We're excited to welcome students participating in @UMassBoston's Rehabilitation Counseling Program this week! Courses include Motivational Interviewing and Group Counseling & Group Dynamics.
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Kicking off day two of the National APSE conference with ICI's #1 superfan Denise! She's been using ICI's research and materials to change the lives of people with disabilities in Michigan since 1988!! Thank you so much for sharing your story with us! ❤️ #APSE2026
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Great work by all our ICI presenters today at the National APSE conference! ICI's Brit Miles presented, "From Observation to Opportunity: The Power of Job Analysis," with Danielle Meadows. (1/2)
#APSE2026
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David Hoff, Erin Dennis, Madeline Webster-Perry (all from ICI) presented, "Vocational Rehabilitation: Building and Implementing a Customized Employment Infrastructure." ICI's Nick Holz presented "City as a Model Employer" with Cassidi Jobe. #APSE2026 (2/2)
From 2018 to 2023, weekly earnings for people with intellectual disabilities increased by an average of 27% across all six New England states! Read the #ThinkWork Blue Book for more: tinyurl.com/y5bcc969#StateData#ICIBlueBook
Today is World Day for Assistive Technology (AT)! A mother w/ MS from Louisiana is a caregiver for her aging parents. She received support from the Louisiana AT Access Network to buy products that help prevent long-term strain from bending & standing: communityinclusion.org/news/…
Thursday is World Day for Assistive Technology! A retired Wisconsin couple needed an accessible van for their handmaid craft business. They were able to continue traveling traveling to craft shows thanks to financial support from the WisTech program: communityinclusion.org/news/…
Tomorrow is World Day for Assistive Technology! A retired Wisconsin couple needed an accessible van for their handmaid craft business. They were able to continue traveling to craft shows thanks to financial support from the WisTech program: communityinclusion.org/news/…
Join NEPSEA and Mary Judge Diegert on June 10 @ 3 PM ET to learn how #InclusiveCollege programs across the US are working toward accreditation and why it matters for quality, recognition, and long-term success. Register: shorturl.at/cgrLl
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Welcome, @BridgeStateU President Frederick W. Clark Jr., our keynote speaker for Emerging Trends 2026! Under President Clark’s leadership, BSU has become a national leader in expanding access to higher ed! Join us on 6/11: tcollege.me/4ucab6I#IPSE#InclusiveHigherEd#NEPSEA
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In Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi & South Carolina, people w/ cognitive disabilities are getting to work! Employment rates rose 12% points on average in these states from 2016-2023. Read the #ThinkWork Blue Book for more: tinyurl.com/y5bcc969#StateData#ICIBlueBook
Congrats to @ICInclusion's Leslie Quarles who is graduating with her Master of Arts in Critical and Creative Thinking today! She’s pictured with her daughter Presley.
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“The support, structure, and reflection in this program helped me become a better educator and advocate.” – Kate, @UMassBoston#TLP alum. Want to learn more about the TLP? bit.ly/4a4bkW6#TLPFeatureFriday
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Don’t’ miss Emerging Trends 2026 on June 11, a free, in-person conference at @UMassBoston on inclusive higher education & college-based transition services! Hear experts speak on accreditation, employment, residential life, & more: tcollege.me/4ucab6I#IPSE#InclusiveHigherEd
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“This program helped me grow as a leader and gave me the confidence to create real change in my school community.” – Elizabeth, @UMassBoston#TLP alum. Want to learn more about the TLP? bit.ly/4a4bkW6#TLPFeatureFriday
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In 2023, 11.4% of SSI recipients with intellectual disabilities reported working—that’s nearly twice the rate of SSI recipients with other disabilities (6.6%)! Read the #ThinkWork Blue Book for more: tinyurl.com/y5bcc969#StateData#ICIBlueBook