Registration for the National Transition Conference in Washington DC closes Friday, May 18! IBM's Ann Wilson Cramer is giving the keynote. Learn more and register here!
The ICI's Dr. Judith Palfrey spoke at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting. Palfrey referenced changes in children's health care from the 18th to the 21st century. We've come a long way from leeches to antibiotics, but there's still much further to go. In her talk, Palfrey focused on caring for children as protecting the future of humanity. Read the coverage here.
The US Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the creation of a new federal agency focused on disability inclusion. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) will create policies and programs that support people with disabilities and seniors to live at home instead of in institutions. The ACL will join together three existing agencies: the Administration on Developmental Disabilities, the Office on Disability, and the Administration on Aging. Learn more here.
The new Allen C. Crocker Family Fellowship funds a family member of a person with a developmental disability to work on an original project for one year.
StateData National Report Available
StateData: the National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes 2010 is now available. This publication provides detailed national and state-level data on trends in employment outcomes for people with disabilities. Its emphasis is on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
View and download this publication
Effective Training for Employment Consultants: Job Development and Support Strategies
State Intellectual and Developmental Disability Agencies' Service Trends
The ICI now offers online and in-person trainings for health-care professionals. These trainings empower health-care staff to provide high-quality care to patients with disabilities. To learn more, please contact Sheila Fesko at sheila.fesko@umb.edu.
ICI has expanded its use of social media to YouTube. Please visit our YouTube channel to see some of ICI's latest videos and take advantage of "automatic captions" in YouTube.
www.youtube.com/communityinclusion