Tennessee Disability Coalition News Blog

CANCELLED
CMS has decided not to attend the event below so it has been cancelled.  Apologies to anyone who hoped to visit Nashville to listen and speak with CMS.
Representatives from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be visiting Nashville this Monday, September 22, 2008
CMS has been invited to come meet with concerned citizens [...]

Governor Sarah Palin of Alaska has been selected as John McCain’s choice for Vice Presidential nominee of the Republican Party.  Governor Sarah Palin recently gave birth to her son who has Down syndrome.  The Palins knew before their son’s birth that he would have Down syndrome.
Below are tips for the proper use of language for [...]

Opportunity to Network with Future Employers!

Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities is proud to produce “The COSD-AT&T Summit for Career Exploration.” This event is designed to bring together up to 60 invited college students with disabilities attending higher education institutions and 10 invited Tennessee-based and national employers.
FULL ACCESS is unique in that it brings together [...]

Clinic Will Now See Children as Young as Three Years Old
The Vanderbilt Kennedy Behavior Analysis Clinic, which serves families who have a child with an intellectual or other developmental disability and who also engage in challenging behaviors, now is beginning to work with children as young as 3 years. The upper age limit continues to [...]