Milton Tyree is an elder of Springdale Presbyterian Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He has more than 40 years of experience in the design, development and provision of supports and services centered on people with intellectual disabilities having access to valued aspects of everyday life. Two particular areas of emphasis have been the ongoing struggle around people with intellectual disabilities having good employment and membership in faith communities. Milt is a retired project director of the University of Kentucky’s Human Development Institute where he continues part-time work focused on supported employment leadership development along with private employment consulting in the US and internationally. He also gets to be a consultant for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, congregational members, staff and clergy for the Presbyterian Church (USA) through Presbyterians for Disability Concerns.

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