Latest newsletter from KentuckyWorks.
No Images? Click here
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 will ensure that competitive and integrated employment in the community shall be considered the first and primary option for persons with disabilities who want to become employed. This means that all state agencies will work toward making sure people with disabilities have opportunities to work in the community and offer valuable skills to their employers while receiving a competitive wage.
KentuckyWorks Family & Youth Engagement Community Conversation on July 17!
Come join us on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 for youth with intellectual disabilities, families, and professionals to discuss what families and youth need to prepare for the world of work! We need to hear your voices, including parents of younger and older students with disabilities and youth with more significant needs. Help us figure out how to make employment a possibility for everyone!
Community Conversation 10am-12pm
KCTCS: 300 N Main St Versailles
Snacks will be provided
ADA Training Series
HDI and HDI CATS have launched an ADA Training series to be held on the fourth Thursday of each month covering different topics surrounding the Americans with Disabilities Act
Mark your calendars for upcoming ADA Talks:
- Service Animals & the ADA: Implications for Title II and III Entities: June 28, 2018
- Program Access and Structural Accessibility of Public Facilities: Exploring Title II: July 26. 2018
- Public Transportation & the ADA: FTA-DOT Regulations: August 23, 2018
- Disability & Law Enforcement: Interaction and Emergency Response: September 27, 2018
- ADA & Public Accommodations: Legal Applications of Title III: October 28, 2019
- (No 4th Thursday ADA Talks in November & December)
- Accessible Technology & the Workforce: AT as a Reasonable Accommodation: January 24, 2019
Kentucky Works Newsletter Launch
This is the initial launch of our KentuckyWorks newsletter to keep you posted about the latest employment news for people with disabilities in Kentucky. We will be sharing this newsletter at the beginning of each month. We want to make sure you know about any employment fairs and events, community conversations, presentations, post-secondary opportunities, or other employment initiatives for people with disabilities through the Commonwealth. If you have any information you'd like to be included in the next newsletter, please submit to Jason Jones by June 23 at jp.jones@uky.edu.
KentuckyWorks Post-Secondary Community Conversation
Nearly 100 people attended a community conversation on May 21 for self-advocates, families, and professionals to discuss how to increase post-secondary opportunities for youth with intellectual disabilities (ID). The conversation was held simultaneously in Morehead, Murray, and Lexington via video conference.
Guest speakers included Cate Weir, Project Director for the Think College National Coordinating Center; Dr. Harold Kleinert, former director of the University of Kentucky Human Development Institute; and Dr. Erik Carter, Special Education Professor at Vanderbilt.
Join us for the Summer Leadership Experience Camp!
I liked the Summer Leadership Experience Camp because of all the new opportunities it brought me, the friendships it brought me as well. I also liked it because the atmosphere was great and the leaders were excellent, had a love for the camp and the campers as well. –Emma
The Summer Leadership Experience is an overnight camp that will begin at 1 pm on Sunday, July 8th and will run through Wednesday, July 11th. Participants will spend three nights in the UK Residence Hall with meals included. Register online today!
There is still room, and applications are still being accepted!
HDI Is ... Video Series
Over the past year, HDI has released six chapters in our "HDI is ..." video series to share the good work we do here at the Human Development Institute across the lifespan for people with disabilities.
In February, we shared our fifth chapter in the HDI video series to highlight our work promoting healthy living for people with disabilities. And in March, we shared a video highlighting our work toward promoting inclusion and post-secondary support.
Transportation Initiative Seeks to Find Solutions for Rural Kentucky
KentuckyWorks and Kentucky E3TC held a joint community conversation on March 20 in Jackson, Kentucky. The goal of the activity was to bring together a diverse group of concerned citizens in the Breathitt County area to examine what could be done to increase transportation options for people with disabilities. Our expectation is that success with this task will result in an increase in inclusion.
KentuckyWorks Morehead Community Conversation Update
A Community Conversation held in Morehead, Kentucky on February 27, 2017 identified two major projects local volunteers determined would provide significant initiative to promote the transition of youth from school to work. One was the development of a Project Search like activity and remains in the early stages of development. The other is an employer engagement project referred to as the Inclusive Community Project for which a significant amount of progress occurred during the reporting period.
Please consider making a donation today to support the good work at HDI as we support people with disabilities, families, and professionals every day!
