Tag: employment
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The 4th Thursday ADA Talks: March
HDI and HDI CATS has launched an ADA Training series to be held on the fourth Thursday of each month covering different topics surrounding the Americans with Disabilities Act. The […]
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Employment for People with Intellectual Disabilities and KentuckyWorks Featured in the Lexington Herald-Leader
Employment for people with intellectual disabilities and KentuckyWorks were recently featured in an article by Valarie Honeycutt Spears in the Lexington Herald-Leader. The article highlights the significant contributions of people with […]
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KentuckyWorks Website and Learning Modules Empower Youth with Disabilities to Reach Their Potential!
HDI has recently launched a new website and learning modules for teachers, people with disabilities, employers, families, and employment professionals at kentuckyworks.org. The purpose of this website is to help navigate the […]
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HDI Free Documentary Film Screening of “Bottom Dollars”
A free screening of the Bottom Dollars film, an original documentary by Rooted in Rights about the work exploitation of nearly 250,000 people with disabilities, will be held on October […]
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Research Brief Fall 2017: A Statewide Community Conversation about Post-School Employment for Kentucky Youth with the Most Significant Disabilities
by Chithra Adams, Harold Kleinert, Kathy Sheppard-Jones, Amanda Corbin & Malachy Bishop Young adults with disabilities face multiple challenges in obtaining successful post-school employment outcomes. This situation has remained relatively […]
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HDI Contributes to Southeast ADA Center Moneywise Conference in Atlanta about Financial Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Conference Speaker Christopher Coleman, “Unconfined” Motivational Speaker, Author and Life Coach. Photo by Andy Meredith. HDI’s Barry Whaley worked alongside colleagues from the Southeast ADA Center of Friday, September 23 to […]