• Driving Employment Outcomes Through Innovation and Partnership—Session 4: Talk with TIP

    The Training Innovation Project (TIP) presents a four-part Talk with TIP listening and strategy series designed to engage vocational rehabilitation professionals in identifying, prioritizing, and addressing the most pressing challenges impacting competitive integrated employment outcomes. Findings will inform TIP’s year-two professional development activities. Continuing Education Units (CRCs) and SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) will be […]

  • Artificial Intelligence and Disability Access: 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.

  • Translating Employer Engagement Needs Assessment Findings into Practice for NIDILRR Grantees

    Zoom Online

    Presenters: Kathy Sheppard-Jones & Christina Forster This online webinar is hosted by the Training Innovation Project (TIP) partner, the Knowledge Translation for Employment Research Center (KTER). It will highlight key themes from the findings of national needs assessments and interviews with  vocational rehabilitation and workforce professionals, businesses, and other key informants. The session will highlight key […]

  • Workforce & Employer Engagement Summit (Virtual): Training Innovation Project (TIP)

    The TIP inaugural Workforce & Employer Engagement Summit will be held virtually. Join workforce partners, businesses, and vocational rehabilitation professionals to explore practical approaches that strengthen employer partnerships. You’ll learn:  ✓ Employer engagement strategies  ✓ Lessons learned from the field  ✓ Tools you can use right away  ✓ Resources to support your work  Register for […]

  • Accessible Parking and Public Rights of Way: 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.

  • 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 […]

  • 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.

  • Disability Hiring and Retention Academy

    Location: Owensboro Chamber of Commerce, 200 E 3rd St, Owensboro KY The Kentucky Chamber Foundation’s Disability Hiring Academy, sponsored by the University of Kentucky Training Innovation Project, offers a comprehensive training program […]

  • 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 […]