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IU INSTITUTE FOR STUDY OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
CHANGES ITS NAME TO BETTER REFLECT ITS MISSION
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University's Institute for the Study of Developmental Disabilities has a new name: the Indiana Institute on Disability and Community.
For nearly four decades, the institute has been involved in disability and community issues with a mission to improve the lives of people with disabilities in typical community settings.
"After a six-month process of discussion with constituents and others associated with the work of the institute, we believe that the name Indiana Institute on Disability and Community better reflects our vision and commitment for ongoing improvement of inclusive communities for people with disabilities," said David M. Mank, the institute's executive director.
The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community was founded in 1970 as the Mental Retardation Developmental Training Center, when IU received funds under the 1963 Developmental Disabilities Construction Act to establish a service and training program in mental retardation.
Since then, the institute has expanded and changed its focus in response to the needs of Hoosiers with disabilities, their families and the professionals who assist them.
The Indiana Institute on Disability and Community pursues its mission with support from IU, as well as through federal and state grants, and funding from foundations. It reports to the Trustees of IU and the vice president for research and dean of the University Graduate School.
(Joel F. Fosha, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, 812-855-6508, foshaj@indiana.edu or George Vlahakis, Office of Communications and Marketing, 812-855-0846, gvlahaki@indiana.edu)