UK's Human Development Institute Presents 2020 University Lecture Series
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 9, 2020) — The University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute (HDI) has developed a series of dynamic one-hour lecture and seminar style presentations that allow HDI faculty, staff and partners to share information with the university community about an array of content that highlights the experience of disability, inclusion and universal design. The lecture series launched in the fall of 2019 with 17 lectures provided to more than 700 students and faculty. Due to the series popularity last fall, HDI is extending it this spring.
“HDI has a wide range of projects and expertise that is probably better known off campus,” explained HDI Executive Director Kathy Sheppard-Jones. “The University Lecture Series is a way for us to give back to UK.”
The presentations cover an array of topics that include foundational lectures on disability, advocacy, health, employment, universal design and assistive technology. While the content is expansive, the common theme is around building inclusive communities. Presenters are people with disabilities, family members of people with disabilities and other interdisciplinary experts.
Visit https://hdi.uky.edu/university-lecture-series to review the titles and descriptions of presentations included in the series.
For more information or to schedule a lecture for your class, contact Caroline Gooden at cjgood2@uky.edu.
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