Clara S. Muchunguzi is a 2023 Fellow in the Professional Fellows Program on Civic Engagement. This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of ECA and is administered by the ICI at the University of Massachusetts Boston in…

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…

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…

Press Release: The ICI’s Think College Higher Education Accreditation Council (IHEAC), a new accrediting agency for postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disability (ID), announced today that the Western Carolina University (WCU) University Participant (UP) Program is now fully accredited for the next seven years. The WCU UP program is the first program to be accredited by the council.

Congratulations to David Helm! David has served as the Director of Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) Program at the ICI at Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Massachusetts for nearly 15 years…

Harunah Damba is a 2022 Fellow in the Professional Fellows Program on Civic Engagement. This program is sponsored by the U.S Department of State’s Bureau of ECA, and is administered by the ICI at the University of Massachusetts Boston in partnership…

Employment is more than just work. For many people with and without disabilities, employment is about dignity, respect, and independence. The ICI promotes opportunities for people with disabilities into the mainstream workforce. We conduct research…

Congratulations to Dr. Jean Winsor, senior research associate at the ICI! Dr. Winsor received a 3-year, $600,000 field-initiated research grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to…

The article, Employees with IDDS, discusses the importance of eliminating stigma that surrounds employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) by sharing stories, providing supports, and hiring people with IDD. Many of us feel…

This summer, ICI staff John Butterworth, Staci Jones, Alberto Migliore, Brit Miles, and Jen Sulewski led three sessions at the Reinventing Quality Conference in Baltimore with key partners from the community and the University of Minnesota Institute…