Author: HDI Staff
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HDI Research and Educational Opportunities for UK Students
This lecture will explain the interdisciplinary training aspect of the HDI’s Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities, the Undergraduate Certificate in Universal Design, and the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program, as more on- campus students become involved with HDI projects. The lecture will discuss research opportunities available for students to engage with HDI projects,…
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HDI Staff to Present at Annual AUCD Conference
University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) staff are preparing to present sessions and posters at the 2021 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) conference. The theme of this year’s conference is Learning Together: Connecting Research and Lived Experience. The UK HDI is Kentucky’s Center on Disability and is a University Center of…
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Rebecca Miller
Administrative Support Associate RETAIN Phone: Email: Rebecca.Miller1@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Amber Vence
Disability Program Assistant Protection & Advocacy Phone: Email: Amber.Vence@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Kentucky’s OVR Interpreters in Action at SERID Conference
Interpreters from the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, in conjunction with others across the country, provided American Sign Language interpreting services at the 2021 Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness (SERID). Since 1971, SERID has hosted this annual conference for health professionals, employers, consumers, educators, and people who are interested in issues affecting individuals who are deaf,…
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Tabitha Schnell
Disability Program Assistant Protection & Advocacy Phone: Email: Tabitha.Schnell@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Universal Design in Action at HDI!
On September 1, HDI’s Haley Potter presented on universal design in the performing arts at the LexArts Network monthly meeting. These meetings serve as a way to present and discuss new and innovative ideas in the arts industry to professionals in Central Kentucky. Haley was joined by Erin Lum from Lexington Philharmonic as a co-presenter.…
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Undergraduate Certificate in Universal Design Student Spotlight: Victoria Cabral
By: Amanda Corbin Victoria Cabral is a busy junior with a double major in Spanish and Computer Science who also started coursework in the Undergraduate Certificate in Universal Design (UD) program this semester. She heard about the UD program from alumna Kyra Seevers, who just this fall took a position as a software engineer at…