Southern Regional Center Children & Youth with Special Health Care Needs

10/05/2025

🌟 Disability Rights Wisconsin unveils new mission and look!

Defending Dignity and Advancing Justice!

With these goals at the forefront of all we do, Disability Rights Wisconsin is excited to unveil our new mission and look that will help support our work moving forward.

We would like to thank Banter Design Co. for working with us to develop our new look and identity over the past years!

Read more: https://disabilityrightswi.org/news/disability-rights-wisconsin-unveils-new-mission-and-look/

09/28/2025

Maureen Durkin, Professor of Population Health Sciences and Waisman Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Research Center at UW Madison, joins us to share her thoughts

09/08/2025

Join us for a free virtual training Monday, October 6th at noon! This session will give you a solid understanding of Wisconsin Medicaid and more. Sign up here https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NRo1tPSnTnm3E-1pFcSjIg er

08/30/2025

08/29/2025

At a Glance Loss of synapses, the connections between neurons that allow them to communicate, is a primary driver of cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers expected a strong connection between synapse loss and tau …

08/26/2025

Te invitamos a escuchar Las Maravillas de Waisman Center at University of Wisconsin-Madison este Jueves a las 9am, con el tema: La transicion al regreso a clases puede ser complicada, informaciónpara niños y jóvenes con necesidades especiales. Escucha a los los expertos Aracely y Hector Portillo de Parents and Children in action

08/26/2025

Children with language delays are at higher risk of experiencing trauma and vice versa. So, how can speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and caregivers better support children’s early language learning in the face of trauma? Waisman investigator Rebecca Alper’s new paper outlines a way for SLPs to better support caregivers and help equip them with trauma-informed methods to support early language learning. Check out the full story to learn more!
https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/2025/08/25/integrating-trauma-awareness-into-early-language-support/

08/23/2025

Welcoming in a few hundred families in Beloit at the Health fair (Memorial HS). Come on by 10am-1pm. There's a food truck!

08/22/2025

Celebrating Excellence at the Waisman Center! 🎉

Each year, the Friends of the Waisman Center proudly present awards to recognize the incredible contributions of our students, staff, and family volunteers. These awards honor:

🏅 Outstanding student achievements
🏅 Exceptional staff performance and accomplishments
🏅 Meaningful contributions from family volunteers

Each recipient receives a plaque and a $500 check in recognition of their impact.

At the annual Friends reception, the Waisman Center also presents several Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships—competitive awards that support graduate students working with Waisman principal investigators through research funding, training, and tuition remission.

These honors reflect the heart of our mission and the amazing people who help us carry it forward. 💙
To read about this year's recipients, go to https://www.waisman.wisc.edu/friends/waisman-annual-awards/