Institute on Communication and Inclusion

For almost two decades the Institute on Communication and Inclusion has been giving a voice and a means to communicate to people with disabilities who may have otherwise been living in silence or isolation. The Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) conducts research and promotes support for people with disabilities to communicate in schools and society.  Formerly, the Facilitated Communication Institute, the new name, the Institute on Communication and Inclusion, represents a broadened focus developed over the past 20 years, reflecting lines of research, training and public dissemination that focus on school and community inclusion, narratives of disability and ability, and disability rights.  Its initiatives stress the important relationship of communication to inclusion.

2013 Summer Institute

Learn more and register for the 2013 Summer Institute: Connection, Communication, and Creativity - July 15-17, 2013 at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel and Conference Center.

News

• Christine Ashby has been appointed Director of the Institute on Communication and Inclusion. Read the full news release about Professor Ashby.
• View our calendar page often to stay updated on upcoming events

Learn

• About the services and supports the ICI provides
• About the history of the institute
• About the most recent research on communication and inclusion
• About upcoming training and workshops in your area

Engage

• Connect with ICI staff to ask questions about ICI services and getting started
• Order books, documentaries, or training videos to learn more about supported typing
• Connect with individuals around the world who use supported typing to communicate
• Connect with FC bloggers
• View the Winter 2012 Newsletter

The Institute on Communication and Inclusion receives financial support from private individuals and foundations, and is part of the Inclusion Institutes, housed in the Syracuse University School of Education. We are grateful for the key support provided by the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation and the John P. Hussman Foundation.