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New Impact: Engaging Diverse Communities
Published: March 2023
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7 ICI Teams Featured in CEHD Research Day
Published: March 2023
Supporting Employment for Persons with Disabilities in Bhutan: Results from an Employer Survey
This report presents the results of an employer survey in Bhutan focused on recruiting, hiring, and employing people with disabilities. The survey results show a need for significant change if …
Published: 2022
Wellness Matters for Direct Support: Episode 3: Promoting Resilience in Direct Support
Samantha (Sam) Hedden, MSc Ed, discusses how direct support professionals (DSPs) can become more resilient and why this is important. DSPs continue to face increased stress in their roles serving …
Published: November 2022
Wellness Matters for Direct Support: Episode 2: Wellness, Flourishing, and the Importance of a Holistic Approach to Self-Care
Lynda Lahti Anderson, a researcher from the University of Minnesota, talks about wellness and flourishing and the importance of a holistic approach to self-care. Links to additional resources: …
Published: October 2022
Wellness Matters for Direct Support: Episode 1: Introduction to Wellness Matters for Direct Support
Work stress and burnout can impact the quality of support that DSPs provide. Hosts Mark Olson and Chet Tschetter talk about their own work experiences as DSPs and how they approach wellness from a …
Published: October 2022
Wellness Matters for Direct Support
Work stress and burnout can impact the quality of support that DSPs provide. Hosts Mark Olson and Chet Tschetter from the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration discuss their …
NCEO Participation Communication Toolkit: Communicating about Annual State Assessment Participation for All Students: A Communication Toolkit
This communications toolkit was developed by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) to identify and describe reasons why all students, including students with disabilities, English …
Published: 2023-03-09
NCEO Participation Communication Toolkit: One-Page “Ready-to-go” IEP Team Discussion Guide
This “ready-to-go” discussion guide for IEP teams is designed to provide information about the different test options for students with disabilities, and the implications of those decisions. This …
Published: 3/8/2023
NCEO Participation Communication Toolkit: One-Page “Ready-to-go” Student Flyer
The purpose of this “ready-to-go” flyer is to provide concise resources about why it is so important that all students participate in state testing. Written for students, it also provides strategie…Published: 3/8/2023
NCEO Participation Communication Toolkit: One-Page “Ready-to-go” Family Flyer
The purpose of this “ready-to-go” flyer is to provide concise resources about why it is so important that all students participate in state testing. Written for families, it also provides strategie…
Published: 3/8/2023
NCEO Participation Communication Toolkit: One-Page “Ready-to-go” Policymaker Flyer
The purpose of this “ready-to-go” flyer is to provide concise resources about why it is so important that all students participate in state testing. Written for policymakers, it also provides …
Published: 3/8/2023
NCEO Participation Communication Toolkit: One-Page “Ready-to-go” Educator Flyer
The purpose of this “ready-to-go” flyer is to provide concise resources about why it is so important that all students participate in state testing. Written for teachers, it also provides strategie…
Published: 3/8/2023
NCEO Brief: Meeting the 1% AA-AAAS Participation Requirement (#29)
Up to 1.0% of the total tested state student population in a subject area may participate in the alternate assessment based on alternate academic achievement standards (AA-AAAS). This Brief …
Published: March 2023
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Customized Employment
Jaclyn Camden, Virginia Commonwealth University, discussed the importance of paid employment while in college and offered information on a national study to assist staff in higher education to …
Published: February 2023
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: 2022 National Inclusive Higher Education Conference Key Takeaways
A conversation that shared key developments, big ideas, and important resources from the 2022 national inclusive higher education conferences. The State of the Art (SOTA) and Student Leadership …
Published: November 2022
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Community of Practice
This first Minnesota Community of Practice for inclusive higher education gathering was designed for Minnesota college and university faculty and staff who are either interested in or part of …
Published: October 2022
NCEO Reports: A Summary of the Research on the Effects of K–12 Test Accommodations: 2021 (#438)
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: February 2023
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: February 2023
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter featuring news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories are about ICI training Olmsted County sheriff's deputies …
Published: February 2023
Policy Forum: Overrepresentation of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Moving Between Large State-run Institutions and the Criminal Legal System
This Policy Forum from February 14, 2023 discussed the Policy Research Brief titled, Overrepresentation of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Moving Between Large State-run …
Published: 2/14/2023
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Awareness Raised in Congo
Published: February 2023
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Learning, Not Judging
Published: February 2023
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Northrup King: New Art Exhibition
Published: February 2023
Long-term Supports and Services for Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities: Status and Trends Through 2019
Ever wonder how many people in the United States have intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD), how many of them get publicly funded supports from state IDD agencies, or where people …
Published: 2022
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Opening Doors, and Minds
Published: February 2023
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“Respect is Universal”: Olmsted County Taps Person-Centered Training
Published: February 2023
Disability-Inclusive Education, Development, and Dialectics: Complex Cases in Bhutan
Disability-inclusive education and development have become priorities for global governance organizations over the past decade and have thus introduced new complexities to existing development …
Published: 2023
Transition to Retirement: The Lived Experiences of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
Background : Adults with intellectual disabilities are living longer and experiencing retirement. However, research about retirement experiences is limited. Method : This qualitative study used …
Published: 2023
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Person-centered Advocacy Vision Education (PAVE)
ICI’s role in the PAVE project (carried out by the California Community Living Network – CCLN) is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the PAVE (Person-centered Advocacy Vision Education) …
Media Review: Dreams of Birds Flying in the Sky directed by Arun Bhattarai and produced by Matthew Schuelka. Fora Films, 2021. 58 minutes.
The use of film as both a methodological research tool and a research dissemination tool can significantly affect our multimedia and digital age. Evidence and my own experiences support this …
Published: 2023
Quality of Disability Support Services Matters: EU and U.S. Perspectives
In this chapter, the authors discuss the history and context of support services for people with disabilities in the European Union (EU) and the U.S., review approaches to evaluation and measuremen…
Published: 1/31/2023
Direct Support Professionals and COVID-19 Vaccination: A Comparison of Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Direct Support Professionals
Direct support professionals (DSPs) may be at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 due to the proximal nature of their work. In response to the pandemic a three-wave study was launched to …
Published: 2023
NCEO Newsletter: February 2023 issue
This issue highlights a disproportionality calculator tool that can be used to examine disproportionality with respect to student subgroup participation in the alternate assessment; a brief on …Published: 1/30/2023
NCEO Brief: Suggestions for Involving Students in Selecting and Implementing Accommodations (#30)
This Brief provides an overview of how students’ insights on the usefulness and feasibility of various accessibility features and accommodations should be taken into account when identifying …
Published: January 2023
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: January 2023
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter featuring news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories are about an ICI brief and forum that contribute to the …
Published: January 2023
Statewide County-level Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence Estimates — Seven U.S. States, 2018
Purpose: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) prevalence information is necessary for identifying community needs such as addressing disparities in identification and services. Methods: Seven Autism and …
Published: 2023
NCEO Data Analytics: State Assessment Participation and Performance of Students with IEPs, 2018-2019 (#16)
This interactive report presents data on the participation and performance of students receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for Elementary and Secondary Education Act …
Published: January 2023
NCEO Data Analytics: State Assessment Participation and Performance of Students with IEPs, 2017-2018 (#15)
This interactive report presents data on the participation and performance of students receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for Elementary and Secondary Education Act …
Published: January 2023
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Collaborating for Mental Health
Published: January 2023
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Ready for Check & Connect?
Published: January 2023
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Better Together, In School and Life
Published: January 2023
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Forum: Disrupting the Prison Pipeline
Published: January 2023
1% Toolkit: Disproportionality in the Alternate Assessment Calculator: A Tool for State and Local Education Agencies (NCEO Tool #12)
This Brief explains a tool that State and Local Education Agencies (SEAs and LEAs) can use to examine disproportionality with respect to student group participation in their alternate assessment …
Published: January 2023
Promoting Family Engagement and Early Identification of Developmental Delays: The Role of Act Early Ambassadors
Early identification of developmental delays in young children is a national priority. Yet, a significant number of children do not receive timely developmental monitoring and screening as part of …
Published: 2022
Knowledge/Skill Barriers: Studying Successful Case Examples
This chapter presents three case examples highlighting the successful use of strategies for addressing knowledge/skill barriers. The first case illustrates the use of instructional coaching to …
Published: 2023
Policy Research Brief: Overrepresentation of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Moving Between Large State-run Institutions and the Criminal Legal System
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are overrepresented in the criminal legal system. Further, many people with IDD move between large state-run institutions and the …Published: January 2023
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Circle Up: An Integrated Whole School Model To Address Learners’ Social-Emotional And Learning Needs
This project combines Universal Design for Learning, Collaborative & Proactive Solutions, and Check & Connect strategies/interventions in elementary schools to improve social-emotional learning …
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Implementing ES-Coach to Support Provider Capacity Building and Development
ES-Coach is a web- and smartphone-based tool that collects daily data on supports and provides feedback to employment consultants, managers, and their teams in real time, helping them to reflect, …
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Minnesota Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network (MN-ADDM)
Participates in a national network that increases knowledge about the population of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities in the U.S., comparing how …
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: December 2022
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter featuring news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories are about the new issue of Frontline Initiative , a …
Published: December 2022
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New Web Application to Provide Easy-to-use Tools to Improve Direct Support Workforce Recruitment and Retention Practices
Published: December 2022
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Tennessee Tackles Workforce Challenges
Published: December 2022
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2018-2019 APR Snapshot #27: AA-AAAS Participation and Performance
This report summarizes Alternate Assessment based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards (AA-AAAS) data used for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) accountability. Using federally …
Published: December 2022
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The New Frontline Initiative: Supported Employment
Published: December 2022
Frontline Initiative: Direct Support Professionals Supporting People’s Employment
This issue is on direct support professionals (DSPs) supporting people’s employment. Many people with disabilities experience barriers in getting the job they want. This can be discouraging. This …
Published: Winter 2022
Direct Support Professional and Frontline Supervisor Perspectives on Work-Life in a Pandemic
Direct support professionals (DSPs) and frontline supervisors (FLSs) play an invaluable role in delivering home and community-based services to people with intellectual and developmental disabiliti…
Published: 12/1/2022
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Baker Wins School Board Seat
Published: December 2022
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: November 2022
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter featuring news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories are about a new community mentorship program and a …
Published: November 2022
NCEO Reports: State Requirements for Test Administrators, Proctors, and Accommodations Providers Who Administer Tests to Students with Disabilities, English Learners, and English Learners with Disabilities (#437)
To help ensure that assessments are properly administered, states have developed policies about who can administer or proctor assessments, and the training they must have. This report presents the …
Published: 11/16/2022
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Alumni Update: Kelly Nye-Lengerman
Published: November 2022
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New Fellowship Program Connects with Communities
Published: November 2022
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Using Telemedicine to Help Families When They Need It Most
Published: November 2022
Parent-Educator Toolkit: En Español: Working with Your Child's Teacher Using the multilingual Parent Educator Toolkit
The parents of English learners need to be involved in decisions about accessibility features for their children. The multilingual Parent-Educator Toolkit consists of several concise briefs to …
Published: 11/3/2022
Parent-Educator Toolkit: Working with Your Child's Teacher Using the multilingual Parent Educator Toolkit
The parents of English learners need to be involved in decisions about accessibility features for their children. The multilingual Parent-Educator Toolkit consists of several concise briefs to …
Published: 11/3/2022
Parent-Educator Toolkit: En Español: Building Successful Communication with the School Using the Multilingual Parent Educator Toolkit
The parents of English learners need to be involved in decisions about accessibility features for their children. The multilingual Parent-Educator Toolkit consists of several concise briefs to …
Published: 11/3/2022
Parent-Educator Toolkit: Building Successful Communication with the School Using the Multilingual Parent Educator Toolkit
The parents of English learners need to be involved in decisions about accessibility features for their children. The multilingual Parent-Educator Toolkit consists of several concise briefs to …
Published: 11/3/2022
NCEO Brief: Including Students with Disabilities in K-2 Academic Assessments (#28)
This Brief provides an overview of issues related to the inclusion of students with disabilities and English learners with disabilities in early grade (i.e., K-2) assessments. State academic …
Published: November 2022
Understanding English Learner Accommodations : Translated Test Directions
The video describes one of the testing accommodations allowed for English learners on West Virginia state assessments. It describes the West Virginia policy on using translated test directions as …
Published: 11/3/2022
Understanding English Learner Accommodations : Bilingual Word to Word Dictionaries
The video describes one of the testing accommodations allowed for English learners on West Virginia state assessments. It describes the West Virginia policy on using bilingual word to word dictiona…
Published: 11/3/2022
Understanding English Learner Accommodations : Electronic Translators
The video describes one of the testing accommodations allowed for English learners on West Virginia state assessments. It describes the West Virginia policy on using an electronic translator as an …
Published: 11/3/2022
Understanding English Learner Accommodations
The videos in this series describe different accommodations and accessibility features allowed in West Virginia assessment accommodations policies for English language learners with and without …
Policy Forum: Most People with IDD Getting Long-term Supports Live with a Family Member
This Policy Forum from November 1, 2022 discusses the recent Policy Research Brief titled, Most People with IDD Getting Long-term Supports Live with a Family Member . Slides from the presentation …
Published: 11/1/2022
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NY OPWDD Direct Support Workforce Investments Evaluation
ICI is conducting formative and summative evaluations of several DSP Workforce development program initiatives funded by OPWDD. Formative evaluation will track and report on program implementation …
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Direct Minnesota TBI State Plan
This project has two goals. The first goal is to move the Minnesota TBI State Plan towards racial equity and address the impact of systemic racism on traumatic brain injury (TBI) services and …
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: October 2022
The Institute's monthly staff newsletter featuring news of recent activities, accomplishments, and resources. This month's feature stories are about an Impact article that connected the co-author …
Published: October 2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Color Contrast: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for color contrast is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 10/18/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Color Contrast: Research
This fact sheet on color contrast 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: 10/18/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Spell Check: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for spell check is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 10/18/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Spell Check: Research
This fact sheet on spell check 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: 10/18/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Assistive Technology: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for assistive technology is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 10/18/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Paper Format: States’ Accessibility Policies, 2022
This summary of states’ accessibility policies for paper format is part of the Accommodations Toolkit published by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO).
Published: 10/18/2022
Accommodations Toolkit: Paper Format: Research
This fact sheet on paper format 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: 10/18/2022
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Immediate Impact: Article Sparks Ukrainian Connection
Published: October 2022
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Charting the LifeCourse Parent Training
This project evaluates the Charting the LifeCourse Parent Training. The evaluation plan includes both formative and summative evaluation activities. Formative activities ensure that the training …
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Certificate: A Deeper Understanding of Disability
Published: October 2022
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Oct. 25-26: Gathering to Embrace Diversity, Awareness, Rights
Published: October 2022
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Removing Barriers for Families
Published: October 2022
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National Report: Worker Anxiety, Depression Surging
Published: October 2022
MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: Public Policy Advocacy
In this webinar, Julia Burkstaller (The Arc Minnesota) and Dupree Edwards (student advocate) share their experience advocating for inclusive higher education in Minnesota. They provide information …
Published: September 2022
Policy Research Brief: Most People with IDD Getting Long-term Supports Live with a Family Member
Most people with IDD, whether they get funded support or not, live with family members throughout their lives. This Policy Research Brief describes living arrangements for people with IDD, trends …
Published: October 2022
NCEO Newsletter: October 2022 issue
This issue highlights several new NCEO activities and products. The first is a toolkit for new state special education directors that is designed to be easy to use and help new directors (and …
Published: 10/3/2022
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Go MN!
The Go MN! project is led by MN DEED. The project addresses people with disabilities in or contemplating subminimum wage work settings and offers them opportunities to explore careers in transporta…
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Making Improved Decisions for Students on the Cusp of Alternate Assessment Participation Using Multiple Measures of Academic Achievement from Multiple Sources (MIDAS)
Increases the capacity of state education agencies to provide technical assistance to local education agencies (e.g., school districts) on using multiple measures of academic achievement to …
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Strengthening the Direct Care Workforce: A Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Initiative
The National Council on Aging, Inc., has established a technical assistance center to accelerate state systems changes to improve the recruitment, development, and retention of the HCBS direct …
Assistive Technology Interoperability with Online Assessment Platforms and Other Technology Products and Services: Making it All Work!
This report contains the proceedings of a forum held on June 29, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia to discuss issues surrounding the use of personal student assistive technology and online assessment …
Published: September 2022
What New Special Education Directors Need to know about academic assessments toolkit
This presentation provides information about a toolkit that will help special education directors fulfill their role in ensuring the participation of students with disabilities in assessments. The …
Published: 9/27/2022
IEP Monitoring by States of Alternate Assessment Participation Decisions
This presentation shares results from a national survey of leaders in the special education and assessment offices of SEAs, and reviews three states’ approaches and procedures for monitoring AA- …
Published: 9/27/2022
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2018-2019 APR Snapshot #25: State Assessment Participation and Performance of Students Receiving Special Education Services
This report provides a snapshot of the participation and performance of students receiving special education services in statewide assessments used for Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA …
Published: October 2022
NCEO APR Snapshot Briefs: 2018-2019 APR Snapshot #26: Students in Special Education Assigned Assessment Accommodations
This 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 Elementary …
Published: October 2022
FYI from the Institute on Community Integration: September 2022
FYI is a monthly newsletter from the Institute on Community Integration. The September 2022 issue includes three feature stories, a recent ICI Facebook post, new publications, upcoming events, …
Published: September 2022

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