University of Kentucky Human Development Institute (HDI) staff are preparing to present sessions and posters at the 2021 Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) conference. The theme of this year’s conference is Learning Together: Connecting Research and Lived Experience.
The UK HDI is Kentucky’s Center on Disability and is a University Center of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). As a UCEDD and a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program, we are a member of the AUCD organization that supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdisciplinary programs in every U.S. state and territory to achieve meaningful change. Visit www.aucd.org for more information about the AUCD Network and Conference. If you are interested in learning more about HDI programs or the presentations being made, contact Beth.Potter@uky.edu.
Conference sessions presented by HDI staff include:
- Echo collaborative on AAC: Supporting interprofessional collaboration to improve augmentative and alternative communication through case-based learning and information sharing
Jacqui Kearns, EdD, Mary Jo Cooley-Hidecker, PhD*, Lou Ann Land, Patti Logsdon and Judith Page, PhD*
*University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences Communication Sciences and Disorders Program
- The Power of Your Story – How digital storytelling amplifies the voices of people with disabilities
Morgan Turner, Adam Potter, Patti Logsdon and Patti Singleton
- L.I.V.E from your virtual platform! How to engage every audience in your inclusive virtual event and program
Lindsey Mullis, Trent Marcum, and Ellen Fahey
- Recruiting and retaining researchers and evaluators with lived experience in higher education: A critical reflection
Kathy Sheppard Jones, PhD, Chithra Adams, PhD, Jacob Mason, Taylor Bardon, Phillip Rumrill, PhD
- Harnessing the power of inclusive higher education to improve employment outcomes for students with significant disabilities: a Kentucky story
Johnny Collett, Erin Fitzgerald, Rebecca Gregory
- Impact of COVID on individuals with disabilities: a mixed-method study driven by voices of people with disabilities
Kathy Sheppard-Jones, PhD, Harold Kleinert, EdD, Kara Ayers**, PhD, Chithra Adams, PhD, Jian Li***, PhD
University of Cincinnati**, Kent State University***
- Human Development Institute’s Undergraduate Certificate in Universal Design Program
Walt Bower, PhD, Haley Potter, and Ellie Fahey
- Inclusion of women with disabilities in research: Creating an inclusive community needs assessment
Ellen Fahey, Lindsey Mullis, and Trent Marcum.
- Co-Occurring Mental Health Conditions and Developmental Disabilities: Including Individuals with Lived Experience as Experts in Their Care
Kristen Dahl and Morénike Giwa Onaiwu
- Recruiting and retaining researchers and evaluators with lived experience in higher education: A critical reflection
Kathy Sheppard-Jones,PhD, Chithra Adams, PhD, Jacob Mason, Taylor Mora, Phillip Rumrill, PhD
- National Training Initiative: Implementation of the Project SCOPE – Site Experiences and Lived Perspectives
Canyon Hardesty, Andrea Witwer, PhD, Stephanie Webber, PhD, Tai Baker, Caroline Gooden, PhD
