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: https://t.co/ScnUWg6wp2
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: https://t.co/mGyPNo6GKC
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: https://t.co/mGyPNo6GKC
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: https://t.co/tSqrUFNN6p
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: https://t.co/SadvJlv4Vu
#IPSE#InclusiveHigherEd#NEPSEA
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: https://t.co/E6oNt3xI5G #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.
“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? https://t.co/HkXuJlg6OT #TLPFeatureFriday
In 2023, people w/ intellectual & developmental disabilities are participating more in services that can help them get jobs! Read the #ThinkWork Blue Book for more: https://t.co/E6oNt3xI5G
#StateData#ICIBlueBook
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: https://t.co/SadvJlv4Vu #IPSE#InclusiveHigherEd
“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? https://t.co/HkXuJlg6OT #TLPFeatureFriday
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: https://t.co/E6oNt3xI5G
#StateData#ICIBlueBook
Do you know about @ICInclusion’s Employment Policy and Systems team? They use data to improve employment outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Learn more about the team: https://t.co/VkhYY8h4pH
“TLP didn’t just teach me theory, it gave me tools I use every day with students and colleagues.” – Brook, @UMassBoston#TLP alum. Want to learn more about the TLP? https://t.co/HkXuJlg6OT #TLPFeatureFriday
In 2023, 45% of people w/ disabilities had paid jobs, compared to 77% of people without disabilities. Read the #ThinkWork Blue Book for employment & economic self-sufficiency trends re: people w/ disabilities: https://t.co/E6oNt3xI5G
#StateData#ICIBlueBook
We're excited to be at Association of Developmental Disabilities Providers' LEAD 2026!: Tools, Talent and Tomorrow conference in Springfield, MA today! Stop by and grab some information, sign up for our newsletter, or to say hello.
The Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training program welcomes our first cohort of postdoctoral fellows, Dr. Melanie Lopez & Dr. Ashley E. Lazarre! Fellows will receive advanced postdoctoral training in IDD employment research:
https://t.co/fAk1q7os6O
From left, Leslie Quarles (@ICInclusion), Berkley Rosenquist (Southeast Regional Professional Development Center), and Cindy Lange (@CCharitiesUSA). (2/2)
Leslie Quarles presented at the SEMO Region Post-Secondary Transition Academy on the Southeast Missouri State University campus. Her presentation was titled "Are we dream builders or dream crushers? Harnessing Creative & Critical Thinking Skills during Career Exploration." (1/2)