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“I Have More to Do”
Multilingual special educator Kamola Salimova (MNLEND 2024-25) hopes to work with children with complex support needs and their families.
MNLEND “really provided a boost to my academic education because you are learning and doing, not just reading a textbook. I felt as though I had a big experience and that I’ll be able to share that with families in the future.”
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Filling a Gap: New Training for Paraprofessionals
As more schools embrace inclusive education, many are discovering they lack sufficient training for the paraprofessionals who support students with disabilities in general education classrooms. A new training series created by ICI's TIES Center helps fill this gap.
"Paraprofessionals often have very little relevant training, and as a group, they have very high turnover and attrition rates. Many of them have told us that the training they do receive doesn’t align with the work they are actually doing in the classroom."
Teleoutreach: Transforming Care
Using teleoutreach to support children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families who often spend months—and years—on waiting lists for services has improved both access to and the quality of care. Families needed help sooner to support children with neurodevelopmental disabilities while they waited for more comprehensive care.
Read about the 40 Big Ideas that shaped inclusive communities in Impact.
