Search results for: “employment initiatives”
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Kentucky Alignment of Employment Initiatives
Kentucky Formal Network Partnerships for Increased Employment with Disability Focus The Kentucky Work Matters task force was created in 2017 by Executive Order and included representatives from every area of Kentucky’s state government related to workforce development along with representatives from the private sector. It has addressed barriers to employment and promoted workforce inclusion for people…
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Redefining Opportunity: A National Look at Disability Employment Innovation_Training Innovation Project_Learn at Lunch
Presenter: Dina Klimkina By the end of this session, participants will be able to: 2. Describe how state and local initiatives are addressing barriers to competitive integrated employment through partnerships, technology, and systems change strategies. 3. Discuss ways that promising disability employment practices and lessons learned from across the country to enhance employment opportunities and…
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The State of HDI Episode 6: Employment First
Description: Katie Wolf Whaley is in the studio to discuss Employment First, a policy stating competitive employment should be the first and primary option for people with disabilities. Podcast URL: https://hdiuky.podbean.com/e/episode-6-employment-first Relevant Links Employment First Webpage The State of HDI podcast explores the initiatives and projects at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI).…
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A Conversation about the Employment Concerns of American with Multiple Sclerosis Seeking Participants to Complete a National Survey
Join Delaney Wickert, Research Assistant and Dr. Phillip Rumrill, Director of Research at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, for a Conversation about the Employment Concerns of Americans with Multiple Sclerosis: Seeking Participants to Complete a National Survey. You can complete the survey by calling 859-257-3360 or visiting linktr.ee/nmsshdi. Contact prumrill@kent.edu if you have…
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Kentucky Awarded Office of Disability Employment Policy VOICE Technical Assistance Grant
Kentucky has been awarded a Visionary Opportunities to Increase Competitive Employment (VOICE) Technical Assistance Grant by the US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Kentucky will work with ODEP’s contractor, Econsys, on the grant. Kentucky will use these funds to develop strategies to increase the capacity of the provider community to support…
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Governor Issues Executive Order Making Employment for People with Disabilities a Top Priority in Kentucky
On May 15, 2018, Governor Matt Bevin signed Executive Order 2018-328 to add Kentucky to the growing list of states with Employment First policies for people with disabilities. This Order will ensure that competitive and integrated employment in the community shall be considered the first and primary option for persons with disabilities who want to…
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Kentucky Transition Summit Brings Community Together to Shares Ideas About Employment for Youth with Disabilities
“The author Zig Ziglar was often quoted as saying, ‘the first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it exists.’ At the Kentucky Transition Summit we were joined by nearly one hundred-fifty concerned students, advocates, educators, administrators, and family members who took the first step by recognizing that we simply do not do…
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LEND
The Human Development Institute (HDI), Kentucky’s University Center on Disability, is administrator for a five-year Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau in partnership with the University of Louisville and Eastern Kentucky University. The Kentucky LEND Program is part of a national…
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Kentucky Workforce Landscape Holds Promise for People with Disabilities
Employment is an expectation. Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 furthered that expectation for people with disabilities across the country. In Kentucky, the last few years have brought added impetus through several notable employment initiatives. In 2017, the Kentucky Work Matters Task Force was convened to create responses to barriers for populations…
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Beth Potter
Deputy Executive Director for Admistration HDI Core Administration, Employment initiatives, ASL Interpreter Team Email: Beth.Potter@uky.edu Beth Potter serves as Deputy Executive Director for Administration at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI), where she is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and provides strategic leadership for an institute of more than 250 staff…