News
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AUCD 2016 Conference Report from HDI
HDI staff recently attended the Association of University Centers on Disabilities 2016 Conference in December and also actively contributed to the conference through sessions, posters, and increased attendance by trainees. Dr. […]
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Research Assistant Spotlight: Lisa Dunkley
Article by Bill Mazzoleni. Photo by Kari Jones. Lisa Dunkley was born in Kingston, Jamaica. She has a BSC in Psychology and a MA in Rehabilitation Counseling. She is pursuing the doctoral […]
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Research Brief Winter 2016
Healthier Together! A Dyad Approach to Inclusive Health & Wellness Programming For people with disabilities, maintaining health and wellness is essential to self-sufficiency, becoming or staying independent, actively participating in the community, and […]
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Fall Seminar: “Establishing Trust: Developing Community Engaged Networks that Reach Underserved Rural Populations”
“Community based participatory research engages community members, including rural community members living with disability, throughout the research process. Central to community based participatory research is a focus on the community […]
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HDI Fund for Excellence Awarded for Rural Clinic Assessment for Accessibility Project
Congratulations to HDI’s Christina Espinosa Bard who recently received the HDI Fund for Excellence award to engage in a “Rural Clinic Assessment for Accessibility Project”! Nearly 30% of Kentuckians have a […]
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UK HDI and Southeast ADA Center Renew Partnership to Provide ADA Guidance
The Human Development Institute at the University of Kentucky and the Southeast ADA Center, a project of the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University, have renewed their partnership to provide […]
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New Agreement Opens Up Dual Enrollment for High School Students with Disabilities
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute and the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation have entered into a new agreement to pilot a dual/concurrent enrollment project for students receiving free […]
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Fall Seminar: “Beyond Curb Cuts: Universal Design for Learning”
“With the diversity in the world today, it is more crucial than ever that we incorporate universal design into our environments. Through the implementation of universal design for learning we […]
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HDI Contributes to Southeast ADA Center Moneywise Conference in Atlanta about Financial Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Conference Speaker Christopher Coleman, “Unconfined” Motivational Speaker, Author and Life Coach. Photo by Andy Meredith. HDI’s Barry Whaley worked alongside colleagues from the Southeast ADA Center of Friday, September 23 to […]
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HDI Fund for Excellence Awarded for Innovative Techniques to Assess the Effectiveness of KY Healthcare Program
HDI’s Tony LoBianco and Chithra Adams, as well as Pat Kitzman with the college of Health Sciences, recently received the HDI Fund for Excellence award to examine “Using Propensity Score Matching to […]