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Staff Spotlight on Anthony Glenn
Anthony Glenn has had a wildly diverse career. Now, he’s a return-to-work coordinator on the RETAIN Kentucky project at HDI, but through the years, he’s worked at a number of different jobs across the state. “Prior to coming to HDI, I was a secondary education history teacher for ten years. Once I became a licensed…
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State of HDI: Quality Improvement and Data with Laura Butler
Transcript [Patti] Hello, and welcome to the State of HDI, a podcast of the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute. I’m Patti Singleton, and in the studio with me today is Laura Butler, director of the Kentucky Core Indicators Project. Laura, it’s so good to have you here. [Laura] Thanks, Patti. I’m happy to be…
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Medical outreach in action!
Stephanie Meredith is going to be busy soon. Meredith, HDI’s Medical Outreach Director, has been invited to be a part of several medical conferences in the US and Canada starting this month and continuing until April. In February, she travelled to and presented at the Down Syndrome Affiliates in Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, and…
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Dr. Rachel Womack joins HDI!
HDI’s new training director worked with the organization before, and it had a profound impact on her life. Now, she’ll be working with some of the programs that made that change. Dr. Rachel Womack is HDI’s new training director, and that means she’ll be leading up many of HDI’s educational programs. “This includes directing the Kentucky…
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Advocacy Action Network
Advocacy Action Network is a group dedicated to promoting mental health and disability rights through coalitions.
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Autism Society of the Bluegrass
The Autism Society of the Bluegrass is a resource and support group for families and professionals in the Central Kentucky area who are involved with autism.
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NADD
NADD’s mission is to promote leadership in the expansion of knowledge, training, policy, and advocacy for mental health practices that promote a quality life for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and co-occurring mental health conditions (IDD/MI) in their communities.
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Kentucky Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
It is the mission of the Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities (DDID) to empower each person to realize his or her place in the community as a citizen of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
AAIDD promotes progressive policies, sound research, effective practices, and universal human rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.