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The following are lead articles that have appeared in the Institute's monthly staff newsletter, fyi, during the past six months, profiling Institute projects and activities. Older stories may be found in the fyi Archive of Past Issues.

RTC Receives $1 Million Grant to Study Publicly-Funded Supports for People with Disabilities
(January 2012)
More than a million Americans with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) receive publically-funded support services. The majority (58%) live in the home of a family member, while 31% live in residential facilities or with host/foster families and 9% live in homes of their own. With the continuing shift toward community living, there’s a need for federal and state agencies to better understand the current status and emerging trends in supporting individuals with IDD who are living in their own home or with family members, as well as supports targeting the family members rather than the individual. These are the areas that will be explored in a new collaborative project housed at the Institute’s Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC) titled the Supporting Individuals and Families Information Systems Project. …
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RTC’s College of Direct Support Anchors New Nationwide Online Curriculum Series
(December 2011)
After more than a decade of success with its College of Direct Support, an innovative online curriculum for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), the Institute’s Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC) is partnering with Elsevier/MC Strategies to further expand online training for professionals who support people who have intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities; those with psychiatric disabilities; as well as those who are aging. In November, they launched DirectCourse, an expanded suite of online curricula that will not only include the College of Direct Support, but also three additional curriculum series developed by new partners from other universities. …
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ICI Collaborates on Study of Autism in Minneapolis Somali Community
(November 2011)
Advocates in the Somali community have reported that children of Somali descent living in Minneapolis have, in the past few years, been classified as having Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) at a higher-than-usual rate. A preliminary study conducted by the Minnesota Department of Health identified higher rates of Somali children with labels of ASD in Minneapolis early intervention programs. Somali advocates have pressed for answers about what’s going on with their children. As one effort to provide answers, the Institute on Community Integration (ICI), the University’s Department of Pediatrics and Department of Educational Psychology, and the Minnesota Department of Health are collaborating on a project called, “Do Children of Somali Descent Have Higher ASD Prevalence?” …
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Technology is Theme of ICI Kickoff on November 14
(October 2011)
Technology is the theme of the 2011 Institute on Community Integration (ICI) Community Kickoff, which will be held on Monday, November 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University’s McNamara Alumni Center. “The ICI Community Kickoff is an important way for all of us to spend some time together getting to know colleagues we don’t necessarily work with on a daily basis, learn more about what’s going on across ICI, and enjoy fun and good food,” says ICI director David Johnson. “I’d encourage all ICI staff to set aside this time and plan to attend.” …
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ICI’s Global Resource Center: Supporting Inclusive Education Around the World
(September 2011)
Serbia, Macedonia, Bangladesh, and Tanzania are just some of the places in which the Global Resource Center for Inclusive Education (GRC) at the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) has been working to support inclusion of all young people, including those with disabilities, in their nation’s educational systems. Since 2006 the center has assisted education agencies around the globe to make “Education for All” a reality, and work toward systemic improvement of their education programs, practices, and policies that affect underserved and disadvantaged populations. …
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What Have We Been Up To? A Glance at the Past Year at ICI
(August 2011)
What has the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) been up to this year? Here’s a quick look at a few of the highlights of the past 12 months gleaned from our 2010/2011 NIRS database, where ICI projects and centers reported their accomplishments and activities for the year …
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