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Transition Tennessee website geared toward students preparing for life after high school

Transition Tennessee website geared toward students preparing for life after high school

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Elizabeth Turner

Transition Tennessee, Tennessee’s online hub for training and resources on preparing students with disabilities for life after high school, has added a website designated for students who are interested in exploring Read More »

Posted in Spring 2022
Collaboration addresses disparities in autism diagnosis for Black families, increases understanding of providing equitable care

Collaboration addresses disparities in autism diagnosis for Black families, increases understanding of providing equitable care

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Courtney Taylor

Researchers from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (VKC TRIAD) and Meharry Medical College (MMC) are collaborating to better understand the diagnostic experiences of Black Read More »

Posted in Spring 2022
VKC UCEDD Trainee Spotlight: Brittney Goscicki

VKC UCEDD Trainee Spotlight: Brittney Goscicki

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Courtney Taylor

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VKC UCEDD) trainee Brittney Goscicki is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Special Education. Her work has focused on parent and student Read More »

Posted in Spring 2022
Neurodiverse input enhances Vanderbilt Kennedy Center inquiries

Neurodiverse input enhances Vanderbilt Kennedy Center inquiries

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by VUMC Discover

Early, meaningful inclusion can better define research priorities. A new research project at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (VKC UCEDD) will set out to define the research Read More »

Posted in Spring 2022
VKC UCEDD hosts policy advocacy training and shares stories from Tennesseans with disabilities on housing goals and experiences

VKC UCEDD hosts policy advocacy training and shares stories from Tennesseans with disabilities on housing goals and experiences

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Courtney Taylor

Educate to Advocate: Building Relationships Each year, the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center UCEDD Public Policy team hosts Educate to Advocate (E2A), a community training event that provides strategies and tools to promote Read More »

Posted in Spring 2022
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder now available to search on MyTN mobile app

Tennessee Disability Pathfinder now available to search on MyTN mobile app

Posted on March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 by Elizabeth Turner

You can now find Tennessee Disability Pathfinder among the many resources available for searching on the State of Tennessee mobile app MyTN. Tennessee Disability Pathfinder is a free information and referral Read More »

Posted in Spring 2022
VKC data shows increase in autism spectrum disorder prevalence, provides new data on 4-year-olds

VKC data shows increase in autism spectrum disorder prevalence, provides new data on 4-year-olds

Posted on December 15, 2021December 16, 2021 by Emily Stembridge

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) researchers, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) network, report an increase in the number of children Read More »

Posted in Winter 2021
What do we mean by “inclusion?”

What do we mean by “inclusion?”

Posted on December 15, 2021December 16, 2021 by Courtney Taylor

A new editorial* published in the journal Autism and written by faculty and staff of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center examines the importance of terminology when discussing approaches to community engagement. The Read More »

Posted in Winter 2021
VKC staff provide leadership, resources for VUMC’s Disability Employee Resource Group

VKC staff provide leadership, resources for VUMC’s Disability Employee Resource Group

Posted on December 15, 2021December 16, 2021 by Elizabeth Turner

It makes perfect sense that a center dedicated to serving people with disabilities would be involved with Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s (VUMC) employee resource group (ERG) for employees with disabilities. And Read More »

Posted in Winter 2021
VKC UCEDD Trainee Spotlight: Michele Schutz

VKC UCEDD Trainee Spotlight: Michele Schutz

Posted on December 15, 2021December 15, 2021 by Courtney Taylor

Michele Schutz is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Special Education, studying under faculty advisor Erik Carter, Ph.D. Her work with the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center has focused on improving transition Read More »

Posted in Winter 2021
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Current Issue Contents

  • Transition Tennessee website geared toward students preparing for life after high school
  • Collaboration addresses disparities in autism diagnosis for Black families, increases understanding of providing equitable care
  • VKC UCEDD Trainee Spotlight: Brittney Goscicki
  • Neurodiverse input enhances Vanderbilt Kennedy Center inquiries
  • VKC UCEDD hosts policy advocacy training and shares stories from Tennesseans with disabilities on housing goals and experiences
  • Tennessee Disability Pathfinder now available to search on MyTN mobile app

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