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Evaluation Unit
The HDI Evaluation Unit provides expertise in delivering comprehensive evaluation and consultation services within the domains of disability, education, health and workforce development. The unit plays a pivotal role in enhancing the quality and impact of projects within HDI and throughout UK, and it takes part in numerous state and Federal initiatives, often in partnership…
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Developmental Disabilities Certificate
The purpose of this Graduate Certificate is to prepare professionals from a broad range of disciplines to play a leadership role in providing services and supports for people with developmental disabilities and their families.
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Brighter Tomorrows: Supporting Families with Accurate Information About Down Syndrome
Brighter Tomorrows offers Web-based information on Down syndrome diagnoses to families and physicians alike. Both the family and the physicians’ versions feature videos of virtual families and their interaction with physicians. In addition to frequently asked questions and answers, the Family version, available in both English and Spanish, offers a set of printable resources and…
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Kentucky Transition Signal
The Kentucky Transition Signal has been an interagency collaborative effort between 21 different state agencies. Fiscal support for the Collaborative came from the Kentucky Department of Education, Division of Learning Services. The mission of the Kentucky Transition Signal has been to assist students with disabilities and their families in making a successful transition from school…
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Kentucky Post School Outcome Study (KYPSO)
Kentucky Post School Outcomes Center (KYPSO) collects data on the transitional experiences of students with disabilities one year after they exit high school. KYPSO facilitates this data collection by partnering with local education agencies, teachers, parents, and adult service providers who all share a common goal of increasing student post-school success. The past three years’…
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National Center and State Collaborative
National Center and State Collaborative (NCSC) is a multi-state collaborative hosted by the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) from the University of Minnesota to design an alternate assessment based on the new Common Core Standards. The NCSC builds on the work begun here at the University of Kentucky under the National Alternate Assessment Center…
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National Alternate Assessment Center
The National Alternate Assessment Center (NAAC) was a five year project funded under the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The primary objectives of NAAC were to: (1) bring together and build on the current research base on high quality, technically sound alternate assessments; (2) provide technical assistance to states…
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MSD1Stop Kentucky Multiple and Severe Disabilities Portal
This project provides resources and information to those who work with and for individuals with moderate or severe disabilities, several programs operating in the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute(HDI) have come together to provide expertise and information in a single online site.
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Kentucky Peer Support Network Project
The Kentucky Peer Support Network Project aims to foster friendships, learning, and inclusion for students with significant disabilities in Kentucky. The project provides in-depth training to schools on setting up peer support networks of three to six students who support a peer with significant disabilities in school, extracurricular, and social activities. The project currently has…
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Kentucky Peer Buddies
This website is a tool for teachers and students across the state of Kentucky who recognize the power of students of all ability levels working together and who want to create, improve and maintain successful peer buddy programs within their schools. Currently, a number of high schools in Kentucky offer a peer buddy or peer…