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.

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN IDDRC, UCEDD, LEND) Researcher Leads Efforts to Design VR Training for Educators of Students with Autism

Children with autism are more likely than children without autism to engage in challenging behavior, which can lead to injury, lower rates of social inclusion, and adverse effects on learning. To support these children, special education professionals in schools need training on functional analysis —the methods used to identify factors that influence challenging behavior. Joseph Lambert, Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN IDDRC, UCEDD, LEND) researcher and assistant professor of special education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, plans to develop this training using virtual-reality-based simulations.

The Center on Disability and Development Announces Interim Associate Director, Dr. Sarah Nagro

Dr. Sarah A. Nagro is joining Texas A&M University as an Associate Professor of Special Education and previous Director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Research and Development in Teacher Education (RITE) and the Principal Investigator of the Virginia Department of Education’s Region Four Training and Technical Assistance Center at George Mason University.

Launching Call for Host Application for Spring 2025 Professional Fellowship Exchange

Is your UCEDD or LEND eager to drive global change in disability inclusion? Host a Fellow from the prestigious Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement (PFP)!