1952
Council incorporates and
starts educational programs
1958
Council models vocational
programs
1967
Council opens Sheltered
Workshop program
1972
Council formalizes Parent
Outreach program and develops educational programs for children
with severe and profound mental retardation
1974
Council transitions all
programs for school aged children to public schools
1975
Council starts Kentucky's
first and only Citizen Advocacy program
1979
Council operates New Neighbors
program, offering creative new residential choices and respite
care options
1980's
Council establishes community
programs: Community Living, Louisville Diversified Services,
Custom Quality Services, and enTECH (Enabling
Technologies)
1994
Council opens the Western
Kentucky Assistive Technology Center (WKATC) in Murray, Kentucky
1998
Council develops and adopts
long-range plan to accomplish mission
2000
Council organizes Coalition
for Quality and Choice and HB144 becomes law
2002
Council celebrates 50th
Anniversary, launching Leadership and Advocacy Center
