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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 Institute for Community Inclusion 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…

Five Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) 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…

This spring, the Institute for Community Inclusion’s (ICI) 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…

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 Institute for Community Inclusion 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…

New research from the Institute for Community Inclusion 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…

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, Institute for Community Inclusion’s (ICI) 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…

With great sorrow, we share with you the news that Psychiatrist Emeritus Dr. Ludwik Stefan Szymanski passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 92 on November 22, 2024. Dr. Szymanski was a cofounder of the Developmental Evaluation Clinic (DEC…