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.
Many people are aware that students with disabilities are able to access an education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and having an Individualized Education Program (IEP), but there is much less awareness and research…
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Many families of children with disabilities refer to the time when their child is reaching adulthood as “falling off a cliff,” because navigating adult disability services is so difficult when school services end. For Spanish-speaking families,…
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Adults who are seeking an evaluation for autism may face a number of barriers. Those barriers may include finding experienced clinicians who can appropriately evaluate older adolescents and adults and those clinicians having a reliable measure…
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Students who are deafblind vary widely in their abilities, their level of disability, and their support needs, and they often present unique challenges in how teachers can best tailor supports and modifications to enhance the students’…
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Next Steps at Vanderbilt has received a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to enhance and expand its ground-breaking apprenticeship program. Next Steps, a four-year postsecondary education program for neurodiverse students, began offering…
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A faculty team representing the TRIAD Global Collaborative traveled to Vietnam in September to offer training to providers and educators regarding evidence-based practices and care models for autistic children and their families. The visit built off…
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When your child is struggling in school with reading or working out math problems or your college student is having difficulties keeping up, and the school doesn’t seem to have the answers, where can you find…
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SENSE Theatre® was founded by Blythe Corbett, Ph.D., a Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) member and professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and based on the three principles of using peers, play and performance to enhance social…
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What if we could create a virtual learning community where clinicians and educators could share best practices for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities? Well, it’s been happening here! Members of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center have…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) recently received a grant from the WITH Foundation to increase the use of its IDD Toolkit by health care clinicians, adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), and family members as…
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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.