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Project

Tennessee Kindred Stories of Disability

Center:

TN-Vanderbilt University, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2012

Contact Information:

Courtney Taylor
[email protected]
615-322-5658

Project Description:

The Tennessee Kindred Stories of Disability Project was created to educate legislators, students, and the general public about the experiences of individuals with disabilities and their families in TN. Stories can be powerful tools that educate and encourage systems change. The Kindred Stories Project provides a collection of stories from TN families in an online database that is searchable by disability, county, topic, age range, and storyteller perspective. Stories may be submitted through the website or families may be interviewed by students enrolled in courses at Vanderbilt University and Belmont University as part of the service learning component of the project. The project also aims to aid local disability agencies in collecting stories from their constituents.

Keyword(s):

Stories, advocacy

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Legislators/Policy Makers, General Public

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

None

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787