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.
On a two-day visit to Tennessee, Julie Hocker, Commissioner of the U.S. Administration on Disability (AoD), met with Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) leadership, faculty, and trainees as well as with Tennessee Developmental Disabilities Network partners. Hocker visited at…
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A trio of siblings are currently serving on the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities’ (VKC UCEDD) Community Advisory Council (CAC), and they are bringing a range of perspectives to the work being done…
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The definition and purpose of disability inclusion is to be sure that everyone has the same opportunities to participate in every aspect of life to the best of their abilities and desires. In the 2018-19 academic…
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“Living without being able to communicate is like being behind four glass walls. You are able to see others and they can see you; but you are ignored, or worse, talked down to until you stop…
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A Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grant and a Director’s Strategic Priorities Grant have been awarded to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) investigators for 2019-20. The grants aim to further our understanding of how social information is processed within…
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Jan Rosemergy, Ph.D., deputy director and director of Communications and Dissemination at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC), has announced her retirement from a position she has held since 1979. For more than 39 years, Rosemergy has…
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The fifth annual report of the Employment First Task Force was presented to Governor Bill Haslam on November 8 at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The report includes personal employment stories, updates the task force’s…
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From presentations and posters on model programs and research to award-winning trainees, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) faculty, staff, and trainees are reaching a national audience through two high profile conferences this month. The Arc U.S. National…
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A study building upon a decade of data collected on sensory responsiveness and multisensory speech perception and integration in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) confirms that neural measures of sensory function align with clinical measures…
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Research conducted across five universities in Tennessee explored why college students become peer mentors, what they hope to gain from the experience, and how their expectations might encourage opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities…
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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.