Resource Corner – Love of Advocacy

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Tennessee Disability Pathfinder offers an extensive library of disability and aging adult care resources available at TNPathfinder.org. Vanderbilt Kennedy Center’s TRIAD Families First Program, a program for caregivers of young children (ages 2-7) newly diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, has opened its Spring schedule. To register for virtual webinars click here: https://redcap.link/FFSpring22_VIRTUAL To register… Read more Resource Corner – Love of Advocacy

For DDH 2022, We’re Team-Work.

Posted on by Tom Jedlowski
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Policies that work. Programs that work. Systems that work. While the pandemic has meant that we are NOT meeting in-person, it has provided a tremendous opportunity for Tennesseans from across the state to meet with their representatives, face-to-virtual-face. This year we’re building on that opportunity to put together teams of fierce Tennesseans advocating for systems and policies… Read more For DDH 2022, We’re Team-Work.

Trailblazer Starts New Journey

Posted on by Jolene Sharp
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Wanda Willis, starting force and vision behind Pathfinder, retires from 40 years of public service Wanda Willis, Executive Director of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities, is retiring in January. Lauren Pearcy, previously the Council’s Director of Public Policy, has been appointed by the Council Executive Committee as the new Executive Director. Wanda’s career began… Read more Trailblazer Starts New Journey

Agency Spotlight – New Horizons

Posted on by Kennedy Phalen
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New Horizons Life Skills, originally known as New Horizons Corporation, was founded in 1971 by Wanda Burkett. In the last 50 years, New Horizons Life Skills has supported hundreds of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities across Middle Tennessee. New Horizons recognizes the daily challenges our individuals living with disabilities face. Our mission is to… Read more Agency Spotlight – New Horizons

TN Pathfinder Tools – Accessing Online Trainings

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As we begin a new year we often reflect on our experiences: what we saw, what we heard, and what we’ve learned. Therefore, as we may embark on a new journey or continue one we’ve already started, we sometimes search for remnants of what we’ve experienced. Nothing is more frustrating than to search for something that you “know you… Read more TN Pathfinder Tools – Accessing Online Trainings

In Their Own Words – Perspectives in View: “Glasses Make Me Look Smart, Hearing Aids Make Me Look Old”

Posted on by Katie Zarzour
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Why are hearing aids not socially accepted the same way glasses are? Glasses and hearing aids serve the same purpose, just for different senses. While glasses are considered chic and trendy, hearing aids are more in the category of heinous and an eye sore. Over time, the shape and size of both glasses and hearing… Read more In Their Own Words – Perspectives in View: “Glasses Make Me Look Smart, Hearing Aids Make Me Look Old”