News and Information from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Notables is a monthly e-newsletter to share stories about discoveries and best practices that are opening doors and transforming lives for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
The Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities has awarded a 5-year, $2.7 million grant to continue the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC). The VKC UCEDD works to…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) held its first Parent Stress Intervention Program (PSIP) Conference July 14-17. Instructors delved into each of the two intervention manuals created by VKC researchers to teach parents of children with disabilities…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) announced changes to its leadership structure that will allow the program to keep pace with its rapidly expanding portfolio of autism training, services, and research….
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VKC researchers at Peabody College are blazing new trails in language and learning programs designed to ensure that children with Down syndrome have the brightest possible futures. During their first years, children develop more rapidly than…
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The VKC continues its celebration of its 50th anniversary as a national Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center at Science Day, Sept. 29. Training is another VKC mission—and the VKC Volunteer Advocacy Program resumes Sept. 2;…
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This is a monthly email of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Notables published by the Communications staff of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. Between issues of Notables, you can stay up to date on the latest Vanderbilt Kennedy Center news, information, and resources via the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Facebook page.