Disability

Manasi Deshpande, assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago, will present the College of Arts and Science Emerging Scholars Lecture Nov. 6. Read More

Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday featuring key updates about FutureVU. The topics of accessibility, mobility and transportation, and sustainability were highlighted. Read More

The campus community is invited to a town hall meeting about prominent updates regarding FutureVU. This will take place Oct. 17 in the Student Life Center BOT Room. Read More

Disability advocates will share their personal and professional journeys and discuss how to dismantle ableism. Read More

Disability resources related to health care, transition from high school, and accessing disability service information will be the focus of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s Spring 2017 Britt Henderson Training Series. Read More

Vanderbilt's Anjali Forber-Pratt has been awarded a grant to evaluate and bolster spinal cord injury resources. Read More

New first-of-its-kind research from two Vanderbilt Law School economists contradicts conventional wisdom and finds a female applicant strongly raises her chances of getting hired if she gives personal information clarifying her resume gaps. Read More

Disability Mentoring Day at Vanderbilt is scheduled for Oct. 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, Room 241. Read More

Traumatic spinal cord injuries are increasing with the population, and incidence is higher in older patients, according to a Vanderbilt study that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read More

In the latest VUCast: Watch a senior erase stereotypes among young students in the Middle East; see how a senior is telling stories to change perceptions about disabilities; and learn how you can click your way to Commencement. All this and more in the latest VUCast, Vanderbilt's online newscast. Watch now. Read More

Patients who suffer a longer duration of delirium in the intensive care unit are more likely to experience long-term disability after discharge. Read More

The Sixth Annual Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters (TABS) Conference will take place April 4-5 at Holiday Inn Vanderbilt. Read More

Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will visit Vanderbilt University’s campus Wednesday to pledge his support to putting an end to the “R Word,” which has negative and hurtful connotations to people with disabilities. Read More

Voting is now open for Tennessee Employment Idol, which celebrates employment success stories among people with disabilities. The finalists are featured in two- to four-minute videos that should depict: How the employee got the job; Why the job is a great fit; How… Read More

The 2013 Tennessee Adult Brothers and Sisters conference will be held April 5-6 at the Holiday Inn-Vanderbilt, located at 2613 West End Ave. in Nashville. The conference is open to adult siblings who have a brother or sister with a disability, siblings-in-law, cousins and professionals interested in sibling issues. Read More

Jim Shulman, executive director of the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, will present “State of Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability Update” from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 6. The Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group event will take place in Medical Center East’s South Tower, Rom 8380B. Read More

Home and community-based services for adults and seniors with physical disabilities will be the topic of a Geriatrics and Gerontology Interest Group lecture from noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. The lecture will be held in Medical Center East, South Tower, Room 8380B. Read More

(photos courtesy of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center) The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities is seeking staff to mentor individuals with disabilities through job shadowing for disAbility Mentoring Day at Vanderbilt, scheduled from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17. disAbility Mentoring Day includes job-shadow and… Read More

A grant from the U.S. Department of Education will continue to fund the development of coursework and teacher training materials for students with disabilities. Read More

Staff are invited to participate in disAbility Mentoring Day Oct. 17. (Photo courtesy of Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities is seeking staff to mentor an individual with a disability through job shadowing on… Read More