Human Development Institute

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  • Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities and KentuckyWorks Featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader

    Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities and KentuckyWorks Featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader

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    Employment for people with intellectual disabilities and KentuckyWorks were recently featured in an article by Valarie Honeycutt Spears in the Lexington Herald-Leader. The article highlights the significant contributions of people with disabilities, like Megan McCormick, who works as a para-educator at Lexington’s Millcreek Elementary.

  • HDI Center for Assistive Technology Services (CATS) Opens in the New Year!

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    HDI Center for Assistive Technology Services (CATS) is the new regional Assistive Technology Regional Center (ATRC) serving Lexington and the surrounding region starting January 2. This center can loan assistive technology to Kentuckians with disabilities to help individuals achieve their goals and live successfully in their communities. Join us for the Grand Opening celebration on…

  • Kelly McClellan

    Kelly McClellan

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    Quality Administrator Supports for Community Living Waiver Phone: 859-230-3297 Email: Kelly.McClellan@ky.gov Responsibilities: Monitoring and Technical Assistance regarding regulatory requirements, best practice, and individual problem solving to agencies providing SCL and MPW supports in Kentucky. Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Debra Hall

    Debra Hall

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    Prevention and Training Specialist Supports for Community Living Waiver Phone: 270-781-4065 Email: debra.hall@ky.gov Responsibilities: Conduct Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) Assessments for the SCL Waiver Supervise SIS Team Experiences: Quality Administrator Training Coordinator Case Manager Behavior Specialist Management Team of CMHC Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Winifred Ward

    Winifred Ward

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    Quality Administrator Supports for Community Living Waiver Phone: 606-634-7271 Email: aimee.ward@ky.gov Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Leigha Hale

    Leigha Hale

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    Professional Development Coach Child Care Aware Phone: (859) 246-6738 Email: leigha.hale@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Darlene Kisler

    Darlene Kisler

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    Health and Safety Coach Child Care Aware Phone: (859) 246-6954 Email: darlene.kisler@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Christina Espinosa

    Christina Espinosa

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    Division Director, Community Education HDI CATS, Quality Employment Technical Assistance Center, RETAIN Phone: Email: ctespinosa@uky.edu Responsibilities: Project Administration, Project Director, Community Training, Disability, Equity and Inclusion Chair Experiences: M.A in Rehabilitation Counseling, Home Modification and Accessibility Reason: Research: Interests: Accessibility and Universal Design Assistive Technology

  • Kathy Sheppard-Jones, PhD, CRC

    Kathy Sheppard-Jones, PhD, CRC

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    Researcher, Associate Graduate Faculty Phone: 859-257-8104 Email: kjone@uky.edu Responsibilities: Experiences: Reason: Research: Interests:

  • Jacqui Kearns

    Jacqui Kearns

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    Project Director – Principal Investigator TAALC; TIES; SPEAC-IT; Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP) Phone: (859) 257-7672 Email: jacqueline.kearns@uky.edu Responsibilities: Manage multiple statewide and national projects; develop and implement innovative approaches for professional learning related to the inclusion of students with significant disabilities across all parts of education. Experiences: Extensive experience in assessment & accountability with…