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.
Two Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grants and two Director’s Strategic Priorities Grants have been awarded to Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researchers for 2021-22. The projects address facial recognition in autism, sleep in Down syndrome, identifying a biomarker…
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of 15 institutions across the U.S. being honored with the International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF)’s Center of Excellence designation or redesignation. The award recognizes the Vanderbilt Rett Syndrome Clinic’s continued…
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Educate to Advocate “If you don’t talk with your legislators, they can’t speak for you.” ~Roddey Coe, parent advocate Each year, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Public Policy team hosts Educate to Advocate (E2A), a community training…
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A new paper* authored by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center member Kathryn L. Humphreys, Ph.D., reports experiences of psychosocial deprivation may have long-lasting consequences for receptive language ability, extending to age 18 years. Receptive language is an essential element…
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The Federal Administration for Community Living has awarded a Community-Based Transition Partnership Planning Grant to the Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VKC UCEDD). The VKC UCEDD, one of 10 UCEDDs awarded, will…
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The Federal Administration on Community Living has awarded a five-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, led by Elise…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has been awarded a $6.8 million, five-year grant to continue as a national Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC). The VKC, founded in 1965, is one of the nation’s…
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“The Promise of Discovery” is a new podcast hosted by the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) that highlights research in intellectual and developmental disabilities in plain language, making it accessible to the general public. The podcast launched…
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The rapidly evolving challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have caused countless disruptions for individuals with disabilities and families across the country. In response, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has developed a variety of resources for…
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A new paper* authored by Vanderbilt Kennedy Center member T A McDonald reports on the structural validity of the Autism Spectrum Identity Scale (ASIS) with individuals diagnosed and self-diagnosed with autism and compares the demographic characteristics, stigma,…
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