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The Waisman Center
The Center is also an international resource for people with developmental disabilities and their families, providing services such as clinical diagnosis, genetic counseling, treatment and intervention, and early childhood education. Public-private partnerships have been vital to the Center's ability to fulfill its commitment to translational research -- ¬the translation of novel research discoveries into treatments to improve the lives of people with developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative disorders and their families. There are numerous opportunities for giving, ranging from gifts to support renovation of the Center's physical infrastructure to gifts that provide integral support to the Center's many multidisciplinary research programs. Current development priorities are described on the next two pages. We welcome you to contact us to discuss your interest in making a gift to the Waisman Center. Every contribution is significant in its support of the Waisman Center!
For more information about making a gift to support the Waisman Center please contact:
Join the Friends of the Waisman Center! Founded in 1975, the Friends of the Waisman Center, Inc. is a nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization. Membership includes UW faculty and staff, families, area businesses, companies, and organizations, and others who simply want to help the Friends support the Waisman Center, a unique resource at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Friends of the Waisman Center enhance and supplement many types of activities at the Waisman Center that otherwise would not be possible. Activities include Children's Theatre; recognition awards for outstanding students and staff; travel scholarships for families who participate in educational programs at the Waisman Center; and support for the John D. Wiley Seminar Series, which brings internationally renowned scientists to the Waisman Center for presentations that are open to the community. And finally, a long-term project of the Friends has been the sponsorship of the Stevens International Collection of Art by People with Disabilities, an inspiring collection of close to 150 works of art from 15 countries. To learn how to join the Friends of the Waisman Center, click here.
Waisman Opportunity Fund for the Future It is critically important for the Waisman Center to have the resources to recruit and retain top faculty by being able to offer professorships and chairs as special recognition and to provide extra funding for research projects, graduate assistantships and research equipment. The Waisman Opportunity Fund is intended to create faculty professorships that enable the Waisman Center to enhance areas of strength and establish new initiatives.
Dedicated Research Funds Dedicated research funds support Waisman Center studies aiming to discover the causes, consequences, and treatments for developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases. You can help by making a gift to any of the funds listed below. Click on each to learn more.
For a full list of Research Funds at the Waisman center, click here.
Clinical Services for Children with Autism and their Families The Waisman Center provides clinical services to families and children who are seeking a diagnosis for a developmental disability or treatments and services to ameliorate their effects. Last year, more than 5000 patient visits were logged by the Waisman Center. One priority is to develop new autism intervention programs for children and families. Giving the rising number of children with an autism diagnosis, there is a need to expand the range of services provided to diagnose and serve this vulnerable population.
Laboratory Naming Opportunities Laboratories at the Waisman Center are named in honor or in memory of friends and family members who have chosen to honor a loved one with a developmental disability or a neurodegenerative disease. Researchers are inspired by the personal connection with the disability or disease they are striving to conquer. We are seeking naming gifts for laboratories working in the following areas:
To learn more about naming a laboratory, click here.
Waisman Early Childhood Program Scholarship Fund The Waisman Early Childhood Program (WECP) is a model program for meeting the needs of a developmentally diverse group of young children between the ages of 1 and 5. Approximately two thirds of the children in our program are typically developing, while up to one third may have a special educational need because of a developmental delay or disability. The Scholarship Fund assists families in financial need whose children are enrolled in the WECP. To donate to the WECP Scholarship Fund, click here.
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Waisman Center ~ 1500 Highland Avenue ~ Madison, WI 53705-2280 Telephone: (608) 263-5776 or (608) 263-5910 ~ TDD: (608) 263-0802 FAX: (608) 263-0529 ~ webmaster@waisman.wisc.edu ~ www.waisman.wisc.edu
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Established in 1973, the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, is home to one of the world's most remarkable behavioral and biomedical research facilities focused on intellectual and developmental disabilities and neurodegenerative diseases across the life course. Our multidisciplinary team of researchers, scientists, clinicians, and staff seek answers to the many questions about the causes and consequences of developmental disabilities such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, Rett syndrome, and fragile X, and neurodegenerative diseases and related conditions such as Parkinson's, ALS, and spinal cord injury, in order to develop cures and treatments.