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Munroe-Meyer Institute

- Services Overview
- Make an Appointment
  Most appointments for MMI's unique range of services for individuals with disabilities are scheduled through our Patient Information Office.
- Diagnosis and Disorders
  Learn about a specific diagnosis or developmental disorder.
- Community Engagement
  We bring together providers, agencies and stakeholders to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities and complex health care needs.
- Patient Resources
  Helpful information about insurance, evaluations, interpretive services, lodging and more.
- Request an Interpreter
  We provide qualified language interpreters for our patients with limited English or sign language interpreters for our patients who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
- Resources Overview
- Civil & Legal Resources
  All people have the right to be included in their community with access to public spaces, housing, education, and employment. Access to civil and legal resources makes this easier for people with disabilities.
- Legislation and Disability Policy
  MMI serves as an expert resource to state and federal policymakers on issues impacting individuals with disabilities and their families.
- Leadership & Advocacy Opportunities
  There are many opportunities for individuals with disabilities and family members to become involved in leadership roles.
- Lifespan Resources
  We help families with children who have disabilities navigate resources available across childhood to early adulthood.
- Education Overview
- Departments & Programs
  Our clinical departments provide learning opportunities for students in professional training programs within UNMC, the state of Nebraska and across the country.
- Parents & Caregivers
  Learn about our leadership and advocacy training opportunities for parents and caregivers of individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Job Shadow
  Many of our programs and services offer job shadowing opportunities.
- Continuing Education
  At MMI, you'll find professional development and continuing education opportunities, including leadership training, workshops and clinical experiences in genetics grand rounds.
- Research Overview
- Faculty Research
  We work in basic, applied, translational and evaluative research in every one of our programs and disciplines.
- Student Research
  Assisting MMI faculty in their research efforts are numerous post-doctoral fellows, doctoral interns, graduate and undergraduate students from across the nation.
- Active Research Studies
  Explore MMI research studies recruiting participants.

Experience Pledge

We pledge to pursue the following concepts in all our activities and to work with each individual's unique attributes, particularly their strengths, in order to personalize care that makes a meaningful difference.

Core Concepts We Pledge to Promote

Function by

Partnering to work with you rather than on you.
Respecting your way of doing things.
Empowering you to understand your health care needs and make informed decisions.
Providing support to reach your potential at school, work and throughout the community.

Fitness by

Recognizing physical activity is important to health and wellness and comes in many different forms.
Reducing individual and community barriers to movement and fitness.
Advocating for policies to build a healthy inclusive community.

Fun by

Recognizing that everyone wants to have fun.
Promoting inclusive accessible leisure activities in the community.
Expanding opportunities to enjoy time with the people you choose as friends.

Family by

Supporting you and your family as you meet life's challenges and opportunities.
Following your lead.
Providing services and resources that are meaningful to you and your family.

Friends by

Providing tools that promote and enhance meaningful healthy relationships.
Encouraging peer connections.
Recognizing you as a fellow citizen and neighbor.

Future by

Valuing independence, inclusion, privacy, self-determination, employment and education.
Keeping your expectations and dreams in view at all times.
Challenging and supporting you in raising your own expectations in life.
Embracing people-first language and principles.
Embracing technology to improve services.

Based on Rosenbaum, P. & Gorter, J.W. (2012), The 'F-words' in childhood disability: I swear this is how we should think! Child: Care, Health and Development, (38) 4.

F-Words Knowledge Hub