Special Olympics

Class of 2023: Read how special education major Nora Smith has found inspiration, friendship and connection within the disabled community at Vanderbilt. Read More

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC) recently welcomed Timothy Shriver, Ph.D., chair and CEO of Special Olympics, as part of the center’s 50th anniversary celebration. Read More

Recent advances in genetics and understanding how the brain works raise the possibility that intellectual developmental disabilities are treatable and some actually may be reversible. Read More

From 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 18, Vanderbilt Place will be used exclusively to accommodate the arrival of the Tennessee Special Olympics Summer Games. University, medical center and public traffic will be re-routed along 24th and 25th avenues during this time to allow for the safe arrival of more… Read More

I challenge to our research community to reframe our paradigms. Read More

(image courtesy of iD Tech Camps) Reservations through the Vanderbilt Office of Conferences for summer 2012 must be made by Thursday, March 15. Each summer, the Office of Conferences hosts conferences, camps and retreats as well as housing for interns and researchers in… Read More

“What the Kennedy Center represents is that people are willing to take seriously the needs and the potential of people with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities,” Shriver said. Read More