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.

May 2015

New insight into how the brain makes memories

Author: David Salisbury May 5, 2015

Every time you make a memory, somewhere in your brain a tiny filament reaches out from one neuron and forms an electrochemical connection to a neighboring neuron. VKC investigator Donna Webb heads a team of biologists…
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May 2015

Excelling through volunteer service

Author: Kimberly Jones May 5, 2015

Volunteer service is an important collegiate experience for all students—one that is now being incorporated into Next Steps at Vanderbilt, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) 2-year postsecondary education program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities….
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May 2015

Celebrating the ADA legacy

Author: Elizabeth Turner May 5, 2015

ADA Legacy Exhibit, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Photo by Elise McMillan.

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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May 2015

VKC hosted premier national conference on developmental disabilities

Author: Elizabeth Turner May 5, 2015

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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May 2015

Don’t miss these upcoming events

Author: Jan Rosemergy May 5, 2015

Dr. Tim Shriver with Nashville Special Olympian Portia Carnahan

Register for VKC 50th Anniversary Community Celebration with Tim Shriver, and the Summer Symposium on Neuroscience and Education. VKC 50th Anniversary Community Celebration—May 29 On Friday, May 29, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) will celebrate 50…
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May 2015

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center works with and for people with disabilities and their family members, service providers and advocates, researchers and policy makers. It is among only a few centers nationwide to include a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, a Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center, a Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Training Program, and a Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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.