• Communities of Practice: Training Innovation Project

    Zoom Online

    Communities of Practice (COP) are groups of people who come together because they care about improving employment opportunities for people with disabilities. Members share ideas, solve problems, build skills, and create […]

  • Inclusive Research Practices

    This presentation will focus on practices for building and sustaining inclusive research teams. Presenters will discuss the lived experience as a person with a disability on a research or evaluation team, how research is informed by the actual needs of people with disabilities, as well as the mutually beneficial relationship between the disabled researcher, other […]

  • The Courts and ADA Cases Shaping the Law: 4th Thursday ADA Talks 2026

    Monthly webinars on topics about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability rights, and access that run for 1 hour on the 4th Thursday from January to October 2026 (10 webinars). Hosted By: University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI), Southeast ADA Center, Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) at Syracuse University.

  • Kentucky Disability Benefits 101 Webinar: Supported Employment Training Project (SETP)

    About This Webinar: Join us for a 5th Thursday coffee/tea break and learn how to use the Kentucky Disability Benefits 101 website to show the positive financial impact of employment while still maintaining a person’s eligibility for Medicaid or Medicare. Q&A will follow from 3:45 – 4:15 pm ET / 2:45 – 3:15 pm CT Facilitators: Carolyn Wheeler, M.S., […]

  • How a Paycheck Can Work With a Government Check: Supported Employment Training Project

    Zoom Online

    Zoom presentation by the Supported Employment Training Project (SETP) at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute. Learn how to use the Kentucky Disability Benefits 101 website to see how having a job in high school means having more money now and when you graduate! Facilitators: Carolyn Wheeler, M.S., CPWIC Supported Employment Training Project Human Development Institute/University of […]

  • Suicide Prevention in Autism

    This presentation will provide a lived experience informed discussion of the risk factors for suicidality for autistic adults and individuals. The presentation will also discuss assessment tools, resources, and prevention efforts for suicidal ideation that can be used to best help the autistic community.