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Fall Seminar: Disability Law and Policy: Emerging Trends and Future Practice

“To imagine the world without disability law and policy is to envision continued segregation, where separation on the basis of human difference alone is accepted. The modern disability rights movement seeks to ensure that society is inclusive of all.” Peter Blanck, University Professor at Syracuse University

Join us in person or online for our Fall Seminar series on Friday, September 22, 2017 from 1 – 3pm ET to learn more about “Disability Law and Policy: Emerging Trends and Future Practice.” Learn more from expert Peter Blanck, Ph.D., J.D. The seminar will be held at the Gatton Business and Economics Building, Room 311 550 South Limestone, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY. A link to the live video stream of the seminar will be sent to registrants.

Click here to register for the seminar. For help registering, contact walt.bower@uky.edu. Continue reading

Latest HDI Fund for Excellence Projects: Winter 2015

We’re excited to share that in the last quarter, HDI funded the following two Fund for Excellence projects:
Dr. Dwight Irvin’s Understanding Language Environments in Community Settings in Families of Children on the Autism Spectrum and Laura Butler’s My Choice Kentucky- Exploring Supported Decision-Making in the Commonwealth. Continue reading