Author: HDI Staff

  • Calisa Fitzpatrick

    Calisa Fitzpatrick

    Evaluation Manager Project AWARE 2, TAYLRD 2.0, AWARE 3, Kentucky SIX, TIEH TEAM SOAR Phone: Email: CalisaFitzpatrick@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Nicole Gaines

    Nicole Gaines

    IDEA Liaison IDEA TA Phone: Email: Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • April Dickman

    April Dickman

    Disability Program Assistant: Advocate Protection & Advocacy Phone: Email: Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Kentucky Awarded Office of Disability Employment Policy VOICE Technical Assistance Grant

    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…

  • Ruiyyih Henderson

    Ruiyyih Henderson

    Disability Program Assistant: Advocate Protection & Advocacy Phone: Email: htru223@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Jennifer King

    Jennifer King

    Disability Program Specialist II Phone: Email: Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • 50th Anniversary Spotlight on Kathy Sheppard-Jones

    50th Anniversary Spotlight on Kathy Sheppard-Jones

    HDI expertise is found throughout the counties of Kentucky. I am proud of our strong network, and of our ability to find common threads upon which to build even stronger coalitions. Kathy Sheppard-Jones – Executive Director How did you come to know HDI? I had just graduated from UK and was looking for a job.…

  • Opioid Use & Disability

    Fact sheet on opioid use and disability, using national and Kentucky statistics.    

  • 50th Anniversary Spotlight on Jeff White

    50th Anniversary Spotlight on Jeff White

    HDI is a place where opportunity and possibility meet to make change possible; a place where collaborators of varying backgrounds and perspectives join to address challenges that none of us alone could conquer; a place where disappointment goes to perish. Jeff White – Project Director How did you come to know HDI? My first exposure…

  • Joan Hager

    Joan Hager

    HDI CATS Coordinator HDI Center for Assistive Technology Services (CATS) Phone: (859) 218-7979 Email: joan.hager@uky.edu Responsibilities: Assisting individuals with utilizing our assitive technology services, maintaining accurate records of visitor interactions, inventory, and demonstrations, providing a welcoming and efficient center for our clients, continuing to learn about all things AT Experiences: BSW; Youth Care Worker at…