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.
It’s no secret that disability services become more challenging to navigate by the time an adolescent with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) enters adulthood. Pediatrics associate professor and VKC Investigator Julie Lounds Taylor, Ph.D., is studying the…
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The definition and purpose of disability inclusion is to be sure that everyone has the same opportunities to participate in every aspect of life to the best of their abilities and desires. In the 2018-19 academic…
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Recently, I had an incredible opportunity to write an article for an academic journal, Rehabilitation Psychology, titled #SaytheWord: A Disability Culture Commentary on the Erasure of ‘Disability’ (Andrews et al., 2019). One of the most thrilling parts…
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“Living without being able to communicate is like being behind four glass walls. You are able to see others and they can see you; but you are ignored, or worse, talked down to until you stop…
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A recent study by Vanderbilt researchers of 11 counties in Middle Tennessee revealed that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were nearly 2.5 times more likely than children without ASD to be reported to the Child Abuse…
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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.