2021 Summer Leadership Experience Accepting Applications

The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute in partnership with the Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation present the Summer Leadership Experience on July 7–10, 2021. All Kentucky high school upperclassmen (entering juniors and seniors) with disabilities are welcome to apply. Students can apply online at www.tinyurl.com/hdicamp and pay the $50 application fee which includes a 3-night stay in a campus dorm, all meals & snacks, interactive sessions about education and career planning, financial assistance, and resources to develop skills needed to take steps after high school with confidence and success.  

The registration deadline is June 11, 2021. For more information, call 859-257-1714 or email Teresa Belluscio at Teresa.Belluscio@uky.edu.

Latest Updates

HDI Interpreters Serve at the Southeast Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

HDI Interpreters Serve at the Southeast Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

Anyone closely involved with the Deaf community in the region will likely be at the Southeast Registry of Interpreters for …

From Dungeons & Dragons to Romance: Writing, Identity, and the Power of Representation in Disability and Mental Health

From Dungeons & Dragons to Romance: Writing, Identity, and the Power of Representation in Disability and Mental Health

“I think the first stuff I ever really wrote were backgrounds for my D&D character when I was in high …

Mental Health ASL Interpretation in Kentucky

Mental Health ASL Interpretation in Kentucky

There is only one other person in the state of Kentucky who is certified to do what Lisa Amstutz does …