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Embracing Inclusion and Empowerment: My Unforgettable Fellowship Experience
June 29th, 2023
Bakar Hamad is a 2023 Fellow in the Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement. This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is administered by the Institute for Community…
ICI Staffers at the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Conference
June 21st, 2023
Earlier this June, researchers, policymakers, advocates, and practitioners convened in Pittsburgh for the 147th annual American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Conference. ICI staffers Alberto Migliore, Staci Jones…
ICI’s Partner on Alternatives to Guardianship Project Featured in the New York Times
June 20th, 2023
President Emerita of the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI) Valerie J. Bradley wrote a letter to the editor of the New York Times, thanking the authors for their op-ed, “A Better Alternative to Guardianship.” Alternatives to guardianship are…
Juneteenth: A Brief History of the Freedom Celebration
June 12th, 2023
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…
Join the ICI at APSE 2023!
June 10th, 2023
ICI staff and partners are presenting several sessions at the 2023 Association of People Supporting Employment First (APSE) Creating Connections conference in Columbus, OH from June 12–15. We hope to see you there! Tuesday, June 13 from 1:45–2:45pm…
Happy Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + (LGBTQ+) Pride Month!
June 1st, 2023
This June, we celebrate disabled LGBTQ+ advocates! History & Now Disability is often erased from historical accounts when we learn of activists who fought for collective struggles. Today, people with disabilities are more likely to identify as…
The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice Expands its National Community of Practice of State Teams Advancing Alternatives to Guardianship
May 12th, 2023
Boston, MA — The Center on Youth Voice, Youth Choice (CYVYC) is delighted to announce its selection of three additional State Teams to join its national Community of Practice to promote alternatives to guardianship for youth with intellectual and…
Western Carolina University University Participant Program First Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disability to be Accredited by New Agency
May 10th, 2023
Boston, MA — May 10, 2023 — The Institute for Community Inclusion’s (ICI) Think College and the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council (IHEAC), a new accrediting agency for postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disability…