About

Vision

All individuals with developmental disabilities will have the freedom, responsibility, authority, and support to live self-determined lives.

Mission

The mission of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities is to provide training, technical assistance, research, systems change, and dissemination activities focused on supporting individuals with developmental disabilities to:

• Make informed choices and decisions about their lives.
• Receive support and services that are based on individual goals and outcomes.
• Achieve full inclusion and participate in society, in an individualized manner, consistent with the unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, and capabilities of each individual.

Goals

1. To improve access to effective educational supports within inclusive school environments for students with IDD
2. To improve access to effective early intervention and early education supports within inclusive settings for young children at risk for and with DD and their families
3. To increase the number of people with developmental disabilities who are competitively employed in community settings
4. To build the capacity of individuals and organizations to promote and support full community participation by people with developmental disabilities
5. To enhance the health of people with DD through increased provider knowledge and community health education, and effective interactions within the healthcare system
6. To increase the diversity, knowledge and skills of pre-service students/trainees, and professionals/practitioners participating in a program of study, mentored by FCIC Faculty and/or completing a core curriculum training module.