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ICI partners on two US Department of Labor awards to expand inclusive apprenticeship opportunities
July 20th, 2021
The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) will partner with Jobs for the Future and the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to modernize and diversify registered apprenticeship programs. Both organizations received…
Professors share perspectives on inclusive college learning experiences for students with intellectual disability
July 20th, 2021
How can instructors provide inclusive college learning experiences to all students? As more students with intellectual disability (ID) enroll in college, instructors are learning about how to create inclusive classroom experiences. Researchers…
Help Us Pilot a Scale of Community Life Engagement
June 22nd, 2021
Does your organization provide day services and supports to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities? We need your help testing our new Guidepost Fidelity Scale (GFS)! Our aim with the GFS is to help service providers better understand…
Juneteenth: A Brief History of the Freedom Celebration
June 15th, 2021
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates the day that enslaved people in Texas learned that slavery was outlawed. On June 19, 1865, the Union Army general, Gordon Granger, announced General Order №3 in Galveston, Texas which proclaimed freedom…
Congratulations to Boston Children’s Hospital and Dr. Jason Fogler, the new LEND program Training Director
June 11th, 2021
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Director, David Helm, PhD, is proud to announce the LEND program at the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at Boston Children’s Hospital has just received a new 5-year…
Join the ICI this Month at #APSE2021
June 8th, 2021
Numerous ICI staffers are scheduled to present during the 2021 APSE Virtual Conference. The conference, titled “Lighting the Path Forward for Employment First,” will run from June 14–18. Monday, June 14: Sheila Fesko and Karen Flippo will present…
Meet the Players: Bios for Upcoming Webinar on Employment
February 4th, 2021
The ICI is pleased to offer the U.S. — Japan Business Leadership Institute on Youth Disability Employment Webinar Series! The first webinar, How Do We Access Employment? Japanese and American College Students and Young Professionals with Disabilities…
ICI’s College of Employment Services and Supplement Curriculum Recertified by the Association of Community Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE)
January 28th, 2021
The College of Employment Services (CES), on-line curriculum and instructor led supplement was one again approved for certification by the Association of Rehabilitation Educators (ACRE). The College of Employment Services is developed by the staff at…