RTC on Community Living

07/12/2024

How can Minnesota improve intervention and respite services for people with behavioral health needs and disabilities? We want to hear from you! For more information and to see how you can share your opinion, visit https://z.umn.edu/9nbk

05/16/2023

"Ableism and disablism both refer to types of disability discrimination. The nuance between the two words can cause confusion but are important for acknowledging, detecting, and dismantling the types of barriers people with disability encounter."

Disability has been called the world’s largest minority and is a group any person can join at any time in their life. It befits us all to dismantle discrimination.

05/03/2023

National consulting group addressing the workforce needs of organizations providing community-based supports for individuals with disabilities.

04/28/2023

Enjoy free on-demand screenings in honor of Care Workers Recognition Month through April 30.

DSPs support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in living full lives.

01/20/2023

FINDS is a research survey from the University of Minnesota for family members and others who support children or adults with intellectual disabilities. Share your experiences! It will take about 45 minutes. The survey is available online in English, Spanish, and French. A paper survey is also available in Chinese.

FINDS is a research survey from the University of Minnesota and The ARC about the experiences of providing supports to loved ones with IDD. It will take about 45 minutes.

10/13/2022

Most people with IDD, whether they get funded support or not, live with family members throughout their lives. This Policy Research Brief describes living arrangements for people with IDD, trends in Medicaid HCBS funding for people living with families, state variations in the proportion of service recipients with IDD living with families, and challenges for family caregivers.
https://ici.umn.edu/products/2IBZAg-ARni5Vm5UkFCzCw

09/30/2022

A celebration and remembrance of Clifford Poetz, a pioneer in the Self-Advocacy Movement and lifelong disability rights activist, will be held on Saturday, November 5, from 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. at Spirit of St. Stephen’s.

The service will include an opening and closing prayer, readings, a eulogy, and an opportunity to share stories. Refreshments will be served.

The Spirit of St. Stephen’s is located at 5011 31st Avenue S, Minneapolis, in the New Branches building. The event will livestreamed on YouTube (https://youtu.be/JHpe4-eEWCA).

09/26/2022

Las voces diversas de los Profesionales de Apoyo Directo

09/12/2022

Beyond recognition of and appreciation for DSPs, DSP Week shares specific actions and cutting-edge approaches to improve the human services field and elevate the status of DSPs.

On September 14-15, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals - NADSP and the RTC on Community Living at the University of Minnesota will host their third virtual event. Raffle prizes for direct support professionals will be given away throughout the event.

Register now for the free sessions:

From September 14th – 15th, NADSP and the Research and Training Center on Community Living from the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, will host our third virtual event.

08/24/2022

Impact magazine

08/15/2022

The North Dakota Center for Persons with Disabilities (NDCPD)
and the Institute on Community Integration are presenting a training series to support the mental health needs of direct support professionals. This two-part series will provide personal resilience skills, supervisory best practices, and organizational strategies that are inclusive and supportive of mental health.
The virtual training are being offered every other Wednesday, beginning September 7 and running through November 19, 11-noon CT.
https://ndcpd.org/ndcpd-project-echo/direct-care-resilience-echo/

08/11/2022

Subscribe to Frontline Initiative!

Next week's issue of Frontline Initiative features diverse voices of 18 direct support professionals from underrepresented communities, broadening our understanding of lesser-heard voices. This newsletter, published bi-annually by the Institute on Community Integration and the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals - NADSP, is for DSPs and frontline supervisors who support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in living the lives they want in their communities of choice. Subscribe now! https://ici.umn.edu/product/frontline-initiative/subscribe