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Autism Awareness Day at Vanderbilt
Apr. 2, 2018—Today, April 2nd, is Autism Awareness Day at Vanderbilt. The Vanderbilt Hustler published an article written by Claire Barnett, an undergraduate diagnosed with autism, which you can read here. This article challenges us to view neuro-diversity as a difference rather than as merely a disability.
New Partner: PAIRIN
Mar. 19, 2018—AIW has recently partnered with PAIRIN, a social enterprise company that has some online assessment tools we feel may be useful for our endeavors. You can read more about them on our Partners page or visit their website.
AIW Undergrad Volunteer Weighs in on Autism Work
Mar. 8, 2018—One of our undergraduate volunteers, Alexa Levitt, wrote a blog piece on VU Breakthru Blog about her experience learning about our work and joining us, volunteering her time and energy with us. You can read the full article on this link.
June 14 set for 2018 NSF Convergence Workshop
Jan. 26, 2018—AIW is hosting the 2018 NSF Convergence Workshop on June 14 at the Vanderbilt Wond’ry. This invite-only event will bring together entrepreneurs, business leaders, academia, engineers, and disability specialists to examine current practices and technologies and brainstorm about what works, what’s lacking, and what’s needed for the future. This workshop will also lay the groundwork...
Pre-employment workshop for students with ASD: collaboration with Currey Ingram and Specialisterne
Dec. 22, 2017—Partnering with Currey Ingram Academy and drawing on the expertise of Specialisterne, we’re developing a high-school pre-employment workshop for teenagers on the spectrum. Tentatively called Workforce Readiness and Preparation (WRAP) workshop for students with autism, this four-week course follows a similar development methodology the Specialisterne have used for assessing, training and integrating their autistic employees...
The Precisionists featured in Lehigh Business
Nov. 22, 2017—Our partners, the Precisionists, were featured in a news article by Lehigh University. You can read the full article here.
AIW featured in Vanderbilt Hustler
Nov. 8, 2017—The Vanderbilt Initiative for Autism, Innovation and the Workforce (AIW) has been featured on the Vanderbilt Hustler. To read the full article, visit this link.
Center featured in Vanderbilt News
Oct. 12, 2017—Research News @ Vanderbilt released an article highlighting our center, written by David Salisbury, released today. Click this link to read the article.
Lecture about VCAI now available online
Sep. 14, 2017—The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center hosted a clinical and translational research lecture called “Introducing the Vanderbilt Center for Autism & Innovation.” The lecture can be view online through this link.
New Partner: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
Sep. 6, 2017—Officials at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center have joined our growing list of partners. Although one of our team groups, TRIAD, is a part of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center, there are many programs and groups beyond TRIAD that work in the field of ASD, including research and community aid. To read more about our latest partners, view...