Author: HDI Staff
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Tina Lindon receives the 2022 Jacki Shouse Service Award
Tina Lindon, Staff Assistant for the University of Kentucky (UK) Human Development Institute has been selected to receive the 2022 Jacki Shouse Service Award. Tina has served the University for 37 years and worked with Jacki for many of those years. This award is given to an HDI staff member who demonstrates excellent job performance through…
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Accessibility Checklist for Autism Related Meetings PDF
Inviting autistic people to participate in meetings that will potentially affect the lives of autistic people might seem obvious, but still doesn’t always happen. Making sure autistics are included is an important first step, but just being there isn’t enough. Provide equal access to autistic group members by following these suggestions.
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Representation for Models of All Abilities in Clothing Advertisement
Written by Delaney Wickert The popular athletic wear company Aerie has recently expanded their cast of clothing models to include individuals with a range of abilities. Aerie, a product of the popular clothing store American Eagle, has previously made strides in changing the culture of beauty representation in media through their promise to stop editing…
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ASL Team delivers services at Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness
This past October, the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting Team, housed at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, traveled to Orlando, Florida to deliver services at the Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness (SERID) Conference. SERID is an annual conference that OVR State Coordinators for the Deaf in the…
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Time to Change Our Thinking About Disability in Kentucky – Kentucky.com Editorial by Kathy Sheppard-Jones
Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Ph.D., is executive director of the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI). Roughly one in three people in Kentucky have a disability. Recent data found 75% of Kentuckians without disabilities are employed, compared to 32% of those with disabilities. Before COVID, 84% of Kentucky employers had job vacancies. Now the workforce itself…
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Mykal Leslie PhD, CRC
Executive Director Evaluation Phone: Email: mykal.leslie@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Covid-19 SuperHub Resources
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