Milton Tyree

Project Associate

Supported Employment Training Project

Phone: (502) 333-2747

Email: mtyree@uky.edu

Responsibilities: Leadership development, Leadership Series coordinator

Experiences: current and past HDI projects – Supported Employment Training Project, Putting Faith to Work Initiative, Community Work Transition Program, Belonging in the Community Initiative, Kentucky Transition Project

Reason: The development and provision of supports and services centered on people with disabilities having access to valued aspects of everyday life.

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Interests:

Milton Tyree has 40 years of experience in the design, development, and provision of supports and services centered on people with disabilities having access to valued aspects of everyday life. A particular area of interest has been the ongoing struggle around people with disabilities having good employment. His work for the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute focuses on supported employment leadership development. Milt also consults with congregational members and clergy for the Presbyterian Church (USA) about benefits of inclusive faith communities.

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