Author: HDI Staff
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Morgan’s Musings
Join Morgan Turner, Health Education Specialist of the Inclusive Health & Wellness Initiative for the video series Morgan’s Musings. In this informational series, Morgan interviews self-advocates, professionals, and family members of individuals with disabilities to gain a unique insight into their perspective and experience. Topics focus on leadership, self-advocacy, and disability as they relate to health.
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Busting Down Barriers! Comic Book
Project CHEER worked with a team of self-advocates in partnership with Disability Don’t Mean Can’t, a fitness and motivational resource developed by Kentucky native, Michael Carter, to create a comic book called Busting Down Barriers! The storyline was developed in collaboration with the real-life characters. The easy to read comic addresses different areas of health…
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Safeguard Against Disability Discrimination During COVID-19 (PDF Fact Sheet)
This fact sheet is from the National Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities, in which HDI is a partner, and is based on guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. The fact sheet is aimed at medical and health care professionals and focuses on including…
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Phoenix Johnson
Early Care and Education Coach: Health and Safety Child Care Aware Phone: Email: phoenix.peeler@uky.edu Responsibilities: To provide health and safety technical assistance to child care providers Experiences: Certified Family Home Child Care Provider, Head Start Teacher, Special Needs Teacher’s Assistant, Preschool Teacher’s Assistant Reason: I love making the lives of all children and their families…
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Danielle Augustin selected as AUCD Emerging Leader
The UK Human Development Institute is pleased to announce the selection of Danielle Augustin as an Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) Emerging Leader. Emerging Leaders can make a collective impact at the local, state, and national level and are part of a community of early career professionals from all health and related disciplines,…
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Healthy and Connected: An important message from the UK Human Development Institute
Dr. Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Executive Director of the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI), shares an important and timely message with Kentuckians. This short video message includes reminders about landmark civil rights laws and protections in our country, as well as information about resources and services that can help people with disabilities stay safe, healthy,…
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The University of Kentucky and the Human Development Institute are happy to announce Year 3 funding for Wellness Edge
Wellness Edge provides grants of up to $24,999 to community organizations that aim to increase the quality of engagement for individuals with paralysis and their support networks, including caregivers, family, and friends in recreational settings, and thereby improve health outcomes of not only the individual but also his or her support network by building capacity of…
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OCR Issues Bulletin on Civil Rights Laws and HIPAA Flexibilities That Apply During the COVID-19 Emergency
March 28, 2020, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a bulletin to ensure that entities covered by civil rights authorities keep in mind their obligations under laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, sex,…
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Chelsea Bocard
Administrative Support Associate Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center (KyPSO); Supported Employment Training Project (SETP) Phone: (859) 218-5989 Email: chelsea.bocard@uky.edu Responsibilities: Providing administrative support for the KyPSO and SETP projects, as well as HDI Core functions at Coldstream campus. Experiences: Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Strategic Communication from the University of Kentucky. Ten years of experience…