50 Years - Opening Doors, Transforming Lives
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Timeline
How quickly the world has changed for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in 50 years. Families, community organizations, researchers, clinicians, staff, students, educators, public policy makers - all have worked together to create change. We will create an even better future together over the next 50 years. The VKC Timeline places VKC milestones within the context of the national disabilities rights movement.
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1990s
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1990 — Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Act of 1990, which took effect July 26, 1992, and prohibited discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
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1994 — Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Reading Clinic established.
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Oct. 1994 — Arts and Disabilities exhibits founded to showcase the creativity of children and adults with disabilities.
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Oct. 20, 1994 — The inaugural meeting was held of the Kennedy Center Leadership Council led by Annette Eskind, founding chair. The Nicholas Hobbs Donor Society was established.
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1996 — Britt Henderson Training Series for Educators founded to promote research-based practices to improve education for students with diverse learning needs.
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1997 — Established of the Tennessee Disability Information and Referral Office as partnership with the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, which evolved into Tennessee Disability Pathfinder.
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1998 — First Nicholas Hobbs Discovery Grants awarded through gifts of Nicholas Hobbs Donor Society members.
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1998 — Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) founded.
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1999 — Founding of the Vanderbilt Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) interprofessional training program for graduate and postgraduate students enrolled in academic programs in a variety of health-related fields
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Blue text = federal legislative landmarks