NEWS FROM PATHFINDER
By Melissa Fortson
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder has phone, Web, and print resources in English and Spanish to
connect the Tennessee disability community with service providers. Referral services, free of
cost, are provided to persons with disabilities, family members, service providers, and
advocates. Pathfinder is a joint project of the Tennessee Council on Developmental
Disabilities and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development.
THE PATHFINDER CAMP CONNECTION
There are many summer camp opportunities for children and young adults with all abilities.
Pathfinder collects and provides information about specialty or disability programs. To access
this information, go to the Pathfinder Web site at http://www.familypathfinder.org and click
on “Recreation and Summer Camps.” For more information, or to add your summer
recreational program, contact Pathfinder.
PATHFINDER DISABILITY CALENDAR
Pathfinder maintains the Pathfinder Disability Calendar, an Internet calendar of trainings,
conferences, meetings, and other disability-related events. Organizations post events to this
interactive calendar, the most comprehensive listing of Tennessee disability events. To access
the calendar, go to the Pathfinder Web site at http://www.familypathfinder.org and click on
“Pathfinder Disability Calendar.” For more information, or to request an access code that will
allow your organization to post events, contact Pathfinder.
STAY CONNECTED WITH PATHFINDER
Pathfinder recently began publishing The Pathfinder, an e-newsletter containing information
about program activities and other disability-related resources in Tennessee. Past issues of
the publication are archived on the Pathfinder Web site (under Pathfinder Features, click on
“The Pathfinder: News from Tennessee Disability Pathfinder.” To receive future news from
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder via e-mail, please contact us at tnpathfinder@vanderbilt.edu .
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
(615) 322-8529 (Nashville area)
(800) 640-4636 (toll-free, English & Español)
(800) 273-9595 (TTY)
www.familypathfinder.org
tnpathfinder@vanderbilt.edu
Melissa Fortson is disability resource specialist with Tennessee
Disability Pathfinder at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Family Outreach Center.