Ellie Sondock, an autistic actor and direct support professional, found self-direction organically through her work at a theater. In the new issue of Impact, she shares the struggle to service multiple clients, and the joys of supporting other actors to live their best lives. https://z.umn.edu/aah3
Institute on Community Integration
高等教育
Minneapolis，MN 1,073 位关注者
Ensuring that children, youth and adults with disabilities are valued by and contribute to their communities of choice.
关于我们
The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota pushes the edge of inclusion through an intensive focus on policies and practices that affect children, youth, and adults with disabilities, and those receiving educational supports. ICI’s collaborative research, training, and information-sharing ensure that people with disabilities are valued by, included in, and contribute to their communities of choice throughout their lifetime. ICI works with service providers, policymakers, educators, employers, advocacy organizations, researchers, families, community members, and individuals with disabilities around the world, building communities that are inclusive. ICI is a designated University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, part of a national network of similar programs in major universities and teaching hospitals across the country. The Institute is home to over 70 projects, addressing disability issues across the lifespan. ICI conducts the following four core activities – Interdisciplinary Education & Training, providing training for students, paraprofessionals, professionals, and leaders seeking to better support persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Technical Assistance, offering training, consultation, and program evaluation services to enhance the capacity of existing agencies and services. Research, improving policies & practices affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families through applied research, conducted in collaboration with organizations, agencies, colleges, and universities around the globe. Dissemination, sharing information through newsletters, curricula, training materials, resource guides, reports, brochures, journal articles, books, websites, videos, social media, and other resources. Many research findings are translated into plain-language resources tailored to specific audiences, including people with intellectual disabilities.
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https://ici.umn.edu
Institute on Community Integration的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 高等教育
- 规模
- 51-200 人
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- Minneapolis，MN
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- 教育机构
- 创立
- 1985
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150 Pillsbury Drive SE
102 Pattee Hall
US，MN，Minneapolis，55455
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National advisers to the College of Direct Support (such as board member Carol Britton Laws, pictured) gathered in Miami last month to share ideas for reaching the growing number of family caregivers, direct support professionals, and others supporting people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities through self-directed services. https://z.umn.edu/aal3
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Expanding professionalism in direct support… and Life Unlimited, the service provider that won the 2025 Moving Mountains Award for doing so. Researcher Anna Bolgrien draws on her MNLEND experience. Get the latest from ICI in the new FYI newsletter. https://lnkd.in/gHqgA8mE To subscribe to FYI, visit https://lnkd.in/gUPuWgez
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Tomorrow, March 19, ICI will host The Dignity of Work: An International Forum, bringing together employers, scholars, and disability employment service providers for a global, online event open to anyone. Representatives from Minnesota-based Land O'Lakes, Inc. and Inclusive Networking will share how they provided customized employment internships for people with disabilities. https://z.umn.edu/a7za
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What if you could start a new self-direction program from scratch? In the new issue of Impact, Lynn Breedlove, one of the architects of Wisconsin’s program, shares what it takes to design a self-direction system that works. https://z.umn.edu/aah2
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Join us tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18, for Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO?) on Targeted, Individualized, and Intensive Positive Supports for Children and Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD). The sessions began in January and will end April 1. 12-1 pm CST. Come ready to participate. Presented by ICI's TeleOutreach Center and the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Register at https://z.umn.edu/a2hz
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Self-direction shouldn’t be a well-kept secret, Rosalie Austin writes in the new issue of Impact. “It’s been blood, sweat, and tears to get my daughter’s needs met.” https://z.umn.edu/a9wp
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One week from today, on March 19, ICI will host The Dignity of Work: An International Forum, bringing together employers, scholars, and disability employment service providers for a global, online event open to anyone. Representatives from Minnesota-based #LandOLakes and Inclusive Networking will share how they provided customized employment internships for people with disabilities. https://z.umn.edu/a7za
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Join us tomorrow, Wednesday, March 12, for Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO?) on Telehealth to Support Families of Children with Behavioral Health and Mental Health Needs. 12-1 pm CST. Come ready to participate. Presented by ICI, the TeleOutreach Center, and the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Register at https://z.umn.edu/a9wn
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“I’ve made a lot of positive connections and learned how people from different parts of the country are able to use self-direction,” Nathan Turner writes in the new issue of Impact. “It’s worth fixing the problems in self-direction because people know what they want and need most.” https://z.umn.edu/a9wo