Human Development Institute

Project

  • IDEA Data Center

    IDEA Data Center

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    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…

  • TAALC: Teaching Age Appropriate Learning through Communication

    TAALC: Teaching Age Appropriate Learning through Communication

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    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.

  • IDEA Part B Data, Monitoring, and Fiscal Support

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    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,…

  • Summer Leadership Experience Camp

    Summer Leadership Experience Camp

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    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…

  • My Choice Kentucky

    My Choice Kentucky

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    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…

  • Universal Design Certificate

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    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…

  • Wellness Edge

    Wellness Edge

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    Wellness Edge aims to increase the quality of engagement for individuals with paralysis and their support networks, including caregivers, family, and friends in recreational settings, and thereby improve health outcomes of not only the individual but also his or her support network by building capacity of local communities to enhance and facilitate access to recreational…

  • Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities

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    The Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities has been awarded to the University of Cincinnati UCEDD, as a five UCEDD collaborative that includes HDI. The Center’s goal is to identify and reduce life-limiting healthcare inequities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) by improving access to anti-discriminations medical protocols. Objectives are…

  • Transportation Initiative

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    The Transportation Initiative is a project of UK’s Human Development Institute and is funded through the support of the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities. The Transportation Initiative seeks to provide comprehensive information and education on transportation options.

  • Postsecondary Initiative

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    The Postsecondary Initiative aims to improve options for students with disabilities in higher education. Activities highlight 1) resource development for families, students with disabilities and professionals, 2) building capacity through webinars and trainings for colleges and universities, and 3) technical assistance. The Initiative has an active work team that meets quarterly.