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Karen Hammar Named Director of Iowa’s Center for Disabilities and Development

Karen Hammar has been named Director of Iowa's Center for Disabilities and Development, home to Iowa's UCEDD, LEND program and IDDRC.

“I Like Going to College Because I am Learning How to be Independent”: Think College Explores the Benefits of Postsecondary Education for Students with Disability

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Produces New Toolkit on Informed Consent Process for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Wisconsin Launches Family-Led Academic Grand Rounds (FLAG Rounds)

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center UCEDD Co-director Julie Taylor Elected to American Pediatric Society

The Vanderbilt Department of Pediatrics continues to grow its class of members elected to the American Pediatric Society (APS) with four new inductees for 2025. Among those honored is Julie Lounds Taylor, PhD, who, in addition to her academic roles, serves as UCEDD co-director for the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN IDDRC, UCEDD, LEND).

The Institute for Community Inclusion Mourns the Loss of One of ICI’s Distinguished Founders, Dr. Ludwik Stefan Szymanski

With great sorrow, we share with you the news that Psychiatrist Emeritus Dr. Ludwik Stefan Szymanski passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 92 on November 22, 2024.

Missouri Launches WeSaid at the UCEDD Speakers' Bureau/Technical Assistance Center for People with Lived Experience

The University of Missouri-Kansas City's Institute for Human Development is launching "WeSaid at the UCEDD," a new effort that offers a speakers' bureau, technical training center, a video series and a podcast series to support people with lived experience in developmental disabilities.

Utah State UCEDD Highlights Cache County MEICHV Program to Support Parents of Young Children with IDD

Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visit program is currently enrolling families for a free service that promotes family resilience and healthy child development.

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Announces AbleVoices Hall of PHame Art Display to Support Artists with Disabilities

This exhibit features AbleVoices photographs that have won ribbons during the past four summers at the Williamson County Fair Cultural Arts Photography Competition. AbleVoices Photography Club is a year-round program for teens (14+) and adults with and without disabilities led by Jen Vogus. Works are for sale and will be displayed through December 2024 at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center.