Author: HDI Staff
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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 Peer Support Network Project
The Kentucky Peer Support Network Project aims to foster friendships, learning, and inclusion for students with significant disabilities in Kentucky. The project provides in-depth training to schools on setting up peer support networks of three to six students who support a peer with significant disabilities in school, extracurricular, and social activities. The project currently has…
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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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KentuckyWorks
KentuckyWorks aims to enhance employment opportunities for youth and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Kentucky.
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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.
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Kentucky Early Childhood Data System (KEDS)
KEDS, currently funded through the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, is responsible for supporting the state’s reporting requirements for the child outcomes for early childhood under IDEA. This includes the development and implementation of a universal data platform system that collects and correlates assessment results for approved Curriculum Based Assessments (CBA) to Kentucky’s Early…
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Community Quality
Community Quality collaborates with the Kentucky Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities on activities that promote success for Kentuckians with disabilities. The National Core Indicators Project seeks to develop and improve upon performance indicators of services for individuals with developmental disabilities.