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 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Accord learning portal for developmental disabilities is adding new brief educational modules for educators, service providers, families, and others – all just a “click” or “tap” away on your computer, tablet, or…
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Laurie Cutting, Ph.D., Vanderbilt educational neuroscientist and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) investigator, has received a rare $3 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Merit Award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)….
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) has received a 1-year grant in the amount of $604,000 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to use Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) electronic medical record…
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A telediagnostic service in a rural community to triage autism spectrum disorder (ASD) assessments in young children increased the number of evaluations, reduced family wait times, and reduced family referrals to a metropolitan tertiary care diagnostic…
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The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded a $40,000 Youth Literacy grant to the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) Reading Clinic to provide partial and full scholarships to families of children who would not otherwise be able to afford…
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Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our state, nation, and world face disparities in health care compared with the general population. Dr. Tom Cheetham, a Family Medicine physician, dedicated his career to addressing this injustice….
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A study of the Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) program, which employs peer mentors, found that this home visiting program was effective in improving maternal and child health outcomes in Hispanic mothers. The MIHOW Program…
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The field of special education has long stressed the need for educators to use evidence-based practices, but the gap between identification and implementation remains. What influences how special educators decide which practices to implement is not…
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Andy Imparato, J.D., leader of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), addressed Tennessee strengths and offered challenges in his visit with the Community Advisory Council of the Vanderbilt Kennedy University Center for Excellence in…
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Two national disability-related organizations representing professionals and families recognized the accomplishments of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researchers. Three VKC staff members received Arc of Tennessee awards. Elisabeth Dykens, VKC UCEDD co-director, received NORD 2018 Rare Impact…
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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.