The Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project
The Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project (KAAP) is a result of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) of 1990 and is designed to include students with ...
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Percussion Empowerment Project
A UK Human Development Institute (HDI) Fund for Excellence award has been given to Haley Potter, BA, to fund a pilot project aimed at teaching ...
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Hausman and Howard to lead Kentucky’s Act Early Network
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) has received a 2020 Act Early State and Territorial Team COVID-19 Response Initiative grant funded through an ...
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HDI Program Administrator to serve as Co-Investigator for IMLS National Libraries Leadership Award
Dr. Caroline Gooden, Disability Program Administrator at the UK Human Development Institute, will serve as a Co-Investigator for the “Services for Children of All Abilities ...
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Supporting Kentucky’s Child Care Programs
As part of Kentucky’s response to COVID-19, up to 38,000 Kentucky childcare providers will complete mandatory training to fulfill requirements to re-open their programs. Child ...
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Mary Howard selected a Children’s Mental Health Champion
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) with support from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has selected Mary Howard, HDI Research and Development ...
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Eagle Scout Project Supports Alternative Communication
Nate Slack, a senior at West Jessamine High School and member of Boy Scout Troop 473 at the Nicholasville United Methodist Church, completed his Eagle ...
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Summer Leadership Experience
The University of Kentucky (UK) Human Development Institute (HDI) and the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation invites Kentucky high school students with disabilities entering their ...
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Kentucky Post School Outcome Center Begins Data Collection
The UK Human Development Institute (HDI) houses the Kentucky Post School Outcome Center (KyPSO) to increase the capacity of local school districts, teachers, parents, and ...
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HDI Awarded Project to Support Children and Families of the Opioid Epidemic
The University of Kentucky (UK) Human Development Institute (HDI) has been selected as a primary lead program for Project Supporting Children of the Opioid Epidemic ...
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Administration for Community Living funds Center for Dignity in Healthcare for People with Disabilities
The Administration for Community Living has awarded the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities a $1.5 million grant to lead eight national partners, ...
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HDI partnership receives AUCD grant to support Kentucky families
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) has awarded the UK Human Development Institute (HDI) the Innovative Community of Practice (CoP) on Parenting, Behavioral ...
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HDI Reaches Notable Milestone with 100 Online Courses!
HDI has reached a notable milestone of 100 online courses, including 4 in development! HDI launched online learning initiative for early childhood in 2004 with ...
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Latest Fund for Excellence Awards: March 2019
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 ...
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HDI Projects for Education & an Insider Perspective from Mike Abell: Part 2
by Amanda Corbin Innovations in Education For students age three to 21, in both special education and general education, we are already seeing innovation in ...
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HDI Projects for Education & an Insider Perspective from Mike Abell: Part 1
Amanda Kelley Corbin Dr. Mike Abell has worked in special education since 1991 and has experience with students with disabilities from preschool to post-secondary transition ...
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Supported Training Experiences Post-Secondary (STEPS) Helps Students with Disabilities Thrive in College
by Amanda Corbin The Supported Training Experiences Post-Secondary (STEPS) case study project provides leadership skill-building opportunities for college freshmen with disabilities who participated in the ...
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Fall Seminar: School Bullying, Students with Disabilities, and School Safety
“If it takes a village to raise a child, then it may take a village to help prevent and eliminate bullying of our children. Bullying ...
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HDI Speakers Featured at Post-Secondary Education Workshop in Louisville
On Thursday, October 11, HDI's Teresa Belluscio and her two STEPS students, Emma Keyser and Brooke Wray, co-presented at a "Build Your Future" workshop at ...
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Fund for Excellence Awarded for Teacher Effectiveness Study
We’re excited to share that HDI is offering a Fund for Excellence grant this year entitled “Teacher Effectiveness Pilot,” led by Dr. Caroline Gooden, Growing Together ...
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HDI and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) Work to Create School Ready Libraries
By Mary Howard and Stephanie Meredith HDI and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (KDLA) have worked for the past three years to prepare ...
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KentuckyWorks Post-Secondary Community Conversation
by Amanda Corbin Nearly 100 people attended a community conversation on May 21 for self-advocates, families, and professionals to discuss how to increase post-secondary opportunities ...
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Research Brief Winter 2018
A Qualitative Study of the Impact of Peer Networks and Peer Support Arrangements in Project Pilot Schools by Patti Logsdon, Mark Samudre, & Harold Kleinert Photo ...
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