Author: HDI Staff
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Fall Seminar: A Brief History of Developmental Disabilities—What Have We Learned from the Past Fifty Years
“While tremendous progress has been made in enhancing life opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities over the past 50 years – both nationally and in our own state – that progress has only come through vigorous advocacy. The power of personal stories, as a keystone of that advocacy, cannot be underestimated. We will…
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Life After High School: The Next Chapter
This book is a collection of stories of eight young adults in Kentucky. Their backgrounds are diverse. Their journeys are personal. They do share one common thread; they are each actively pursuing the lives they want to live. Several of the chapters will highlight a connection with education that students have made when high school…
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HDI 2017 Annual Report
“I am pleased to share with you the Human Development Institute’s Fiscal Year 2017 Annual Report. HDI stands as Kentucky’s Center on Disability at the University of Kentucky.”
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Preservice Health Training Project
The Human Development Institute has developed, in collaboration with families, consumers, and medical, nursing, and allied health faculty, a training curriculum on the needs of persons with developmental disabilities and their families that can be infused into existing medicine, nursing, dental, and allied health course work in Kentucky universities and colleges.
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Developmental Disabilities Certificate
The purpose of this Graduate Certificate is to prepare professionals from a broad range of disciplines to play a leadership role in providing services and supports for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
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Kentucky Post School Outcome Study (KYPSO)
Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center (KYPSO) collects data on the transitional experiences of students with disabilities one year after they exit high school. KYPSO facilitates this data collection by partnering with local education agencies, teachers, parents, and adult service providers who all share a common goal of increasing student post-school success. The past three years’…
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Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP)
The Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP) has a rich history; as a result of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) 1990, Kentucky was the first state to offer an inclusive educational assessment for students with significant cognitive disabilities included in accountability. Since the first assessment, KAAP has spearheaded national efforts for inclusive assessment accountability. These…
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Community Work Transition Program
The Community Work Transition Program (CWTP) is a longstanding project of the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute (HDI), serving the Commonwealth since 1984 to support students with disabilities in gaining the skills and resources needed to be career ready. Designed to provide a positive beginning in the world of work for students with disabilities,…
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IPS Supported Employment Project
The purpose of the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Supported Employment Project is to implement evidence based Supported Employment for people with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse. The goal is to develop high-fidelity supported employment services and to increase access to these services for youth and adults with serious mental illness/and or substance use…
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Child Care Aware of Kentucky
Child Care Aware of Kentucky is committed to ensuring families have access to safe, affordable, quality care. Our goal is to improve child care quality by offering training and technical assistance to child care providers and connecting the community-at-large to resources and educational materials which support quality child care.