Join Our NIH Grant Application Workshop Friday, February 26

Kathy Grzech and Margot McCullers from the Proposal Development Office will be providing an excellent workshop on Friday, February 26th from 1-3 PM about how to apply for an NIH grant.
The registration link is now available at:
You may attend at any of the HDI sites (Coldstream, MIB, KU). Even if you are not considering an NIH grant, this is a tremendous opportunity to learn more about how the Proposal Development Office can significantly help with grant writing. Please encourage staff and students to attend, and bring a friend!

Fall Seminar: The Right to Make Choices: An Introduction to Supported Decision-Making

Join us for the second presentation in our Fall Seminar series on Thursday, October 8, 2015  from 1:00 – 3:00p ET to learn more about Supported Decision-Making (SDM) and an overview of the Jenny Hatch case at the UK Coldstream Research Campus Human Development Training Room (1525 Bull Lea Road, Lexington KY 40511) with live videoconferencing to sites around the state. This seminar will discuss how to support people with disabilities in gaining more independence to make choices about their future. We will discuss Jenny Hatch as an example of a young woman who advocated and obtained independence from her parents to make her own choices about where she wanted to live.

Registration: Electronic registration will open September 14, 2015. Register here and select your attendance site. To become a remote site or for help registering, contact walt.bower@uky.edu

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