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The State of HDI Episode 1: Inclusive Higher Education in Kentucky Supported Higher Education Project
Date: 9/7/2022 Description: Students with intellectual disabilities have been significantly underrepresented in higher education. Learn more about inclusive higher education programs supporting students with education and career goals. State of HDI Episode I â Inclusive Higher Education in KY Transcript Patti Singleton Hi and welcome to the State of HDI podcast where we explore the…
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Health Literacy and Clear Communication: Fundamentals of Empowerment through Health Information
Testimonials and data to underscore the result of unclear health care information. Learn practical ways to make medical and health care communication clearer to reduce misunderstanding.
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Endeavour Foundation (Australia): Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
A basic introduction of how a mental health condition manifests in people with ID and communication skills for service providers.
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Going beyond the requirements, UK HDI’s Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center sets exemplary standard for improving students with disabilities transitional outcomes after high school
In 2020, Kentucky students with disabilities who had exited high school in the previous year were asked which resource in high school had continued to help them the most in their current post high school lives. Of the 2,256 responses, the top response (39.2%) was “a teacher, counselor or principal,” followed next by “vocational training”…
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Bethaney Curry receives 2022 Burberry Award
The University of Kentucky (UK) Human Development Institute (HDI) has awarded the prestigious Paul Kevin Burberry Award to Bethaney Curry. Bethaney is a Senior Return-to-work Specialist for the RETAIN project and is enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work. Dr. Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Executive Director of HDI explained that…
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Southeast SuperHub Champions working to increase vaccine confidence
Led by the Human Development Institute in partnership with Georgia State University, a coalition of advocates and community partners have taken on the important task of promoting vaccine confidence in the Southeast US. The COVID-19 Vaccine Information and Dissemination SuperHub for the Southeast region was organized with the goal to Increase vaccine access and uptake…
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UK Human Development Institute Resources Formally Recommended by American Academy of Pediatrics for Families of Infants with Down Syndrome
In a clinical report released on April 18, The American Academy of Pediatrics recommended resources administered by the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute to pediatricians across the nation. These resources are recommended to be distributed by pediatricians to families learning about a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome. The report directs medical providers to Lettercase:…
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HDI to Host Prenatal Disability Education Summit
On May 13, 2022, the National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources, housed at the UK Human Development Institute will host the Prenatal Disability Education Summit at the Residence Inn Baltimore at the Johns Hopkins Medical Campus. This event is sponsored by the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation (JPKF) and will bring together national medical,…
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UK Day of Giving April 21
The University of Kentucky‘s Day of Giving is April 21. As you make decisions about giving, consider the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute – HDI to support our vision of the full participation and contribution of all people with disabilities in all aspects of society. Make your donation at https://uky.networkforgood.com/causes/5484-human-development-institute-gift-fund.
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UK Human Development Institute Welcomes Kentucky High School Upperclassmen with Disabilities to Apply to its Summer Leadership Experience Camp
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute will host its Summer Leadership Experience camp for its sixth consecutive summer. The transitional experience camp, which will take place July 6-9, welcomes rising high school juniors and seniors with disabilities in Kentucky to apply. The camp, which is sponsored by Kentucky’s Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, offers both…