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Research Brief Fall 2017: A Statewide Community Conversation about Post-School Employment for Kentucky Youth with the Most Significant Disabilities
by Chithra Adams, Harold Kleinert, Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Amanda Corbin & Malachy Bishop Young adults with disabilities face multiple challenges in obtaining successful post-school employment outcomes. This situation has remained relatively […]
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Fall Seminar: Disability Law and Policy: Emerging Trends and Future Practice
“To imagine the world without disability law and policy is to envision continued segregation, where separation on the basis of human difference alone is accepted. The modern disability rights movement […]
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Research Assistant Spotlight: Rongxiu Wu
by Bill Mazzoleni Rongxiu Wu is from Anhui Province, China. Two years ago, she chose to study at UK as a doctoral student. She formerly studied at Shanghai University in […]
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HDI Hosts Summer Leadership Camp For High School Students with Disabilities
Last week, HDI hosted a Summer Leadership Experience Camp for high school students with disabilities. The camp, designed to prepare students for a successful transition to college, included presentations and […]
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Bottom Dollars, a Rooted in Rights original documentary, screening on July 27
The UK Human Development Institute invites you to a FREE screening of the film Bottom Dollars, a Rooted in Rights original documentary. This FREE and open to the public event […]
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Remote Staff Spotlight: Stephanie Meredith
By Bill Mazzoleni Stephanie Meredith is HDI’s Information Services Director. She has worked at HDI for five years. What brought her to HDI is her and Harold Kleinert’s work on […]
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Lisa Dunkley Named Winner of the 2017 Paul Kevin Burberry Award
On June 16, Lisa Dunkley was named by the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute (HDI) as the winner of the prestigious 2017 Paul Kevin Burberry Award. Lisa recently completed the […]
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Updated “Understanding a Down Syndrome Diagnosis” book Available Now
The nationally recommended book for new and expectant parents learning about Down syndrome, Understanding a Down Syndrome Diagnosis, from the Lettercase National Center for Prenatal and Postnatal Resources at the University […]
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Summer Leadership Training Camp 2017
The Summer Leadership Experience is a wonderful opportunity for high school juniors and seniors with mild to moderate disabilities to get a glimpse of the college experience for a week this summer. […]
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Student Scholarships: Disability Policy Seminar
Whittney Darnell and Rongxiu Wu, doctoral students in the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) Graduate Certificate program in Developmental Disabilities, recently received HDI Student Scholarships to attend the […]