Project
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IDEA Data Center
The IDEA Data Center (IDC) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to provide technical assistance to build capacity within states for collecting, reporting, analyzing, and using high-quality IDEA Part B data. HDI is a key partner with Westat Corp, who is the lead organization for IDC and…
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TAALC: Teaching Age Appropriate Learning through Communication
The TAALC project provides professional development training and technical assistance for school teachers and speech language pathologists teams serving students who do not use oral speech and do not yet have augmentative alternative communication (AAC). Symbolic communication is essential for safety, development of social/emotional skills, as well as academic learning.
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IDEA Part B Data, Monitoring, and Fiscal Support
Through ongoing and regular in-person meetings with the Kentucky Department of Education’s (KDE) Directors for the Division of IDEA Implementation and Preschool (DIIP) and Division of IDEA Monitoring and Results (DIMR) along with the Office of Special Education and Early Learning’s (OSEEL) Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B Data Manager and fiscal analysts,…
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Summer Leadership Experience Camp
The Summer Leadership Experience camp is a transitional experience camp for rising high school juniors and seniors with disabilities in Kentucky. Sponsored by the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, the camp has both in-person and virtual options for campers. Each July, in-person campers spend four days and three nights in a UK residence hall. Through information…
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My Choice Kentucky
This project seeks to expand the use of supported decision-making in Kentucky. We provide training, education, and technical support to anyone interested in learning more about supported decision-making or implement supported decision-making in their own lives. HDI also works with our project partner and sister agency, Kentucky Protection & Advocacy, to help people who are…
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Universal Design Certificate
The Certificate in Universal Design is designed to give students a foundation in the principles of universal design and its application across disciplines. The Certificate creates a focus for students’ scholarly work in developing environments that maximize the engagement of diverse communities. Universal design creates environments and resources that are useable by people across the…
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Driver Rehabilitation
The Driver Rehabilitation program provides evaluation and training services to consumers of the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation. This effort is in partnership with the University of Kentucky Healthcare Outpatient Services. HDI Driver Rehabilitation is also available to provide these services to private pay clients.
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Fund for Excellence
The Human Development Institute (HDI) established the Fund for Excellence for the development of innovative programs, services or products to address the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families, for which funding is not currently available. Fund for Excellence Projects are led by HDI staff. List of funded projects
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RETAIN Kentucky
The Kentucky Department of Workforce Investment, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, and other committed project partners are leading Kentucky’s RETAIN Demonstration Project. This collaborative effort is known as the RETAINing Kentucky’s Workforce through Universal Design . Building on state efforts including Kentucky Work Matters, Employment First, and the Call to Action to Meet Commonwealth…
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Center for Assistive Technology Services
HDI Center for Assistive Technology Services (CATS) is the regional Assistive Technology Regional Center (ATRC) serving Lexington and the surrounding region. The objective of HDI CATS is to provide statewide comprehensive assistive technology (AT) activities in accordance with the federal Assistive Technologies Act of 1998, as amended. AT is any item or piece of equipment…