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Accessible Funerals and People with Intellectual Disability
This chapter briefly outlines Western funeral practices and then describes how funeral participation is important to successful grieving and meaning making of others’ death. It examines research …
Published: 2022
Experience of End-of-Life Issues by People with Intellectual Disability
This chapter examines contemporary research about end of life with a particular emphasis on people with intellectual disabilities and their experiences, rather than the views of others such as …
Published: 2022
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Sherlock Workforce Initiative Project
Conducts training and technical assistance to recruit, select, hire, train, and retain direct support professionals (DSPs) and frontline supervisors (FLSs), ultimately improving services and …
Contextual Factors Associated with Implementing Active Support in Community Group Homes in the United States: A Qualitative Investigation
Although numerous studies in the U.K. and Australia have shown that Active Support (AS) is an effective intervention in increasing staff assistance and engagement for people with intellectual and …
Published: 2017
The Effects of a Competency-based Training Intervention for Direct Support Professionals on Site-level Outcomes, Learner Outcomes, and Service Recipient Outcomes
Introduction: This study, informed by the literature, tested this assumption that competency-based training aimed to help to reduce direct support professional (DSP) turnover in residential and …
Published: 2019
National Core Indicators Staff Stability Survey Data
Introduction: The authors used NCI Staff Stability data from over 1400 providers in 20 states and Washington, DC collected in 2016 to look at organizational and state-level predictors of 1) DSP …
Published: 2019
2018 New York State Workforce Credentialing
Introduction: Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are vital supports for people with IDD. Five competency-based credentialing programs, designed to teach the skills, knowledge, and attitudes …
Published: 2019
Conclusion to the Special Issue: Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the United States
This special issue sheds light on the needs of the direct support professionals (DSPs), as well the possibilities when positive practices are implemented. A commitment to quality services and …
Published: 2020
Introduction to the Special Issue: Understanding the Direct Support Workforce in the United States
This special issue on the direct support workforce highlights the critical role of the direct support workforce in the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ( …
Published: 06/01/2020
The Impact of the COVID-19 Related School Closure on the Mental Health and Well-Being of Children with SEN and Their Parents in Algeria
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives and affected different nations in different ways. In Algeria, education has been hit hard by the lockdown as schools embarked on a total closure to stop …
Published: 2022
News
Remembering Mike Sharpe
Published: June 2022
Community Supports in Crisis: No Staff, No Services
The system of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has come a long way in the last 30 years — from segregated care in remote institutions to a robust and …
Published: 2022
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: June 2022
FYI is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The June 2022 issue includes four feature stories, a recent ICI Facebook post, new publications, a scholarship opportun…
Published: June 2022
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MNLEND 2021-22: “We Grew and Learned from One Another”
Published: June 2022
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Forum: Implications of Closing Institutions
Published: June 2022
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Layers of Color
Published: June 2022
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New DSP Survey
Published: June 2022
Community Participation and Staying Home if You Want: US Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Background: Requiring adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to go on community outings with co-residents and staff is contrary to community-living policy's focus on person …
Published: 2022
TIES Center Briefs: Communication Supports for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: What Parents Need to Know (TIES Center Brief #9)
This Brief describes how families and other members of Individualized Education Program (IEP) teams can help students get the supports they need to build their communicative competence in inclusive…
Published: June 2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Small Group and Individual Administration: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for small group and individual administration is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Small Group and Individual Administration: Research
This fact sheet on small group and individual administration is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and …
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Signed Administration: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for signed administration is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Signed Administration: Research
This fact sheet on signed administration is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on …
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Math Charts/Tables: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for math charts/tables is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Math Charts/Tables: Research
This fact sheet on math charts/tables is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the …
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Magnification: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for magnification is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Magnification: Research
This fact sheet on magnification is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use …
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Large Print: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for large print is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 6/8/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Large Print: Research
This fact sheet on large print is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of …
Published: 6/08/2022
End of Life and People with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: Contemporary Issues, Challenges, Experiences and Practice
This book on end of life examines how to include people with intellectual and developmental disability in the inevitability of dying and death. Comprising 17 chapters, it addresses challenging and …
Published: 2022
What New Special Education Directors Need to Know about Academic Assessments
The purpose of this toolkit is to provide easy access to information that will help special education directors fulfill their role in ensuring the participation of students with disabilities in …
Published: June 2022
NCEO Reports: The Formative Assessment Practices Landscape for Students with Disabilities: An Analysis of State Definitions and Practices, 2021 (#435)
This report outlines the approaches that state education agencies (SEAs) have taken in defining and using formative assessment practices, including practices to explicitly support students with …
Published: May 2022
NCEO Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of K–12 Test Accommodations: 2019 (#433)
This report provides an update on the state of the research on testing accommodations. Previous reports by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) have covered research published since …
Published: May 2022
NCEO Newsletter: June 2022 issue
The June 2022 issue of NCEO's Newsletter highlights NCEO's latest products and publications, and upcoming conferences that include NCEO staff.
Published: 6/1/2022
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Campus Capacity Building
This webinar contains a discussion about campus capacity building with Jessica Lamb of Augustana University and Diana Joseph from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
Published: September 2021
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: What Does Inclusive Higher Education Look Like? University of Maryland, Terps-EXCEED Model
This webinar looks at the University of Maryland's Terps-EXCEED model as an example of inclusive higher education in action. Presented by Amy Dwyre D'Agati of the University of Maryland.
Published: October 2021
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Student Supports: A Panel Presentation and Discussion with Georgia Tech's Excel Program
This webinar contains a presentation and discussion about student supports featuring Georgia Tech's Excel Program. Presented by student Martha Haythorn, peer mentor Hanna Shaw, parent Preston …
Published: November 2021
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Access to College: Ableism vs. Inclusion and Opportunity
This webinar contains a discussion about access to college for students with disabilities. Presenters Sally Sexton of MIHEC and ICI's Rebecca Dosch Brown note how ableist views are being replaced …
Published: March 2022
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: What are Your College Plans? Student and Family Information Night
This webinar contains a discussion of college plans with students with disabilities and their families. Presenters include members of the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (MIHEC) …
Published: February 2022
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Student Journeys
This webinar contains a presentation by a panel of college students and recent graduates who share their experiences.
Published: April 2022
TIES Inclusive Practices Series (TIPS): TIP #23: Supporting the Communication Needs of Augmentative Alternative Communication (AAC) Users who are also English Learners
Students with significant cognitive disabilities who are also English Learners or emergent multilingual language users present unique opportunities for inclusive education teams. This TIP provides …
Published: April 2021
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: May 2022
FYI is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The May 2022 issue includes two feature stories, a recent ICI Facebook post, new publications, a scholarship opportunit…
Published: May 2022
Reconsidering LRE: Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities and the Persistence of Separate Schools
This report has highlighted an important and persistent challenge: Many students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in the U.S. still attend separate schools. However, the huge …
Published: 2022
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Alumni Update: Bryan Boyce
Published: 5/12/2022
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Unlearning Ableism
Published: 5/11/2022
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New Grant: Custom Jobs, Competitive Pay
Published: 5/11/2022
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Person-Centered Planning with Mark Winters from Beacon Specialized Living
This webinar contains a discussion on person-centered planning with Mark Winters from Beacon Specialized Living.
Published: May 2021
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Job Coaching and Peer/natural Supports with Nicole Rabinowitz from INclusive Networking
This webinar contains a discussion on job coaching and peer/natural supports. Presented by Nicole Rabinowitz of INclusive Networking.
Published: April 2021
Employment and Participation in Meaningful Activities for Persons with Disabilities in Bhutan: Results from a National Survey
The Comprehensive Survey of Transition and Employment of Youth with Disabilities in Bhutan was conducted in late 2019, as part of a project on employment and meaningful participation of youth with …
Published: 2022
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Minnesota Transformation Initiative Technical Assistant Center (MTI)
ICI and the University of Massachusetts Boston are collaboratively designing, implementing, and evaluating the Minnesota Transformation Initiative Technical Assistance Center (MTI). MTI supports …
A Systematic Review of Risk for the Development and Persistence of Self-injurious Behavior in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Self-injurious behavior (SIB) by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism (I/DD) is among the most clinically disturbing, socially costly, and scientifically …
Published: 2022
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: April 2022
FYI is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The April 2022 issue includes four feature stories, an ICI Facebook post, new publications, an upcoming …
Published: 4/18/2022
Incentives, Wages, and Retention Among Direct Support Professionals: National Core Indicators Staff Stability Survey
Direct support professionals (DSPs) provide a range of supports in a variety of settings to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who count on these supports to live, work, …
Published: 4/15/2022
Impact: Feature Issue on Inclusive Higher Education for People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities
This issue in the Impact series focuses on inclusive higher education. The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 appropriated federal funds that supported model demonstration projects to create …
Published: Spring 2022
Reading Literature Inclusive Lesson Planning (Inclusive Big Ideas)
Educators can use these “Inclusive Big Ideas” to plan grade-level standards-based lessons for all students, including those with significant cognitive disabilities. Working with their colleagues, …
Published: 2022
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Alumni Update: Kamila Rollan
Published: 4/12/2022
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ICI Projects Shine at Research Day
Published: 4/12/2022
TIES Inclusive Practices Series (TIPS): TIP #22: Planning for Whole Group Instruction
This TIP provides an example of how educators can work collaboratively to create more opportunities for all students, including students with significant cognitive disabilities, to actively …
Published: 4/12/2022
Policy Forum: Policy Forum: How Much Do Direct Support Professionals Make? Putting Wages In Context
Low wages are a major factor contributing to the direct support workforce crisis. This recording of the Policy Forum held on April 6, 2022 discusses the recent Policy Research Brief , which …
Published: 4/12/2022
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Coming Together for Ukraine
Published: 4/11/2022
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Enhancing Postsecondary Ed
Published: 4/11/2022
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New Impact: Inclusive Higher Ed
Published: 4/11/2022
Risk Adjustment in Home and Community Based Services Outcome Measurement
The purpose of this study was to review and evaluate existing research that used risk adjusters in disability research. Risk adjustment controls for individual characteristics of persons when …
Published: 4/7/2022
NCEO Reports: State Approaches to Monitoring AA-AAAS Participation Decisions (#432)
This report presents the findings of a survey of states that examined the policies, practices, and procedures State Education Agencies (SEAs) used to monitor IEPs for participation decision making …
Published: April 2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Recorded Oral Delivery: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for recorded oral delivery is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 4/5/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Recorded Oral Delivery: Research
This fact sheet on recorded oral delivery is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on …
Published: 4/5/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Human Read-Aloud: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for human read-aloud is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 4/5/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Human Read-Aloud: Research
This fact sheet on human read-aloud is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the …
Published: 4/5/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Highlighting: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for highlighting is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 4/5/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Highlighting: Research
This fact sheet on highlighting is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of …
Published: 4/5/2022
Policy Research Brief: Are Large Institutions for People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities a Thing of the Past?
The large, often miserable, state-run institutions that used to house people with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) are closing as people with IDD increasingly live in community. …
Published: June 2022
COVID-19 Impacts on MN Early Childhood Systems
Filled with infographics, photos, and graphs, this brief summarizes COVID-19's impact on MN Early Childhood Systems. The brief shows that early childhood screenings, referrals, well-child visits, …
Published: 2022
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: March 2022
FYI is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The March 2022 issue includes four feature stories, an ICI Facebook post, new publications, upcoming events and …
Published: 3/16/2022
News
An Evening for Inclusion
Published: 3/14/2022
News
Schools Embrace Check & Connect: “All The Difference in the World”
Published: 3/14/2022
News
Autism, Age, and Race
Published: 3/14/2022
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Building Momentum for Inclusive Higher Ed
Published: 3/14/2022
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Partner Update: Spotlight on Advocacy
Published: 3/14/2022
Policy Research Brief: How Much Do Direct Support Professionals Make? Putting Wages In Context
This brief uses publicly available data from the National Core Indicators® (NCI)-IDD Staff Stability Survey to compare wages of direct support professionals (DSPs) to what people earn in other …
Published: March 2022
Functional Performance and the Allen Cognitive Level Screen for Adults With Mental Illness: A Scoping Review
Importance: Research involving the use of the Allen Cognitive Level Screen (ACLS) in mental health practice has been available for more than 40 years, yet there has been no comprehensive synthesis …
Published: 3/1/2022
Project
Enhancing Physical Activity Among Older Adults Using Nao, a Socially Assistive Robot
This interdisciplinary project involved researchers from psychology, special education, and engineering, using a socially assistive robot to promote a healthy lifestyle among older adults. Socially…
Patterns of Special Education Eligibility and Age of First Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Identification Among US Children with ASD
The study examined timing of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) identification in education versus health settings for 8-year-old children with ASD identified through records-based surveillance. The …
Published: 2/25/2022
Direct Support Professionals and the COVID-19 Vaccine
This 11-minute webinar addresses COVID-19 vaccinations for direct support professionals. Topics include: The reasons why people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are more vulnerable …
Published: 2/24/2022
TIES Center Briefs: Debunking Myths about Inclusive Education for Students with the Most Significant Cognitive Disabilities (TIES Center Brief #8)
Controversy often surrounds the inclusion of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities in the general education classroom and curriculum. This is the case even though the Individual…
Published: 2/22/2022
News
Applications for MNLEND are due March 15
Published: 2/17/2022
Sensory Features in Autism: Findings From a Large Population-based Surveillance System
Sensory features (i.e., atypical responses to sensory stimuli) are included in the current diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder. Yet, large population-based studies have not examined …
Published: 1/18/2022
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: February 2022
FYI is a monthly e-communication from the Institute on Community Integration. The February 2022 issue includes three feature stories, an ICI Facebook post, new publications, upcoming events and …
Published: 2/15/2022
News
Telling Disability Stories Through Music
Published: 2/14/2022
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Apply Today! Honoring DSPs
Published: 2/11/2022
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International Forum: The Future of Outcome Measurement
Published: 2/11/2022
News
Disability Rights: Storytelling in the Congo
Published: 2/11/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Speech-to-Text: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for speech-to-text is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Speech-to-Text: Research
This fact sheet on speech-to-text is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use …
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Scribe: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for scribe is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Scribe: Research
This fact sheet on scribe is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use of a …
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Noise Reduction: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for noise reduction is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Noise Reduction: Research
This fact sheet on noise reduction is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use …
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Manipulatives: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for manipulatives is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Manipulatives: Research
This fact sheet on manipulatives is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO). It summarizes information and research findings on the use …
Published: 2/10/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Calculator: States' Accessibility Policies, 2021
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for calculator is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 2/10/2022

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