Community Life Engagement In Action

Wednesday, June 3, 2026, 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern

Community Life Engagement (CLE) in Action is growing a network of service providers seeking to increase CLE for the people they support. CLE is defined as access to and participation in the community as part of a meaningful day, and can include activities such as recreation, volunteer work, continuing education, civic engagement, and participation in faith communities.

This work is led by a partnership between the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire (IOD), the Institute for Community Inclusion at UMass Boston (ICI), and the American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR), guided by an advisory group that includes providers, people with IDD, and other CLE experts, and funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR; grant #90DPKT0011).

Objectives: Participants will:

• Be introduced to the Four Guideposts for Community Life Engagement and the Community Life Engagement Toolkit.
• Hear the latest updates about the National Community of Practice on CLE, including what current and past members have gotten out of the experience and how to join our next cohort.
• Learn how to access other ongoing communications including a quarterly “lunch and learn” webinar series and a short monthly e-newsletter.

About the Presenters

Jennifer Sulewski, Ph.D. is Associate Director of the Institute on Disability, University of New Hampshire and Principal Investigator of CLE in Action. She is a national expert on community life engagement (CLE) for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She has authored numerous publications on CLE, has presented locally and nationally at conferences, and has provided consultation to state agencies and service providers across the country on how to improve day services and supports.

Kelly Doran, Ph.D. is the Program Evaluator for CLE in Action. She has extensive experience in academic research and statistical analysis and is currently a program evaluator for several projects. In this role she contributes to knowledge about disability and bridges the gap between research and application to solve practical problems and to improve the lives of individuals living with disabilities and their families.

How to Attend

This webinar will be streamed live over the web via Zoom 3:00-4:00 PM Eastern, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Registered participants will receive an e-mail with instructions, the link to join the webinar and any other materials on the morning of the event. The event will be recorded and available to watch on TASH’s YouTube channel.

If you have any questions or need help, you can contact Donald Taylor at dtaylor@tash.org or (202) 878-6959.

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