AI to tackle healthcare efficiency focus of HS summer program
This internship was part of Project Hōkūlani, housed in UH Mānoa’s Center on Disability Studies, College of Education.
Inclusive gaming: UH pioneers Hawaiʻi’s first esports disability camp
Participants learned to build PCs, create in-game avatars and practice online gaming safety.
Free mental health toolkit helps individuals with disabilities with Maui wildfire trauma
The toolkit consists of trauma-informed workbooks and resource cards for individuals with disabilities and their families recovering from the Maui wildfires.
Native Hawaiian students, ʻāina-based learning focus of debut documentary
The Power of Hoʻokuʻi: Joining Together to Build our Future will premiere on Thursday, September 21 at 7 p.m. on KHON2.
HS interns use AI, develop expense-tracking app in 48 hours
The students created the app through an internship with Project Hōkūlani at UH Mānoa’s Center on Disability Studies.
$8M grant to support underserved children, family engagement in education
Over the next five years, Hye Jin Park and Chuan Chinn will work with the students and their families to find ways to address their needs.
$700K gift supports students with learning differences
The award funds the development of innovative online modules to help faculty, staff and administrators improve their interactions with students with learning differences.
UH, community partners host STEM learning event for IHS at-risk keiki, women
Students, faculty and staff taught two dozen children and women about STEM through many different hands-on activities.
UH director appointed to state council on developmental disabilities
Kiriko Takahashi hopes to be informed about the current needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to continue the CDS’s programming.
$9.6M for Native Hawaiian education programs
More than $2 million each were awarded to 4 Center on Disability Studies faculty.
