Leadership & Self Advocacy
In order to make lasting change that improves the inclusion, independence and contributions of people with disabilities, leadership opportunities and ways to improve self-advocacy skills are needed. We strive to develop leaders with disabilities, through an array of training, technical assistance and mentoring programs. For more information, contact: Dr. Kathy Sheppard-Jones.
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HDI LEND welcomes students!
It’s a new school year, and that means new students – and this time, it’s more new students than HDI …
Summer Leadership Experience 2025
It’s hard to figure out what to do after you graduate high school, but there are added complications when you …
Louisville Free Public Library becomes Autism Informed Employer
There are a lot of good reasons Bev Harp loves libraries. They’re places where someone can spend time without being …
HDI commemorates the 35th Anniversary of the ADA
It’s been 35 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This landmark civil rights legislation enshrined protections …
Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025
On Nov. 27, 2011, Joe Devon, a web developer out of Los Angeles, wrote an article about the need for …
HDI and OVR collaborate to host Summer Leadership Experience
For almost 10 years, the Human Development Institute has operated a summer camp to help high school students with disabilities …