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The Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston supports the rights of children and adults with disabilities to participate in all aspects of society. As practitioners, researchers, and teachers, we form partnerships with individuals, families, and service agencies. Together we advocate for personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice.
We are dedicated to advancing the full inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Our work encompasses research, program evaluation, training, consultation, education, policy analysis, and service delivery across four main areas of emphasis: Employment, Education, Community Life, and Health Care.
We have three national hubs: ExploreVR and ThinkWork, which focus on inclusive employment, and ThinkCollege, which focuses on inclusive higher education.
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Our projects involve conducting state and national employment research, increasing access to higher education, supporting children with disabilities to plan for a fulfilling future, and much more.
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ICI Awarded Innovative Rehabilitation Training Grant on Employer Engagement

The Institute for Community Inclusion was recently awarded the Program on Innovative Rehabilitation Training on Employer Engagement Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program (PIRTEE), a Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) grant. The PIRTEE program focuses on creating and providing training related to employer engagement. The goal is to integrate research and emerging evidence into training for the VR system, rehabilitation professionals, and para-professionals, and to infuse that same information into academic programs on rehabilitation counseling.

Led by co-principal investigators Julisa Cully and Cecilia Gandolfo, the PIRTEE program will build upon the toolkits created through the RSA-funded Job-Driven VR Technical Assistance Center by creating four curricula for online and in-person training. Learn more about the PIRTEE program.