult developmental disability services in the United States
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have higher rates of co-occurring diagnoses and use of psychotropic medication prescriptions than people with other developmental disabilities. Few …
Published: 2019-01-31
Accommodations Considerations in Pre-College and Postsecondary Assessments for Deaf Individuals
This presentation focused on accommodations considerations in pre-college and postsecondary assessments for deaf individuals. It was presented at the 2019 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) …
Published: 2019-01-30
Pros and Cons of Alternate Diplomas: Benefits for Student Transition Success?
This presentation describes the pros and cons of alternate diplomas, focusing on possible benefits for students to have successful transition experiences. It was presented at the 2019 Council for …
Published: 2019-01-30
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Disability Scoop Reports on Federal Monitoring of Autism Prevalence Among Children
Published: Mon Jan 28 2019
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Tampa Bay Times Quotes Thurlow on High School Diploma Alternatives
Published: Mon Jan 28 2019
NCEO Brief: Suggestions for Aligning Alternate Achievement Standards with WIOA (#16)
This Brief provides information on alternate achievement standards and the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014, and makes several suggestions about ways to show that a student …
Published: January 2019
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Andrea Zuber Named CEO of The Arc Minnesota
Published: Wed Jan 23 2019
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: January 2019
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The January 2019 edition includes three feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, a …
Published: January 2019
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TV News Mentions ICI Project and Partner Staff
Published: Fri Jan 18 2019
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ICI Trains First Cohort of Community-Based Rehabilitation Facilitators in Liberia
Published: Thu Jan 17 2019
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Russian Visitors and ICI Share Insights on Including Youth with Disabilities
Published: Tue Jan 15 2019
Making Decisions for Everyone Training Module
This online professional development module gives educators the knowledge and tools they need to make, implement, and evaluate sound decisions about accessibility features for students in their …
Published: 2019-01-06
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Building Healthy Children and Strong Families: Increasing Access to Early Developmental Screening and Early Intervention [Archived]
Evaluates the early identification of child developmental delays and the implementation of intervention services that optimize child and family well-being in Hennepin County, Minnesota. One in …
Community Living and Participation for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Published by the American Association Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), this book is an exploration of how to create the ideal conditions to facilitate community living and …
Published: 2019
Positive Supports Minnesota
A website presenting Positive Supports Minnesota, an organization promoting positive supports, which are approaches to help people using a variety of proven support strategies that do not include...
Published: 2019-01-01
Weekly wage exploration of vocational rehabilitation service recipients: A quantile regression approach
Earnings of people with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) in a labor market can be a useful indicator of the quality of employment, economic mobility, and the quality of life of …
Published: 2019
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: December 2018
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The December 2018 edition includes four feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month,...
Published: December 2018
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ICI's Telehealth Lab Improves Access to Autism Intervention Services
Published: Tue Dec 18 2018
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Check & Connect: New Country, New States, New Community Partners
Published: Mon Dec 17 2018
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ICI's TIES Center Marks First Anniversary With New Resources
Published: Mon Dec 17 2018
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ICI and Hennepin County Collaborate to Improve Early Screening and Intervention
Published: Sun Dec 16 2018
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GNN Liberia Features ICI's Work for Liberian Children with Disabilities
Published: Thu Dec 13 2018
Proceedings of the 1% Cap National Convening: Supporting States in Implementing ESSA's 1% State-level Cap on Participation of Students in the AA-AAAS
This Proceedings document was developed to provide a summary of the 1% National Convening that took place Boston on October 18 and 19, 2018.
Published: December, 2018
FSRTC Research Brief 8: Family Caregivers of Family Members with IDD Differ from Other Caregivers in the Kinds and Duration of Supports They Provide
A brief comparing caregiving experiences of family caregivers for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) with those of caregivers who responded to the Caregiving in the U.S. …
Published: Winter 2018
TIES Center Reports
A Report series from the TIES Center, a national technical assistance center on inclusive practices and policies. Its purpose is to create sustainable changes in kindergarten-grade 8 school and …
TIES Center Reports: How States Interpret the LRE Clause of IDEA: A Policy Analysis (#101)
The purpose of this report is to analyze how states interpret special education regulations associated with the Individuals with Disabilities (IDEA) regulations, specifically around least restricti…
Published: November 2018
TIES Center Briefs
Brief series from the TIES Center, a national technical assistance center on inclusive practices and policies. Its purpose is to create sustainable changes in kindergarten-grade 8 school and …
TIES Center Briefs: 10 Reasons to Support Inclusive School Communities for ALL Students (#1)
Educators, students, and families have found many compelling reasons to support inclusive education for students with and without disabilities. This Brief delineates ten reasons that supporting...
Published: November 2018
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UMN Members Advocate for Disability Training
Published: Tue Nov 27 2018
The Effectiveness of Engaging Parents and Family Members to Expand the Social Inclusion of Adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities Living with Families
A report detailing the methods and findings of a social inclusion study. Since most individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities live at home, engaging families in social...
Published: 2018
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KARE 11 Features ICI-directed Films on Autism Awareness in Diverse Communities
Published: Tue Nov 20 2018
Using Online Professional Development Modules to Learn about Accessibility Features and Accommodations
This presentation explored using online professional development modules to learn about accessibility features and accommodations. It was presented at the 2018 Minnesota Department of Education's …
Published: 2018-11-17
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Johnson Receives George S. Jesien Distinguished Achievement Award from AUCD
Published: Fri Nov 16 2018
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: November 2018
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The November 2018 edition includes five feature stories, a leading ICI Facebook post from the past month, two...
Published: November 2018
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Massachusetts Community Remembers Soldier Through Check & Connect
Published: Thu Nov 15 2018
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MNLEND Now Accepting Fellowship Applications
Published: Wed Nov 14 2018
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ICI Film About School Inclusion in Armenia Receives Award
Published: Tue Nov 13 2018
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Star Tribune Features Films Produced by ICI on Autism Awareness in Diverse Communities
Published: Tue Nov 13 2018
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ICI Researchers Promote Inclusive Education in Denmark and Ukraine
Published: Mon Nov 12 2018
Education for Every Child: Armenia's Path to Inclusion
Documentary film, 28 minutes in length, exploring the work of University of Minnesota researchers collaborating with UNICEF-Armenia and Armenian State Pedagogical University in developing fully …
Published: 2018
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RTC-CL Awarded $4.3 Million in New 5-Year Funding Cycle
Published: Thu Oct 18 2018
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: October 2018
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The October 2018 edition includes five feature stories, a top ICI Facebook post from the past month, six new...
Published: October 2018
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RISP Receives $2 Million to Continue National Trend Analysis Research
Published: Wed Oct 17 2018

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