News
-
Accessing the New Kentucky ABLE Accounts
The STABLE Kentucky program has launched in Kentucky to make savings more accessible for everyone! This program allows qualified individuals with disabilities to save up to $14,000 a year in an ABLE account without jeopardizing their eligibility for federally-funded means tested benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. The funds in the account…
-
Spring Seminar: “Seeing STARS: Children with Special Needs in Early Care Settings”
“This seminar is designed to engage staff from early care settings across Kentucky in new ways to see the ‘STARS’ in our young children with special needs. The seminar will review appropriate ways to identify and include children with special needs in their early care settings. We will introduce practical resources for screening, assessment, and…
-
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. Harold Kleinert contributed to a panel on inclusive education and participated in a poster about “Building Capacity and Vision Among Faith Communities, Seminaries, and Disability…
-
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 program in Rehabilitation Counseling in the Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Rehabilitation. Her research interest is focusing on the offender population inclusive of juvenile…
-
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 preventing the onset of secondary health conditions. This research brief highlights the pilot efforts of the Health Partners project that works to incorporate a dyad social…
-
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 as well as developing collaborative networks. What is community based participatory research? How does this approach reach out to underserved rural communities? Please bring your…
-
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 disability, which is the 6th highest prevalence in the nation (CDC, 2014, 2015). Adults with disabilities in the Commonwealth are more likely to experience negative…
-
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 information and guidance on Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act to employers, people with disabilities, federal contractors, families, and service providers throughout the…
-
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 and appropriate education under IDEA. The Dual Enrollment Pilot Project (DEPP) will develop dual enrollment projects for students on five college campuses in Kentucky. These projects…
-
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 can benefit all learners for their entire educational experience, including individuals with disabilities. What is universal design for learning? How can we benefit all learners?…