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RTC on Community Living Offers Customized Training for Agencies
Published: Mon Dec 19 2016
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International Inclusive Education Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants
Published: Sun Dec 18 2016
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RTC on Community Living Collaborates with NADD on Credentialing Direct Support Professionals
Published: Sat Dec 17 2016
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Upcoming Check & Connect Training in Oregon
Published: Fri Dec 16 2016
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Nye-Lengerman Receives AUCD's Young Professional Award
Published: Mon Dec 12 2016
Supporting Individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities and their Families: Status and Trends through 2014
A report summarizing statistics that were gathered and analyzed for the Supporting Individuals and Families Information Systems Project (FISP). It includes information about the numbers of, and …
Published: 2016
Considerations for Developing State-Defined Alternate Diplomas for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
This Brief describes the criteria that must be met for a State-defined alternate diploma to meet federal requirements for inclusion in the Title I Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR).
Published: November 2016
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Education Week Quotes Sheryl Lazarus
Published: Thu Dec 01 2016
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Education Week Blog Discusses Achieve/NCEO Brief
Published: Tue Nov 29 2016
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Minnesota Daily Article Quotes Hewitt on Autism
Published: Tue Nov 22 2016
Diplomas that Matter: Ensuring Equity of Opportunity for Students with Disabilities
To try to understand the diploma options available for students with disabilities, Achieve and the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) partnered to analyze the diplomas available in …
Published: November 2016
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ICI Hosts Russian Educators' Visit
Published: Fri Nov 18 2016
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ICI Supporting Early Autism Intervention for Diverse Families
Published: Thu Nov 17 2016
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NCEO's National Data Sets Inform Education Decision-Makers
Published: Wed Nov 16 2016
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Access Press Salutes Poetz at Awards Banquet
Published: Tue Nov 15 2016
Food Insecurity Among Young Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in the United States: Evidence From the National Health Interview Survey
People with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) face higher levels of poverty than others, which can lead to concerns regarding areas of well-being, such as food security. Young …
Published: 2016-11-01
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Star Tribune Quotes ICI Director on Minnesota's Vocational Rehabilitation Cuts
Published: Wed Oct 26 2016
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ICI Making News in Armenia
Published: Wed Oct 19 2016
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Check & Connect Training
Published: Tue Oct 18 2016
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ICI's Jeffrey Nurick Educates About Employment of People with Disabilities
Published: Tue Oct 18 2016
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Judge Donovan Frank to Keynote MN LEND Forum on Litigation for Disability Rights
Published: Tue Oct 18 2016
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MN LEND Early Admission Application Cycle is Now Open
Published: Tue Oct 18 2016
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2013-2014 APR Snapshot #12: AA-AAS Participation and Performance (#12)
This report provides information on the number of students participating in the Alternate Assessment based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) and the performance of those students.
Published: October 2016
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New Global Resource Center Project Promotes Inclusion and Disability Advocacy
Published: Tue Oct 18 2016
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New ICI Project Focuses on Strengthening DSP Supervisor Skills
Published: Tue Oct 18 2016
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$10 Million Grant Awarded to NCEO to Improve Academic Assessments of Children with Disabilities
Published: Tue Oct 04 2016
More Job Services Better Employment Outcomes: Increasing Job Attainment for People With IDD
Job search, job placement, and on-the-job supports are valuable services provided to many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to obtain work in the community. Investigatin…
Published: 2016-10-01
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Star Tribune article mentions ICI’s Check & Connect
Published: Wed Sep 28 2016
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2013-2014 APR Snapshot #11: Assessment Accommodations Use by Students Receiving Special Education Services (#11)
This report provides a snapshot of the participation and performance of student receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for ESEA) accountability.
Published: September 2016
NCEO Newsletter: October 2016 issue
This issue highlights the news of NCEO's continued funding. It also summarizes several new reports. These include a report on the pre-session to the National Conference on Student Assessment, a...
Published: October 2016
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Check & Connect Makes Connections in Australia and New Zealand
Published: Mon Sep 19 2016
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Driven to Discover Comes Alive at ICI
Published: Mon Sep 19 2016
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Geoffrey Mikol Featured at ICI's New Changing Landscapes Display
Published: Mon Sep 19 2016
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Cliff Poetz Receives Charlie Smith Award
Published: Wed Sep 14 2016
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Improving Instruction for English Learners Through Improved Accessibility Decisions
Developed two professional development modules on accessibility and accommodations decision making for instruction and assessment for English learners. One module is for educators and the other is …
Impact: Feature Issue on Person-Centered Positive Supports and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
An issue in the newly-redesigned Impact series that shares articles from around the country describing how person-centered positive supports use evidence-based practices in the service of the …
Published: Summer 2016
CCSSO Accessibility Manual: How To Select, Administer, And Evaluate Use Of Accessibility Supports For Instruction And Assessment Of All Students
The Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO's) Accessibility Manual: How to Select, Administer, and Evaluate Use of Accessibility Supports for Instruction and Assessment of All Students …
Published: August 2016
Forum on Common Language for States and Assessment Vendors
A report on a forum held on June 20, 2016 in Philadelphia that brought together states, assessment vendors, and other educational stakeholders to address the need for developing a common language …
Published: August 2016
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Vision 2020 Blog Profiles ICI’s Visiting Scholar from Zambia
Published: Wed Aug 24 2016
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Nye-Lengerman in Star Tribune article
Published: Fri Aug 19 2016
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ICI Staff Shine at International Conference in Australia
Published: Wed Aug 17 2016
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Check & Connect Partners with MDE to Increase Graduation of American Indian and Black Students with Disabilities
Published: Tue Aug 16 2016
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Back-to-school at ICI for Students Learning about Disability
Published: Mon Aug 15 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Fact Sheets
A series of fact sheets developed to deliver positive narratives about competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. In a time of changing systems and services, focusing on …
Make Work a Part of the Plan Fact Sheets: Be a "Positive" Job Seeker
A fact sheet presenting the basic ideas, next steps, and resources useful for people with disabilities who aim to be a "positive" job seeker.
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Fact Sheets: Choosing Community-Based Employment
A fact sheet presenting the basic ideas, next steps, and resources useful for people with disabilities who choose community-based employment.
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Fact Sheets: Everyone has "Supports" at Work
A fact sheet presenting the basic ideas, next steps, and resources useful for people with disabilities who want to find support at work to help them succeed on the job.
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Fact Sheets: Use Your "Network" in Your Job Search
A fact sheet presenting the basic ideas, next steps, and resources useful for people with disabilities who want to use networking in their job search.
Published: 2016
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2013-2014 APR Snapshot #10: State Assessment Participation and Performance of Students Receiving Special Education Services (#10)
This report provides a snapshot of the participation and performance of student receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for ESEA) accountability.
Published: August 2016
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College of Direct Support Expands National Advisory Board
Published: Fri Jul 15 2016
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ICI Partners with Armenian University on New UNICEF-Funded Project
Published: Fri Jul 15 2016
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Minnesota Positive Behavior Support Network (MN-PBS) Launched
Published: Fri Jul 15 2016
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MN LEND Funding Renewed Through 2021
Published: Fri Jul 15 2016
NCEO Reports: 2015-16 High School Assessment Accommodations Policies: An Analysis of ACT, SAT, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced (#403)
This report provides a snapshot of how accommodations were included in policies across ACT, SAT, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced during the 2015-16 school year.
Published: July 2016
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ICI Engaged Department Grant Program [Archived]
Creates an infrastructure to grow and develop ongoing community engagement, and to facilitate new initiatives and promote engaged learning on community based action research. In doing so, ICI …
Assessment Today: How We Got Here and Where We are Going
In this presentation Dr. Martha Thurlow, Executive Director of the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) traces the history of the inclusion of students with disabilities in large-scale …
Published: 2016-06-30
NCEO Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of Test Accommodations: 2013-2014 (#402)
This report provides an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations as well as to identify promising future areas of research. Previous reports by NCEO have covered research...
Published: May 2016
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DirectCourse Offers New Person-Centered Counseling Training
Published: Thu Jun 16 2016
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ICI at the Ready for People Worldwide
Published: Thu Jun 16 2016
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ICI Co-hosts Summit on Inclusion and Response to Intervention in India
Published: Thu Jun 16 2016
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ICI to Host Scholar from Zambia
Published: Thu Jun 16 2016
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RTC Co-sponsors Reinventing Quality Conference in Baltimore
Published: Thu Jun 16 2016
NCEO Reports: Principios y Características de Sistemas Inclusivos de Evaluación en un Escenario de Evaluación Cambiante (#400 Spanish)
This document is the fourth in a series of Principles documents produced by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). NCEO revisited and revised its 2008 Principles for inclusive...
Published: January 2016
White Paper on Common Accessibility Language for States and Assessment Vendors
This White Paper by DIAMOND project staff addresses the issue that different test platforms use different terminology for the accessibility features and accommodations that they offer to students, …
Published: June 2016
NCEO Newsletter: June 2016 issue
This issue is packed with events and activities in which NCEO is involved this spring. One big event was the launching of the NCEO Facebook page. Please visit and like NCEO! Some new reports and …
Published: June 2016
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2011-2012 APR Snapshot #9: AA-AAS Participation and Performance (#9)
This report summarizes Alternate Assessment based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS) data used for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) accountability.
Published: June 2016
Putting Faith to Work: A Guide for Congregations and Communities
Develops a model and resources for congregations to work together with businesses and human service agencies to advance successful employment outcomes for their members with disabilities. Some …
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: System Transformation One Person at a Time: Moving Towards Models of Community Based Employment (#9)
A video showing how to start the conversation about employment coming from the presumption of employability. The presenters are from the State of Minnesota and Dakota County. The target audiences …
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: A Working Life: Opportunities and Challenges (#10)
A video exploring how employment paves a pathway to community living, engagement, and independence. The target audiences are individuals, families, managers, direct support professionals, and …
Published: 2016
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Remembering Carol Ely
Published: Sun May 22 2016
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LEND Fellows Complete a Transformative Year
Published: Sat May 21 2016
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Sherri Larson Named an IASSIDD Fellow
Published: Fri May 20 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: Using Data to Understand and Plan for Employment Outcomes (#8)
A video using data to evaluate program outcomes. The target audiences are provider agency managers and directors, county case managers, employment consultants or specialists, and job developers.
Published: 2016
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MN Act Early Funded for Two More Years
Published: Thu May 19 2016
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ICI Films Receive Awards in NYC
Published: Wed May 18 2016
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2011-2012 APR Snapshot #8: Assessment Accommodations Use by Students Receiving Special Education Services (#8)
This report provides a snapshot of the participation and performance of student receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for ESEA) accountability.
Published: May 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: Organizational Investment in Job Development: Making the Business Connection (#7)
A video moving beyond want ads and incorporating best practices in job development. The target audiences are employment consultants and specialists, job coaches, provider agency managers, county …
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: The Power of Positive Introductions: Connecting with Employers Using Person Centered Thinking Tools (#6)
A video using the tools of Person Centered Thinking to introduce the organization and job seekers. The target audiences are employment consultants and specialists, job coaches, provider agency...
Published: 2016
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2016 MN LEND Forum Addresses the Neurobiology of Poverty
Published: Tue Apr 19 2016
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Autism Awareness Month at ICI
Published: Tue Apr 19 2016
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ICI to be Recognized by The Arc for Significant Contributions to Public Policy and Community Inclusion
Published: Tue Apr 19 2016
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NCSC Releases K-12 Resources from 5 Years of Systems Change Work
Published: Tue Apr 19 2016
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Remembering John Rynders
Published: Tue Apr 19 2016
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RTC Releases Film on Wolf Wolfensberger, Normalization, and Relevance for New Generation
Published: Tue Apr 19 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: Building Informal and Natural Supports for Community Living and Employment (#5)
A video looking outside the "system" to leverage friends, family, and community members to build natural supports. The target audiences are individuals, families, provider agency managers, job …
Published: 2016
Valuing Lives: Wolf Wolfensberger and the Principle of Normalization
A film documenting the social paradigm shift triggered by Wolf Wolfensberger, a professor and change agent who, in the early 1970s, popularized and expanded the principle of normalization of people...
Published: 2016
Lessons Learned About Assessment from Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in College and Career Ready Assessments
The new large-scale assessments rolled out by consortia and states are designed to measure student achievement of rigorous college- and career-ready (CCR) standards. Recent surveys of teachers in...
Published: March 2016
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Five ICI Posters Featured at CEHD Research Day
Published: Thu Mar 24 2016
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ICI's Check & Connect Program Featured on Twin Cities' Television
Published: Thu Mar 24 2016
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RTC Seeks Families for DSP Study
Published: Thu Mar 24 2016
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SIG Helps Schools Nationwide Improve Education for Students
Published: Thu Mar 24 2016
Impact: Feature Issue on Supporting Wellness for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
A newsletter issue on supporting wellness for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Wellness is a rapidly growing area of focus for people across the U.S. The popularity of …
Published: Winter 2016
Institute on Community Integration YouTube channel
A YouTube channel containing videos prepared by the Institute on Community Integration.
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: Employment Policy: How Does That Work? (#2)
A video following a question-and-answer format, in plain and simple language from self-advocates and policy staff about changes in employment policy and services. The target audiences are...
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: I Choose Employment (#1)
A video designed to raise expectations for full workforce participation - that work can be a reality for anyone. The target audiences are self-advocates and families.
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: Using the Language of Raised Expectations (#3)
A video emphasizing the power of words, especially when they relate to how employment is defined, addressed, and communicated. The target audiences are self-advocates, parents, educators,...
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars: Work is Worth the Risk: Balancing Opportunity and Safety (#4)
A video acknowledging that balancing health and safety with successful employment activities is not always easy. Incorporating accommodations and customizing work tasks and settings is critical in...
Published: 2016
Make Work a Part of the Plan Videos and Webinars
A series of videos and Webinars developed to deliver positive narratives about competitive integrated employment for individuals with disabilities. In a time of changing systems and services, …
National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice
A series of videos and accompanying briefs that grew out of the National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice working meeting held in Washington, DC, in 2015. Participants summarized the …
National Goals in Research, Policy, and Practice: Aging, Retirement, and End of Life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
A pair of videos and an accompanying brief outlining aging issues and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A researcher and a self-advocate both provide short presentations.
Published: 2016

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