Feature Issue on Employment and IDD
In Memoriam: David R. Johnson
Colleagues at the University of Minnesota are mourning the passing of David R. Johnson on July 4. Johnson led the Institute on Community Integration from 1997 to 2018, devoting his career to improving the educational system that serves students with disabilities. Along with University of Minnesota President Emeritus Robert Bruininks and Charlie Lakin, former director of the Research and Training Center on Community Living, Johnson helped develop the foundational roots of ICI in the 1980s as a center of excellence dedicated to moving people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) out of institutions and into full lives in their communities of choice. ICI Director Amy Hewitt and many other disability leaders praised his leadership and his work, which was used by policymakers and educators across the country to shape opportunities for children and youth with disabilities.
“I am forever grateful for his permanent imprint and unwavering commitment to making the Institute on Community Integration what it is today,” Hewitt said. “He set a sustainable foundation for our future.”
Volume 37, Number 2 | Fall 2024
Feature Issue: Employment and People with Intellectual, Developmental, and Other Disabilities
Issue Editors:
Staci Jones, senior technical assistance and policy associate, Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Danielle Mahoehney, community living and employment specialist, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Dupree Edwards, co-trainer, Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Managing Editor: Janet Stewart
Graphic Designer: Sarah Curtner
Web Developers: Shawn Lawler, Jonathon Walz
Impact is published by the Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD), and the Research and Training Center on Community Living and Employment (RTC), College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. It is supported, in part, by Grant #90DDUC0070 from the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to the Institute; and Grant #90RTCP0003 from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), HHS, to the RTC. Additional support for this issue was provided by Grant #5 T73MC12835-14-00 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HHS, to the Minnesota LEND.
The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Institute, Centers or University. The content does not necessarily represent the policy of the US Department of Health and Human Services, or Department of Education, and endorsement by the Federal Government should not be assumed.
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Ongoing oppression and discrimination in the United States has led to significant trauma for many people of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, and other oppressed persons. At ICI, we affirm our commitment to address systemic racism, ableism and all other inequalities and forms of oppression to ensure inclusive communities.
