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.
Vanderbilt’s Rett Syndrome Clinic has been named a Rett Syndrome Clinical Research Center of Excellence by Rettsyndrome.org. Led by Sar Peters, Ph.D., and Cary Fu, M.D., Vanderbilt’s clinic is one of only 14 sites nationwide to…
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A Vanderbilt Kennedy Center special education researcher has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by The Institute of Education Sciences to develop an app for use by parents who have young children with disabilities who also…
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Helping agency staff to better understand and address cultural and linguistic barriers that arise in our increasingly diverse communities was the focus of training led by staff of the VKC UCEDD Multicultural Outreach Program part of…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Volunteer Advocacy Project saw its fifteenth cohort of volunteers graduate from the biannual training program on November 15. These graduates are now educated, ready, and willing to serve families of individuals with…
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TennesseeWorks and its many partners took part in the national Hire My Strengths social media campaign, which encourages everyone, with a disability or not, to think about what it is you’re good at and to be…
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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.