To kick off March, Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, the Waisman Center hosted its first Waisman Center Day with the Experts: Cerebral Palsy on Saturday, March 1. Nearly 200 people attended the outreach event, which was a partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy awareness and activities at the Waisman Center
From the research lab to the patient’s bedside, research and clinical care focused on cerebral palsy (CP) encompass the essence of the Waisman Center’s mission: scientists and clinicians using an interdisciplinary approach to improve the lives of children and adults with developmental disabilities.
The Wisdom of Waisman
It has always been a challenge to describe the Waisman Center on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Inclusive childcare at the Waisman Early Childhood Program lauded
The Waisman Early Childhood Program (WECP) is a laboratory preschool administered by the Waisman Center.
Study profiles rate of autism in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin autism surveillance project reported today (Feb. 8) that approximately five out of every 1,000 Wisconsin children born in 1994 display symptoms indicative of autism.
UW-Madison honors Academic Staff Award winners
Rita Hohlstein, clinical associate professor for the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, received the Wisconsin Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Leadership.
Julie Gamradt Featured in WSJ
Outreach program manager/augmentative and alternative communication specialist at the Communication Aids and Systems Clinic (CASC) and Communication Development Program (CDP) at UW-Madison’s Waisman Center.
Care On Campus UW-Madison Offers Flexible Child-care Options To Faculty, Staff And Students
Like harried parents anywhere, many faculty, staff and students at UW-Madison need good quality, affordable and flexible child care.
With a little help
For the Cooney family, and others, the UW Waisman Center is a lifeline The Waisman Center provides services for families in need By Paula Zelonky, Isthmus Reprinted by Permission Rob Cooney has a lot of …