A list of local agency contacts, and resources (videos, websites, authors and book titles) for those wishing to learn more about the science of Childhood Adversity, Positive Childhood Experiences, and Resilience.
Resources Compiled for ACE Interface Trainings
Inclusion Study:
The Relationship of Special Education Placement and Student Academic Outcomes
This study investigates the academic outcomes of special education student cohort in the state of Indiana placed in high and low inclusion settings.
Access to full Published Manuscript - February 2021
The Relationship Between Special Education Placement and High School Outcomes
Propensity score matching was used to create intervention and comparison groups to compare academic outcomes of students with disabilities in Indiana placed in more inclusive settings with those placed in less inclusive settings.
Access to full Published Manuscript - July 2022
Inclusion Directory
In Indiana, 1 in 3 preschoolers with a disability receives special education services alongside their peers without disabilities. If you or your school district are interested in learning more about districts where most preschoolers are educated alongside each other (preschool inclusive services), then check out our Indiana Online Directory of Preschool Inclusion Models.
Learn More About Indiana's History in Disability
The Indiana Disability History website, curated by the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, documents and preserves the memories and experiences of Hoosiers with disabilities, highlighting historic developments in the disability rights movement.
The website uses video, audio, and digital technology to raise awareness of the contributions of movement leaders and pioneers as well as people trying to live ordinary lives. These advocates include both Hoosiers with disabilities and their supporters. They are community activists, family members, educators, professional service providers, public officials, and legislators.
The website offers online exhibits featuring a collection of oral history interviews in video format, with accompanying transcripts, descriptive data, and historical background information. This first-hand testimony illuminates the role of advocacy, and resulting changes in public policy, in the evolution of service provision and cultural attitudes towards people with disabilities.
Indiana Disability History Website
Find Disability Resources through the Indiana Institute's Library and Indiana Disability Resource FINDER
The Library at the IIDC
The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community has a full-service lending library with a wide variety of resources about disabilities across the lifespan. Regardless of where you live, we are happy to lend our materials to you through the mail or to help you find the answers you need.
We’re open weekdays from 8:00 to 11:30 am and 12:30 to 4:15 pm ET.
Locate Disability Resources with FINDER
For those with disabilities and their families, trying to navigate a complex web of services, programs, and other disability-related community resources can be daunting. FINDER provides 24/7 access to community services, is easy to use, and supports first-time users with a step-by-step guide. For more experienced users, it has advanced search features. Regardless of how information is located, search results are immediately available, and can be saved for future use and shared.