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Tina Lindon receives the 2022 Jacki Shouse Service Award
Tina Lindon, Staff Assistant for the University of Kentucky (UK) Human Development Institute has been selected to receive the 2022 Jacki Shouse Service Award. Tina has served the University for […]
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Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities Student Spotlight: Ruhiyyih Henderson
Meet Ruhiyyih Henderson: a student in the Human Development Institute’s Graduate Certificate in Developmental Disabilities program! Ruhiyyih has worked with people with a wide range of disabilities of all ages. […]
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Micah Peace Urquilla
Meet Micah Peace Urquilla! Micah is a 28 year old Queer, Autistic, and multiply Disabled self-advocate. Micah lives in Louisville with their husband Manny and their cat Sophie. Micah has […]
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Clare Andres
Meet Clare Andres! Clare is a third-year graduate student in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Program at the University of Kentucky. Clare recently completed her first clinical rotation at Norton […]
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Gabby Imfeld
Meet Gabby Imfeld! Gabby is currently a third-year student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program here at the University of Kentucky. Gabby initially found interest in physical therapy in […]
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Drummond USAF
Meet Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Jonathan Drummond USAF (retired)! Jon comes to the University of Kentucky with an M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology (Kansas State University) and an M.A. in Social […]
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Representation for Models of All Abilities in Clothing Advertisement
Written by Delaney Wickert The popular athletic wear company Aerie has recently expanded their cast of clothing models to include individuals with a range of abilities. Aerie, a product of […]
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KYLEND Trainee Spotlight: Nicholas Hoffman
Meet Nicholas Hoffman! Nicholas is a fourth-year student at Eastern Kentucky University’s Doctor of Psychology program and is currently enrolled in classes and accruing hours to sit for the Board-Certified […]
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ASL Team delivers services at Southeast Regional Institute on Deafness
This past October, the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreting Team, housed at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, traveled to Orlando, Florida to […]
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Time to Change Our Thinking About Disability in Kentucky – Kentucky.com Editorial by Kathy Sheppard-Jones
Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Ph.D., is executive director of the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI). Roughly one in three people in Kentucky have a disability. Recent data found 75% of […]