University of Minnesota
Institute on Community Integration at University of Minnesota
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Mission Statement
The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota pushes the edge of inclusion through an intensive focus on policies and practices that affect children, youth, and adults with disabilities, and those receiving educational supports. ICI’s collaborative research, training, and information-sharing ensure that people with disabilities are valued by, included in, and contribute to their communities of choice throughout their lifetime. Our research focuses on improving policies and practices affecting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families through applied research, conducted in collaboration with organizations, agencies, colleges, and universities around the globe.
Ongoing Projects
Autism Spectrum Disorder: Quality Improvement Project
QI project/research to factors for children and caregivers to improve perioperative experiences(anesthesiology)
Aging and Autism: Experiences of Loneliness and Social Isolation from an Autistic Perspective
No Description Available
Positive Behavior Supports: Minnesota Department of Human Services
No description available
Associations among pain neuropeptides and inflammatory cytokines/chemokines in plasma from children with and without self-injurious behavior.
No description available
Published Resources
Vaccine Hesitancy Initiative-Health and Disability PSA
Health and Disability PSAs featuring Direct Support Professionals talking about vaccine safety and supporting people with disabilities (including autistic adults some of whom were featured in the video). *Completed in partnership with AUCD Vaccine
Direct Support Workforce and COVID-19 Survey: Providing Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Frontline Initiative: DSPs Respond to COVID-19
Webinar: DSP COVID 19 Data
CRE Members
Jennifer Hall-Lande
University of Minnesota CRE Lead
hall0440@umn.edu
Lynda Anderson
Project Co-Lead
lla@umn.edu
Jessica Simacek
Assistant
sima0034@umn.edu