High schools across the country strive to prepare youth for adulthood, but there are additional challenges for youth with disabilities during this transition.
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NIH MERIT Award advances fetal alcohol research at UW-Madison
Susan Smith, a professor of nutritional sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has received a prestigious MERIT award from the National Institutes of Health
The work of Rich Pauli with parents of stillborn babies featured in On Wisconsin Magazine
Medical geneticist Richard Pauli has made a career of helping families who have lost an infant to stillbirth.
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.
Citywide classes for 4-year-olds?
By Lee Sensenbrenner Reprinted by permission Reporting success with a four-year-old kindergarten pilot program, the Madison Metropolitan School District is beginning talks to determine what a citywide initiative might look like next fall. A committee …
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 …
Waisman Center Celebrates 30 Years
On October 8, 2003, the Waisman Center celebrated 30 years of research, training, services & outreach with a scientific symposium and ceremony attended by 100’s of people including several dignitaries. The Waisman Center: 30 Years …