by Amanda Kelley Corbin
Self-advocates, families, and professionals gathered for a community conversation to discuss employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities on Monday, December 4th at Down Syndrome of Louisville. The event was facilitated by KentuckyWorks and had three co-sponsors—Down Syndrome of Louisville, the Kentucky Autism Training Center, and the Center for Accessible Living—the most co-sponsorship of any community conversation thus far. Continue reading
Join us for a Lunch & Learn titled, “874K Coalition Advocacy Day Preparation”
Date & Time: January 15 from 12:00 to 1:00pm EST
Place: UK Coldstream Research Campus in the Human Development Institute Training Room.
You may view online or attend in person. You can register here: Registration
Please feel free to share the flyer with anyone who might be interested.
“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.” – Jon Akers
Join us in person or online for our Fall Seminar series on Friday, November 30, 2018 from 1 – 3pm ET to learn more about “School Bullying, Students with Disabilities, and School Safety.”
Learn more from experts Jon Akers, Mark Newton, Sycarah Fisher, and Zach Goble. The seminar will be held at the UK Coldstream Research Campus Human Development Institute Training Room 1525 Bull Lea Road, Lexington KY. A link to the live video stream of the seminar will be sent to registrants.
Click here to register for the seminar. For help registering, contact walt.bower@uky.edu. Continue reading
Come join us on Monday, December 3 from 6:30-8:30pm at Down Syndrome of Louisville’s Sublett Hall to engage in conversations about setting employment priorities for people with disabilities throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky! Organizing partners of the event include Down Syndrome of Louisville, Center for Accessible Living, and the University of Louisville Kentucky Autism Training Center.
This event is open to all youth with disabilities, their families, educators and employment professionals, and the location is Down Syndrome Louisville Sublett Hall at 5001 S. Hurstbourne Pkwy., Louisville, KY 40291. Registration is free, and DSL is generously providing refreshments.
To register and reserve a spot, click here. Download the flyer here. Continue reading
HDI and HDI CATS have launched an ADA Training series to be held on the fourth Thursday of each month covering different topics surrounding the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The next training will be led by Jason Jones and will cover “ADA & Public Accommodations: Legal Applications of Title III” on October 25, 2018 from 10-11am. You can register here or get more information by emailing hdiatcenter@l.uky.edu. Continue reading