HDI Spotlight Profile – Page 11

HDI 50th Anniversary Spotlight — Allie Rhodes

Posted on March 1, 2019 | by HDITrex

I was blessed to be a part of an organization that works to make life better for ALL individuals through collaboration with organizations across many different fields. Having won the Paul Kevin Burberry award is one of my greatest accomplishments because of what it represents. As described when I was presented the award, it is given to those who have (to quote) “demonstrated a strong commitment to people with disabilities through university and community projects and experiences, demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence in his or her chosen field of endeavor and demonstrated the leadership qualities exemplified by Kevin’s own life.” To know that I had a small part in demonstrating this positively affects many of the decisions I make today. —Allie Rhodes

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HDI 50th Anniversary Spotlight — Ken Olsen

Posted on February 22, 2019 | by HDITrex

My advice to current and future staff and students at HDI is only to fully embrace the interdisciplinary approach and to learn as much as you can about the other disciplines. As clinic director, I initiated a series of training events to acquaint students with all the disciplines, PT, OT, Pediatrics, etc. In truth, the one who learned the most was me. —Ken Olsen, Former Director of Mid South Regional Resource Center

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HDI 50th Anniversary Spotlight — Karen Roof Boudreaux

Posted on February 18, 2019 | by HDITrex

As a part of HDI’s 50th celebration, we are profiling individuals who have offered vital contributions over the years toward accomplishing HDI’s mission of inclusion and independence for people with disabilities and their families. We are profiling the self-advocates who have educated, informed, and pushed us to going further. We are profiling family members who were willing to share their experiences and journey. We are profiling students who went through our training programs who enriched our training program while they were at HDI and have gone on to do great things. We are profiling practitioners who have trained people working in the communities to serve all of us and helped implemented inclusive programs and policies. We are profiling researchers who have helped translate research to practice and vice versa. We are profiling partners who have shared their resources and space because they believed in our mission. Scores of people have helped and continue to help HDI realize its mission. Continue reading →