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Team leads special journal edition on including people with disabilities in research
A team from the KU Center on Developmental Disabilities in the Life Span Institute led the development of the Special Issue of Inclusion, the e-journal of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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Schroeders establish research award for young LSI investigators
As a newly minted Ph.D. in the late 1960s, Stephen Schroeder received dozens of small grants from his own institution before grabbing the academic equivalent of the brass ring – a major grant from a federal agency. The time and effort it took left an impression.
Tour focuses on accessibility for aspiring farmers with disabilities
The Kansas AgrAbility Project recently gave a large group of soldiers transitioning to civilian life and veterans from Fort Riley an up-close look at how people with disabilities can be active, successful farmers in the Sunflower State.
KU collaborates with World Health Organization on global issues
The Life Span Institute’s Work Group for Community Health and Development has been re-designated as an of official World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health and Development for another four years (2016-2020).
Grant affirms KU's developmental and disability research structure
The Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (KIDDRC) has been awarded a five-year $5.40 million cooperative agreement from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Learning how to improve health empowers people with disabilities
Maria* was critically injured in an act of domestic violence. Bradley,* a veteran, returned from Iraq with spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries.
National education initiative becomes affiliated research center
LAWRENCE — The Schoolwide Integrated Framework for Transformation Center has become the Life Span Institute’s 14th affiliated center.
Major study will untangle complexities of kids’ response to trauma
LAWRENCE — Before reaching age 5, up to 45 percent of children in the United States experience “significant and non-normative” trauma such as maltreatment, chronic stress caused by poverty, exposure to violence at home or in the community, or a parent suffering from an alcohol, drug or psychologi
Study: Most K-12 online learning content does not meet needs of students with disabilities
LAWRENCE — Online education is growing rapidly, reaching millions of students every day.
Could daily dose of DHA help prevent premature births?
A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study led by University of Kansas Medical Center researchers could lead to a reduction in early preterm births -births before 34 weeks of gestation - which are a major burden on the health care system and a concern for mothers worldwide.