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title: "Impact: Feature Issue on Self-Direction"
description: "[Impact](https://ici.umn.edu/series/14) is a triannual magazine published by the [Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota](https://ici.umn.edu/) providing practical research, strategies, and success stories for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, and the professionals who support them. This issue highlights…"
url: "https://mosds.org/docs/impact-feature-issue-on-self-direction/"
updated: "2026-09-22"
category: "SDS Specific / Self-Direction Stories and Articles"
---

# Impact: Feature Issue on Self-Direction

[Impact](https://ici.umn.edu/series/14) is a triannual magazine published by the [Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota](https://ici.umn.edu/) providing practical research, strategies, and success stories for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, and the professionals who support them.

This issue highlights the positive impact of self-directed support services, featuring programs that expand access to self-direction alongside personal stories that illustrate the experiences and benefits of SDS.

  [Impact Article (external link)](https://ici.umn.edu/products/l3h7-PSfRdykxCJFGLNCUg)