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HDI Spring Seminar Series: Future Directions for Disability Policy at the Federal and State levels
Join us in person or online for our Spring Seminar series on Friday, April 22, 2016 from 1:00 – 3:00p ET to learn more about “Future Directions for Disability Policy […]
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Civic Hacking for Building Visibility
On March 5, 2016, OpenLexington and maptimeLEX, local groups committed to open learning and open data, joined forces to host Lexington’s 2016 CodeAcross event. CodeAcross, initiated by Code for America, is a worldwide […]
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Recognizing Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, UK HDI Highlights Resources Available to Kentuckians
Photo from Kentucky Peer Support Network Project, a program at HDI March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute (HDI) stands at the forefront of this movement […]
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Spring Seminar: Collaborating with Individuals with ASD and Their Families, An Occupational Therapist View
Join us in person or online for our Spring Seminar series on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 1:00 – 3:00p ET to learn more about “Collaborating with Individuals with Autism Spectrum […]
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Dr. Kathleen Sheppard-Jones Named Director of UK Human Development Institute
We are excited to share that the University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President for Research has appointed Dr. Kathy Sheppard-Jones as the new director of the Human Development Institute […]
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874k Rally at State Capitol
By Marchelle Juliao Eight hundred seventy-four thousand people have identified as having a disability that interferes with their activities of daily living in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. On January 26th, 2016, I […]
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Kentucky Sibling Leadership Network Conference: “Denial is NOT a River in Egypt”
Register for the Kentucky Sibling Leadership Network Conference on Saturday, March 19, 2016 to learn more about topics for siblings that are too often ignored or avoided, including the importance of planning […]
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Joint Needs Assessment Report
In spring 2015, the Commonwealth Council for Developmental Disabilities, Kentucky Protection and Advocacy, and the Human Development Institute (HDI), (University of Kentucky) developed a needs assessment to identify areas of […]
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Spring Seminar: Toddlers and Technology
Join us in person or online for our Spring Seminar series on Friday, February 5, 2016 from 1:00 – 3:00p ET to learn more about Toddlers and Technology from Dr. Judith Page and Dr. […]
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“Welcoming a Newborn with Down Syndrome” Book Now Available in Spanish Thanks to the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation
The new parent guide, “Welcoming a Newborn with Down Syndrome” by Nancy McCrea Iannone and HDI’s Stephanie Meredith, has just been released in Spanish thanks to a generous grant from the Joseph […]