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Inclusion Illuminated: Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement for emerging leaders in Africa
May 9th, 2022
The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) has partnered with Humanity & Inclusion (HI) to introduce the Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement, a new professional fellowship program for African disability leaders committed to…
Join us on May 15, 2022 for #IPSEDay2022!
May 2nd, 2022
What is #IPSEDay2022? Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day, or #IPSEDay2022, is a day to raise awareness and spread the word about inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) options for students with intellectual disabilities. There are about 5,30…
Florida Employment First: Spring is in the Air!
April 29th, 2022
This spring, Florida’s Employment First team has a variety of ways to stay connected through conversations, virtual gatherings, and resources! Florida APSE and Georgia APSE are collaborating next month to host the Maximizing Employment for…
Prospective employees may have leverage in Massachusetts’ competitive labor market
March 30th, 2022
Jill Eastman, ICI Employment Specialist Program Coordinator, interviewed for Boston Globe article The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that in 2021 there were nearly 11 million job openings across the US, but only 6.3 million unemployed…
ICI launches new inclusive civic engagement program for emerging leaders in Africa
March 24th, 2022
Dr. Heike Boeltzig-Brown from ICI has partnered with Humanity & Inclusion to introduce a new professional fellowship program for African disability leaders committed to inclusive civic engagement, the Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic…
Learn about the Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative Program at UMass Boston!
March 23rd, 2022
The Massachusetts Inclusive Concurrent Enrollment Initiative (MAICEI) program at UMass Boston offers inclusive higher education opportunities to partnering local school districts that support high school students with intellectual disabilities and…
Happy 90th Birthday to ICI trailblazer and luminary, Dr. Ludwik Stefan Szymanski
March 21st, 2022
Our original founders, Dr. Alan Crocker, nurse Marie Cullinane, and Dr. Ludwik Stefan Szymanski were dedicated to exploring and improving health and social outcomes for children with developmental disabilities and their families. To this end, Dr…
This February, Celebrate and Learn about Black History in Boston
February 7th, 2022
We are kicking of the month by exploring Black History in Boston. Take some time this month to learn about The William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture at UMass Boston, established in 1984 to address the concerns of Black…