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 transition from adolescence to adulthood is a pivotal and often challenging period for both individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. Accessing appropriate services during this transition can be a daunting task, so with…
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The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board has announced that Samantha Goldman, Ph.D., associate professor of Special Education at Assumption University and a former trainee at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence…
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New supplemental funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will enable the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) to monitor and estimate prevalence of cerebral palsy…
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The U.S. Department of Education has funded a new project to equip transition-aged students with visual impairment (VI) living in rural communities, their families, and the transition professionals who serve them with virtual supports to improve…
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Three projects, led by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) members, have received Hobbs Discovery Strategic Priorities Awards to fund pilot studies in preparation for submitting competitive grant applications to federal agencies or private foundations. The VKC Eunice Kennedy…
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VKC member Jena McDaniel, Ph.D., serves as assistant professor of Hearing & Speech Sciences. Her research centers around developing, validating, and implementing highly effective and targeted speech-language intervention services for deaf and hard of hearing children and…
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After 28 years of working to improve the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families, Elise McMillan, J.D., has announced she will retire from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) in June…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center announces new leadership for its University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VKC UCEDD). Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D., and Pablo Juárez, M.Ed., BCBA, LBA, will succeed Elise McMillan, J.D., who officially retires…
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The prevalence of 8-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the U.S. is now 1 in 36, according to a new announcement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new findings are…
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In 2022, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member Sarika Peters, Ph.D., received a VKC Director’s Strategic Priorities Grant to determine the feasibility of use of a wearable sensor to assess sleep in children (ages 4-10 years) with…
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