Services

The following training, consultation, and production services are available to the public on a fee-for-service basis. Please direct questions or requests to the contact person listed under each service offering.

• Services Across All Program Areas
• Early Childhood Services
• School-Age Services
• Transition Services
• Adult Services & Community Living
• Additional UMN Programs

Services Across All Program Areas

The Evaluation Group consists of a cadre of specialists offering evaluation services to programs and organizations that serve people with disabilities and other special needs, including schools, state and local education agencies, human service agencies, and workforce development agencies, on a fee-for-service basis.

RTC Media Productions creates professional film, video, and multimedia projects supporting people with disabilities, their families, and those who provide support services. Our clients have also included health care professionals, university departments, schools, and social service agencies.

Early Childhood Services

Early Education and Development Training Services are provided by staff at the Institute on Community Integration and the University's Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) for professionals who work with families, as well as parent groups, corporations, and others interested in issues related to young children with special needs. Services include conference presentations, workshops, University courses, and instructional videos.

School-Age Services

Developing Inclusive Systems to Benefit All Students in School Reform, the National Center for Educational Outcomes (NCEO) prepares and disseminates formal research reports and documents on research findings about policies and practices that ensure all students benefit from State and local assessment and accountability efforts. Building on the research base, NCEO works with States and districts to enhance their capacity to develop inclusive systems that include all students, including students with disabilities, in the benefits of school reform.

Transition Services

Transition Solutions is a strategic alliance of the nation's top researchers and educators in the areas of secondary education and transition, including staff of the Institute on Community Integration. Transition Solutions staff provide fee-based consultation in the areas of resource mapping, interagency team development, and strategic planning.

Transition for American Indian Educators and Administrators who work with high school youth preparing for post secondary experiences is available through Institute staff member Jean Ness.

Adult Services & Community Living

Direct Support Professionals Workforce Development Program is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art resources and consultation services to a variety of clientele that are facing DSP workforce challenges in recruitment, training, and retention.

Additional University of Minnesota Programs

• Disability Policy and Services Certificate Program
• Developmental Disability Training Program for Pediatric Residents

Note: If you would like to learn about new training, technical assistance, and evaluation services offered by the Institute, and you have an e-mail address, please register to receive e-mail updates.