Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities

The Rural Institute has promoted equal opportunity for people with disabilities since 1978. 

Our mission:

We build access and opportunity for people with disabilities through education, research, evaluation, and service.

We have over 50 programs focused on:

Program Spotlight


a woman trying to move inside floating boat using assistive technology

Floating Across Montana

Building accessible kayak and canoe launches

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Disability Counts

Providing access to rural data

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RIIC Blog

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50+

Funded projects

$7M

Annual budget

50+

Employees

Es mistéʔes qe es lʔ, ci łu l ,T,atʔ̓ ayaqn u Qlispélixʷ sqlixʷúʔulexʷs t Nłʔaycčstm Kʷtis Snacx̓ ̣łqe̓ ym̓ ín. Qe es putʔem łu Sqélixʷ m̓ im̓ éʔeye̓ ms x̣ʷl ,olqʷštulexʷ łu x̣ʷl ,qł sqlqelixʷ.

The University of Montana acknowledges that we are in the aboriginal territories of the Salish and Kalispel people. We honor the path they have always shown us in caring for this place for the generations to come.


 

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