FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The March 2021 issue includes four feature stories, an ICI Facebook post, new publications, staff updates, and…
Parents of English learners need to be involved in decisions about accessibility features for their children. This Toolkit created by the Improving Instruction project provides several concise…
The Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) program grew from a 1997 recommendation from Pennsylvania’s Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) Planning Advisory Committee that led to the…
The Council for Quality and Leadership (CQL) developed the first POMs® tool in 1992 following the Council’s commitment to refocusing measures on the outcomes in people’s lives, rather than on…
The National Core Indicators® (NCI®) is a collaboration between the National Association of State Developmental Disabilities Directors (NASDDDS), Human Services Research Institute (HSRI), and…
Three case studies were conducted to describe three different home and community-based services (HCBS) outcome measurement programs. These case studies provide information about the…
This APR Snapshot Brief provides information on the number of students with disabilities assigned accommodations and the performance of these students on the general statewide assessment used for…
"What does it look like?" has always been one of the biggest questions about including students with significant cognitive disabilities. This post is one example of how a middle school in Carroll…
This presentation, examining assigned accommodations over time through interactive data analytics, was presented at the 2021 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual conference.
This presentation, addressing teachers’ and students’ experiences with accessibility features and accommodations in the classroom, was presented at the 2021 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)…
This presentation, highlighting the increasing population of English learners with disabilities, was presented at the 2021 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) annual conference
Research suggests that bullying victimization occurs at higher rates among students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) than among their typically-developing peers. This study used data from the…
In this DL post, the specific collaborative activities to support continued use of assistive and educational technology during distance learning are explored. Lessons for teachers and leaders from…
During COVID, how can teams prioritize the least restrictive environment and inclusive education? How do we assure that we are teaching students with significant cognitive disabilities in the least…
The purpose of this report is to present a synthesis of the research on test accommodations for U.S. elementary and secondary students (K–12) published in 2018. The academic literature described…
FYI Monthly is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The February 2021 issue includes five feature stories, an ICI Facebook post, new publications, staff updates,…
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