Author: HDI Staff
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Adam Potter
Video Production Coordinator Senior HDI Learning Initiatives Phone: Email: adam.potter@uky.edu Responsibilities: I coordinate the development of video and podcast projects used for web-based learning and education on HDI’s YouTube and Learning Management System. As an organization that strives to increase inclusion and accessibility, HDI prioritizes ease-of-use in media and communications tools. I also oversee technical…
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HDI Student Planning Still We Rise Banquet to Honor Resiliency of Fellow UK Students
Last year, as part of their studies in the Human Development Institute’s (HDI) Universal Design Certificate Program, two undergraduate students, Lauren Brown and Kennedy Guess, wrote and received an Inclusive Excellence Student Program Grant for $9,975. The Inclusive Excellence funds were awarded to the HDI in September to host a Still We Rise banquet that…
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Elizabeth Baez
Health and Safety Coach Child Care Aware Phone: Email: elizabeth.baez@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Worked as a Human Services Surveyor for 12 years in the Eastern Enforcement Branch of DRCC Reason: Research: Interests:
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Fall Seminar: School Bullying, Students with Disabilities, and School Safety
“If it takes a village to raise a child, then it may take a village to help prevent and eliminate bullying of our children. Bullying and harassment has taken on epidemic proportions. Bullying does not stop when the dismissal bell rings. Let’s explore what schools and communities can do to help address this chronic problem.”…
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Lexington ADA Taskforce Leads the Way on State Residential Code Changes Toward Universal Design!
Two residential building code changes written by a subcommittee of Lexington’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Task Force have now been adopted as part of the 2018 Kentucky Residential Code (KRC). With support from leaders in Lexington and the leadership of the ADA Task Force, these two KRC codes went into effect August 22, 2018 for the…
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Jessica Whiting
Human Resources Business Officer Phone: 859-218-4911 Email: jessicalwhiting@uky.edu Responsibilities: All university and HDI HR related functions and procedures. Experiences: 11 yrs experience at UK in Administrative and HR related roles. Reason: HDI has an amazing mission and I am so blessed to have the opportunity to play a supporting role in that mission. Research: My…
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Brigitte Southerling
Early Care & Education Coach: Quality Phone: 270-706-8798 Email: bysout01@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:
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Mark Leach
Bioethics Specialist Phone: 502-938-4864 Email: markwleach321@gmail.com Responsibilities: Develop publications and presentations about prenatal testing and education. Experiences: Reason: Father of a daughter with Down syndrome. Research: prenatal testing Interests:
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Kari Batts
Disability Program Specialist Phone: 853-257-4977 Email: kari.jones@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests: