Unconferencing: An Innovative Way to Support Conversations About Disability

Since 2012, HDI has been instrumental in bringing participant-driven meetings, called unconferences, to Kentucky residents with disabilities, their family members, and support workers. The unconference format is inherently democratic, providing a space where disabled voices are respected as experts on disability. Learn more about unconferences and how they work, including examples of recent HDI-sponsored unconferences.

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