Search results for: “employment initiatives”
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Kentucky Alignment of Employment Initiatives
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Kentucky Formal Network Partnerships for Increased Employment with Disability Focus The Kentucky Work Matters task force was created in 2017 by Executive Order and included representatives from every area of Kentucky’s […]
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The State of HDI Episode 6: Employment First
Description: Katie Wolf Whaley is in the studio to discuss Employment First, a policy stating competitive employment should be the first and primary option for people with disabilities. Podcast URL: […]
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A Conversation about the Employment Concerns of American with Multiple Sclerosis Seeking Participants to Complete a National Survey
Join Delaney Wickert, Research Assistant and Dr. Phillip Rumrill, Director of Research at the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute, for a Conversation about the Employment Concerns of Americans with […]
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Kentucky Awarded Office of Disability Employment Policy VOICE Technical Assistance Grant
Kentucky has been awarded a Visionary Opportunities to Increase Competitive Employment (VOICE) Technical Assistance Grant by the US Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP). Kentucky will work […]
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Governor Issues Executive Order Making Employment for People with Disabilities a Top Priority in Kentucky
On May 15, 2018, Governor Matt Bevin signed Executive Order 2018-328 to add Kentucky to the growing list of states with Employment First policies for people with disabilities. This Order […]
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Kentucky Transition Summit Brings Community Together to Shares Ideas About Employment for Youth with Disabilities
“The author Zig Ziglar was often quoted as saying, ‘the first step in solving a problem is to recognize that it exists.’ At the Kentucky Transition Summit we were joined […]
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LEND
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The Human Development Institute (HDI), Kentucky’s University Center on Disability, is administrator for a five-year Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) […]
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Kentucky Workforce Landscape Holds Promise for People with Disabilities
Employment is an expectation. Passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 furthered that expectation for people with disabilities across the country. In Kentucky, the last few years have […]
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Beth Potter
Acting Executive Director HDI Core Administration, Employment initiatives, ASL Interpreter Team Phone: Email: Beth.Potter@uky.edu Responsibilities: Serve as Acting Executive Director for Kentucky’s designated center on disabilities. Direct employment initiatives that […]
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She wears many hats! A staff spotlight on Chelsea Bocard
Chelsea Bocard wears enough hats, she could open her own hatter. Bocard’s technical job title is Disability Program Assistant, but it doesn’t get across exactly how much she assists with. […]