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.
Educators, other professionals, and parents gathered to learn about discoveries from brain research and connections to education at the Second Annual Neuroscience and Education Symposium, held June 4-5 at Currey Ingram Academy. The conference welcomed over…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s 50th Anniversary Community Celebration on May 29 celebrated the strides made in half a century and concentrated on steps needed to be taken for the future. The John F. Kennedy Center for…
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The Americans with Disabilities Act celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2015. On April 15, the VKC and the Nashville community hosted the ADA Legacy Bus Tour, “literally and figuratively a moving testament to the work of…
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In April, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) concluded its 5-year commitment as host of the annual Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, the premier national gathering of researchers and future researchers…
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The TennesseeWorks Partnership is dedicated to discovering best practices and promoting gainful employment for individuals with disabilities. They are taking their mission to the streets by way of Community Conversations across Tennessee. Recently, TennesseeWorks staff members…
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The VKC Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) has launched a pilot research study to improve treatment of children with autism hospitalized for serious behavioral issues. At times children are admitted to an…
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Two Vanderbilt trainees are serving as Virtual Trainee Liaisons in the national network of UCEDD and LEND programs connected through the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). These days, tech savvy is a highly marketable…
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TRIAD’s Community Engagement team continues to make an impact on our community, earning awards at Autism Tennessee’s recent Fall Conference and receiving a Community Engagement grant from Jackson Bank’s National Community Fund. TRIAD—Treatment and Research Institute…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Reading Clinic is thriving this year with a new Associate Director and a $50,000 Dollar General Literacy Foundation Grant used for partial and full Reading Clinic scholarships. The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Reading…
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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.