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 chldhood, 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

What Good Transition Planning Looks Like: Empowering Parents and Professionals with Evidence Based Practice Information

Participants will learn about proven strategies that help students with significant intellectual disabilities successfully transition from high school to the post-school outcomes they choose. … more

Event Date: 11/15/2013 1:00 PM

Registration Link: Click to Register

Featured Project

ILSSA-KAP Kentucky Alternate Assessment Project

Age Group: School Age

The Alternate Portfolio Assessment is designed to include students with significant challenges in the statewide school accountability system as required by the Kentucky Education Reform Act and IDEA. … more
URL: http://www.hdi.uky.edu/kap/