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 […]
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.
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., […]
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 […]
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.
This session will discuss the role of caregivers in providing essential support that helps people with disabilities and older adults live independently in their homes and communities. In addition, the […]
This presentation will describe neuroaffirming mental health supports for people with disabilities. The presentation will also provide mental health resources for helping people with disabilities navigate the world around them.
This presentation will focus on education of the community on the distinction between service animals and emotional support animals as regarded by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In addition […]
This seminar will explore the rapidly evolving federal funding landscape from the perspective of Kentucky’s Developmental Disabilities Network. The presenters will also discuss implications of current federal funding for the […]
