Global 包容 and Social Development
马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 Establishes the School for Global 包容 and Social Development
The 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 Institute for Community 包容 (ICI) transforms into program and policy creation this philosophy: that people with disabilities have the same rights and self-determination with respect to their preferences, 选择, 和梦想.
Considered the 国家 leader in the area of policy, 研究, and practice in the employment of persons with disabilities, the ICI works to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunities to dream big, and make their dreams a fully integrated and welcomed reality. 44年来, the institute has been committed to creating a world where all people with disabilities are wholeheartedly included in valued roles in all settings: school, 工作场所, 志愿者组织, 首页, and elsewhere in the community.
And now the ICI has become the foundation for the just established School for Global 包容 and Social Development.
Since the ICI became part of 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 in 2001, it has brought in more than $160,000,000 in grants and external funds. 2011财年, the institute was awarded an impressive $17,100,000, and in FY 2012 earned its second highest annual award total of $13,300,000. Serving as a model for helping to solve societal problems with 研究 findings gleaned from multiple disciplines, the institute enjoys a growing circle of influence among local, 状态, 国家, and inter国家 constituents.
A joint venture of 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 and Children’s Hospital Boston, the ICI has been designated by the U.S. Department of 健康 and Human Services 政府 of Developmental Disabilities as a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, 研究, 和服务.
授权的各个方面
- Employing people with disabilities in community settings
- Supporting children and young adults with special health care needs
- Accessing general education and effecting transition from school to adult life
- Expanding local recreation and school activities to include people with disabilities
- Promoting technology that aids participation in school/community/work activities
- Building organizations’ ability to serve culturally diverse people with disabilities
- Revealing the impact of 国家 and 状态 policies on people with disabilities and their families
New Strategic Partnerships
马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 — IBM Collaborative Innovation Center
12月3日, 2013, 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 and IBM announced a new 研究 initiative to advance accessible technology solutions for people with disabilities, the growing elderly population, those with low literacy and novice technology users.
As part of IBM’s Academic Initiative, IBM will provide access to technology and industry expertise to students, professors and 研究ers at 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿’s newly formed School for Global 包容 and Social Development.
一起工作, IBM and 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 will work with 状态 and federal government agencies as well as local and global non-governmental organizations to advocate for key policies and legislation related to technology accessibility. 另外, the collaboration will explore new ways to integrate assistive technologies into the design of mobile devices, apps or websites that enable access for people with disabilities and improve the overall user experience.
“Since the founding of the University of Massachusetts Boston nearly 50 years ago, access and inclusion have been at the heart of our mission and values,” said 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 Chancellor J. 基斯莫特利. “We are pleased to join IBM in furthering this cause around the world.”
In 2013, 马塞诸斯州大学波士顿 became the host institution for the Liberated Learning Consortium, a global network of universities and private companies for the development and effective use of assistive technologies in higher education. 具体地说, the Consortium is a 研究 network dedicated to advancing speech recognition technology and techniques to create and foster barrier-free learning environments to improve accessibility. The Consortium conducts 研究 and development on two interrelated applications: using speech recognition to automatically caption spoken language and display it as readable text; and, using speech recognition to produce and disseminate accessible, 多媒体成绩单.