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Projects of National Significance focus on the most pressing issues affecting people with developmental disabilities and their families across the US. The ICI’s ThinkWork Access to Integrated Employment (AIE) is a Developmental Disabilities Project…

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: May 7, 2025 Massachusetts Board of Higher Education Approves Regulations that Enhance Postsecondary Opportunities for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Boston, MA — May 7, 2025 —The…

The ICI has received a $100,000 gift from Dr. Stelios Gragoudas, a youth leadership advocate and former staffer who said he hopes the funds can support transition specialist training and student self-determination initiatives. Over the next five…

Five ICI/UMass Boston staff have published articles in the latest Impact, Feature Issue on Employment and IDD by the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. The Institute on Community Integration publishes Impact three…

This spring, the ICI’s Leslie Quarles from the Missouri Employment First team was featured on an episode of the Mentor Moments podcast, Take a Deeper Dive into Employment First and Initiatives Supporting its Success. Mentor Moments interviews…

Alternatives to guardianship (A2G) can help youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) get support when making decisions. The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (CYVYC) Alternatives to Guardianship (A2G) interactive map shares key…

A group of ICI and Think College researchers recently co-authored a chapter about postsecondary education for the second edition of the Handbook of Research-Based Practices for Educating Students with Intellectual Disability, detailing how higher…

New research from the ICI analyzed how data-enabled feedback and micro-lessons embedded in the workflow can be an important part of organizational management and quality improvement for employment consultants. In an article published in the academic…

Learn New Skills and Earn CRC Credits with this Free, 10-Week IT'S EMPLOYMENT Intensive Course ExploreVR’s IT’S EMPLOYMENT supports employment services and outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities across the US. Each year, we offer one free…

Dr. John Butterworth, ICI’s recently retired senior research fellow and director of employment systems change and evaluation, has received the prestigious George S. Jesien Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of University Centers on…