2024 TASH Conference: Full Schedule

Welcome to the official website for the 2024 TASH Conference!

Each year, the TASH Conference brings together our constituents to share resources and success stories, learn about field-driven best practices, and network within a community engaged in shared values. The Conference is attended by passionate leaders, experts, and advocates from every corner of the disability community. Conference attendees are influential in their fields and communities, and play an important role in the provision of services and supports for individuals and organizations around the world; and include professors and researchers from leading institutions; those involved in local, state, and federal governments and public policy; special and general educators, and school administrators; self-advocates, adult service providers; students, family members, and many others. This year’s conference theme is Celebrate Together: Let the Good Times Roll!

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10:00am CST

We Do Pretty Well With Inclusion: Beliefs About Supporting Students with Complex Support Needs in Rural Settings

Saturday December 7, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST

4TH Floor - Imperial 12

This research investigates inclusive practices for rural students with complex support needs (CSN) and examines staff perceptions about their roles in facilitating an inclusive service delivery model. This study addresses concerns about inconsistent inclusive practices within one rural school district. Data collection included content analysis of IEPs, classroom observations, and interviews with special educators and administrators. Findings reveal that students with CSN lacked inclusive placements, highlighting a culture of low expectations and insufficient individualized support in general education settings. Additionally, special education spaces often perpetuated ableist structures, undermining inclusive opportunities. This research underscores the importance of targeted training and resources to promote inclusive practices in rural schools, contributing to the broader understanding of how rural contexts impact inclusive education for students with CSN.

Presenters

Katie McCabe

Assistant Professor, Buffalo State University

Katie McCabe is an Assistant Professor in the Exceptional Education Department at Buffalo State University, with a Ph.D. in Special Education and a minor in Qualitative Research Methods from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A former special education teacher in rural Upstate New... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am CST
4TH Floor - Imperial 12 Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Breakout Sessions

Primary Topic Inclusive Education
Themes of Interest Capacity Building for Inclusion
Key Words Rural Education, Qualitative Research, Educator Perceptions, Service Delivery Model
Presentation Type Research

11:15am CST

Promoting Meaningful Inclusion For Students with Significant Disabilities at Recess

Saturday December 7, 2024 11:15am - 12:15pm CST

4TH Floor - Imperial 5D

Simply placing students with significant disabilities in the same educational environment with peers does not result in meaningful inclusion. FLIP Recess (Focusing on Learning, Interaction, and Play at Recess) is an intervention designed to increase interactions, interactive play, and social connections for elementary students with significant disabilities at recess. In a randomized controlled trial of FLIP Recess, we measured social interactions, interactive play, social skills and social connections through over 600 observations of children at recess and survey data from teachers, parents, and students. Interim findings from over 80 participants show that FLIP Recess produces large effects on all of these outcomes, and that effects generalized to other times of the school day and outside of school. We will share outcome data from the randomized controlled trial as well as practical implications for teachers, paraeducators, and related service personnel.

Presenters

Breakout Sessions

Primary Topic Inclusive Education
Themes of Interest K-12 Education
Key Words Inclusion, Research, Peer-Mediated Intervention
Presentation Type Research

2024 TASH Conference

10:00am CST

Katie McCabe

11:15am CST

Sarah Hudler

Kate Anderson

Kaitlyn Viera

Sara Martin

Jenna Hurlburt