Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
This summer, the Waisman Center’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) will launch the Adult Autism Program, with services focused on mental health, life skills, and social connections for supporting quality of life in autistic adults and their families.
By Natalie Eilbert The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Key Points As a librarian shelver at Cudahy Family Library, Erin Miller works hard to promote activities that people with disabilities can enjoy. She invites them to trivia nights, encourages them to march in local Fourth of July parades and hosts educational visits from places like the Wehr Nature …
The Wisconsin LEND Program prepares individuals with disabilities to engage in policy discussions, giving them the tools and confidence to make their voices heard.
Dear Waisman Community: For more than 50 years the Waisman Center has been at the intersection of discovery and hope – forging new paths in research and clinical care. One of our strengths is the diversity and breadth of the research, service, training, and outreach efforts that take place under our roof and extend out …
Caring for someone with a disability is not a singular experience. It differs widely across families with different disabilities presenting their own joys and challenges. Creating spaces where families of individuals with disabilities can come together and share their experiences can be an important comfort and support while navigating life.
The Children’s Resource Center-South (CRC) named Meredith Vitaioli as their new director in April.
So, in 1976, Burns along with a few collaborators, established the Genetic Counselor Program at UW-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison was one of the first sites to be selected to have an IDDRC and UCEDD because of the urging of Harry Waisman, MD, PhD, a prominent researcher physician, for whom the Waisman Center is named.
From the soft murmur of voices in the center’s 10 specialty clinics to the loud and steady hum of the MRI on the first floor, the Waisman Center is full of sounds.
Nancy Saevang was recently selected as the new director of Waisman’s Early Childhood Program (WECP). Most recently, Saevang served as the WECP’s associate director and interim director.
