Promoting independence, productivity, and integration for all people.

The Human Development Institute is Kentucky's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service. We focus our efforts on improving lifelong opportunities and services for individuals with disabilities, their families and the community.

The Institute provides a strong foundation for more than 40 research, training and service projects, addressing a wide range of topics and issues in areas such as early childhood, education and alternate assessment, transition across the lifespan, employment, community living, and personnel preparation.

HDI is a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Kentucky and a member institution of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD).

Seminar Registration

Coming This Fall! HDI Seminar Series: Strengthening Families - Nurturing and Attachment

Coming Soon in Fall 2014: Dr. Otto Kaak, Kristal Hankinson, and Laura Beard will present the newest and sixth module from the Strengthening Families series, entitled “Nurturing and … more

Event Date:

Registration Link: Registration TBD

Featured Project

Brighter Tomorrows: Supporting Families with Accurate Information About Down Syndrome

Age Group: Lifespan

Brighter Tomorrows offers Web-based information on Down syndrome diagnoses to families and physicians alike. Both the family and the physicians’ versions feature videos of virtual families and … more

URL: www.brightertomorrows.org