News
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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 […]
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Trainee Spotlight: Mark Samudre
Research Assistant and Graduate Certificate Student, Mark Sumadre started his professional career as a Special Education Teacher at the elementary level. In the coming years he began to entertain the possibility […]
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Latest HDI Fund for Excellence Projects: Winter 2015
We’re excited to share that in the last quarter, HDI funded the following two Fund for Excellence projects: Dr. Dwight Irvin’s Understanding Language Environments in Community Settings in Families of Children […]
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Empowering People to Navigate the University of Kentucky
The Accessibility Mapping Project is providing the University of Kentucky community with current and accessible mobility related data about campus. This effort is a multidisciplinary collaboration between the Human Development […]
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Dr. Harold Kleinert Recognized with Top AUCD Honor: George Jesien Lifetime Achievement Award
Retired HDI Executive Director and Professor Emeritus, Dr. Harold Kleinert, was recognized on Tuesday, November 17, with the top honor from the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, the George Jesien […]