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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…

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 year’s Knowledge Translation Canada Conference selected DeBrittany (Mitchell) Humphrey, a Knowledge Translation Manager from the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI), to present on using a learning collaborative model as an integrated…

Over the past several months, ICI’s Jean Winsor and other ThinkWork! staff contributed to a series of Washington Post articles about the impact of subminimum wage (Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standards Act) on people with intellectual and…

Several Think College team members travelled to Baltimore, MD for three events in mid-July. First, they hosted the annual TPSID Project Director Meeting, which kicked off with a beautiful tribute video to Debra Hart compiled by Chelsea Stinnett. The…

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…

Earlier this summer, the Progressive Employment Learning Collaborative met at the ICI to discuss lessons learned about Progressive Employment’s impact on job seekers with disabilities and businesses in their communities. The Progressive Employment…

Community life engagement (CLE) refers to people accessing and participating in their communities outside of employment as part of a meaningful life. Explore CLE is the ICI’s new hub for activities that enhance systems and services that support…

July is Disability Pride Month. Sheila Johnson is a knowledge translation specialist at the ICI. The following blog post was written by Sheila. I’m an Epilepsy Warrior. It’s an exclusive club. I’m proud of my club, but I hope you never join. We…

July is Disability Pride Month. Rachel Adams-Duffy is a Disability Advocacy Advisor at the ICI. The following blog post was written by Rachel. In my experience, disability pride means accepting and honoring that I have differences. It means…

UMass Boston Transition Leadership Program Alumna How have the lessons you learned in the UMass Boston Transition Leadership program impacted your work as a professional? For me, it was important to learn and understand how much of the transition…

UMass Boston Transition Leadership Program Alumna What first attracted you to the Transition Leadership Program and to UMass Boston? The courses are thorough and directly applicable to my job as a for my job as a school adjustment counselor and…

2021 UMass Boston Transition Leadership Program Alumna Why did you want to get a Transition Leadership certificate initially? The goal of my studies was to enhance post-school transition services in Australia through the promotion of self…

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…

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This month, guest blogger Emma Barker reflects on her experiences in the following blog post. The following blog post was written by guest author Emma Barker. Emma is a queer jeweler from the…

A new zine from 2021 Allen C. Crocker Family Fellowship recipient Jess Mendes explores the experiences of adult siblings of individuals with physical, intellectual, behavioral and/or developmental disabilities, bringing together perspectives and…

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release: February 15, 2024 BOSTON, MA – The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Boston, in collaboration with Mathematica and the Disability Policy Consortium, has been…

Our Barbara Wilensky Gopen Memorial Fellowship and Allen C. Crocker Family Fellowship are part-time fellowship programs. Fellows work independently for up to 20 hours per week on projects of their choice and attend trainings and events to learn about…

As we welcome 2024 and embark on expanding ICI’s international work, we would like to take a moment to reflect on and celebrate the significant impact our staff have made on improving the lives of individuals with disabilities globally throughout…

We are honored to announce that Jean Winsor, ICI Senior Research Associate and Project Manager, has received the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Public Policy Award for her outstanding contributions to the…