Academics

ICI

Institute for Community Inclusion

Phone: 617-287-4300

The Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in their communities through training, consultation, clinical and employment services, and research. ICI is also involved in special projects focused on ensuring personal choice, self-determination, and social and economic justice for people with disabilities.

Key interest areas include:

  • Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments Graduate Degree Program
  • Orientation and Mobility Certification and Graduate Degree Program leading to specialized work with visually impaired or legally blind populations
  • Training for Rehabilitation Professionals
  • State and Local Agency Collaboration
  • Organizational Change
  • Universal Design
  • Disability Policy
  • Employer Partnerships
  • Employment Data
  • Community Employment
  • Workforce Development
  • Customized Employment
  • Inclusive National and Community Service
  • Transition from School to Adult Life
  • Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs
  • Northeast Regional Center for Vision Education (NERCVE)
  • National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWDA)
  • National Service Inclusion Project (NSIP)
  • Opening Doors for Children and Youth with Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs (A Rehabilitation Research and Training Center - RRTC)
  • Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND)
  • State Employment Leadership Network (SELN)
  • Medicaid Infrastructure and Comprehensive Employment Opportunities (MI-CEO)
  • Including All Children: Early Childhood/Early Intervention Teacher  Education Program
  • Boston Ready
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (VR-RRTC)
  • Universal Design Practices