Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Activities Table

Research & Scholarship Education & Training Service & Technical Assistance Dissemination
Supporting people with disabilities  Research Project: Spirituality, Supports, and Well-Being of Youth and Adults with Significant Disabilities (2011-2013) Story Collection:Faith, Doubt, and Disabilities-collecting stories from individuals with disabilities

Round Table Discussion for students with intellectual disabilities:

 The World Religion

Tip Sheet: How Congregations Can Connect People With Disabilities With Employment
Supporting families Story Collection: Faith, Doubt, and Disabilities –collecting stories from families Tip Sheet: Inclusion in a Faith Community: Tips and Resources for Families

Tip Sheet: 

Coping With Loss and Intellectual Disabilities

Congregational inclusion and supports

Survey of Congregations: 

Individuals With Disabilities and Full Participation in Communities of Faith: A Means to Health and Well-Being

Conference:Disabilities and Congregation Inclusion Conference (2010)

Conference:

Second Annual Disabilities and Congregation Inclusion Conference (2011)

Film Screening: 

Praying With Lior

Tip Sheet: Inclusion in a Faith Community: Tips and Resources for  Congregational Care Teams

Resource List: 

Disability and Religion Resource List

Literature Review:

Disability and Religion

Theology and clergy training Internship Site: Supervision of one  Divinity School/Seminary student  (per academic year) in a disability-related field education placement

Panel Discussion: 

Helping Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities Cope With Loss

Discussions with Vanderbilt Divinity School Professor on Theology and Disabilities course for students.
Tip Sheet: 
Inclusion in a Faith Community: Tips and Resources for  Faith Leaders
Service systems

Lecture: 

Where Personal, Professional, and Communal Ethics Meet:

The Challenge and Promise of Inclusive Spiritual Supports With People With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families-(Bill Gaventa)

Lecture: 

Beyond Inclusion: Rethinking Normalcy, Identity, and Disability in Theological Terms (Thomas Reynolds)

Focus Group: 

A day-long focus group on the topic of inclusion

Religious Education Workshop:Including Children With Autism and other developmental disabilities in Religious Education and  (2010-2013)

Tip Sheet: 

Including Children With Autism in religious Education Classrooms

Manual: 

Including Adults With Disabilities in Religious Life and Education