Kentucky COVID-19 Story Portal

HDI Consumer Advisory Council member, Joe Cowan, in collaboration with Kentucky Protection & Advocacy, invite people with disabilities (or family members of people with disabilities) to share their story about how COVID-19 has impacted them. Call 859-257-8104 or submit your story here. Thank you.

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day Logo

Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2025

On Nov. 27, 2011, Joe Devon, a web developer out of Los Angeles, wrote an article about the need for …

Summer Leadership Camp Participants posing on the steps at the UK Student Center

HDI and OVR collaborate to host Summer Leadership Experience

For almost 10 years, the Human Development Institute has operated a summer camp to help high school students with disabilities …

Let’s talk about sex and Disability: JD Otsuka’s 'Pillow Talk' opens the conversation

Let’s talk about sex and Disability: JD Otsuka’s ‘Pillow Talk’ opens the conversation

People are often uncomfortable talking about sexuality, especially in how it relates to disability. JD Otsuka’s play “Pillow Talk” challenges …