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 VKC Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) has launched a pilot research study to improve treatment of children with autism hospitalized for serious behavioral issues. At times children are admitted to an…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Erik Carter, Ph.D., and Elise McMillan, J.D., served as guest editors of the Spring 2014 issue of Connections: Pathways to Meaningful Employment for Youth and Young Adults with Significant Disabilities. Connections is…
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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers are adapting a parent advocacy curriculum to improve transition from high school for youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as they pursue postsecondary education and/or employment. Much of the national research effort…
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Increasing racial and ethnic diversity among its pool of long-term trainees is a top priority for the Vanderbilt Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Training Program. The Vanderbilt LEND has received supplemental funding from the…
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The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s presence at the Tennessee Department of Education’s 2015 Partners in Education Conference (PIE) in January included 16 sessions that reached over 750 attendees. VKC faculty, staff, and students represented the Treatment and…
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A visit and lecture on the future of disability policy from Andrew Imparato, executive director of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), informs and inspires as the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) begins a year-long…
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