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!

Click on the "Registration and More" tab for additional information about our Conference location, registration, reserving a guest room, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more! The full Conference schedule is now available for viewing. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to log in and create a personalized schedule.

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7:30am CST

Early Career Research Network Business Meeting

Saturday December 7, 2024 7:30am - 8:30am CST

2ND Floor - Foster 1

This meeting is for Early Career Researchers, including doctoral students and early career faculty, who would like to connect about promoting the values of TASH through research and teaching. During the meeting, the ECRN will share updates about the previous year and have time to network. All are welcome!

Moderators

Megan Carpenter

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 7:30am - 8:30am CST
2ND Floor - Foster 1 Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Meetings

8:00am CST

TASH Business Meeting

Saturday December 7, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am CST

3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin D & E

This is TASH's annual meeting for members (and others interested in TASH) to learn more about the organization and its initiatives. It will feature brief presentations from Board leadership and the executive director.

Presenters

Michael Brogioli

Executive Director, TASH

Michael J. Brogioli joined TASH to serve as Executive Director in October, 2021. Michael (Mike) brings over twenty years of senior management experience in the nonprofit sector including past leadership positions as executive director of the Autism Coalition for Research and Education... Read More →

Jean Gonsier-Gerdin

Professor, Teaching Credentials-Special Education, California State University, Sacramento

Brian Dion

Chief Development Officer, Community Options

I’ve been assisting children and adults with disabilities to leave institutions and develop supports in their home community. Over 40 years, I have developed and managed community-based supports and 10 states. I am currently the treasurer of the TASH Board of Directors.

Saturday December 7, 2024 8:00am - 8:30am CST
3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin D & E Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Meetings

4:15pm CST

Advocacy Around the World: Fionnathan Productions

Saturday December 7, 2024 4:15pm - 5:15pm CST

3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin A

An opportunity to meet and engage with Fionn & Jonathan Angus, who are Citizen Network Global Ambassadors and who will be panelists at the Saturday afternoon General Session on Advocacy Around the World; Fionnathan Productions "exists to have fun and change the world, to trouble our understanding of ability, to reveal superstars in our midst, and to prove that, in fact, we are people we've been waiting for."

Presenters

Fionn & Jonathan Angus

Co-CEOs, Fionnathan Productions

Saturday December 7, 2024 4:15pm - 5:15pm CST
3RD Floor - Ballroom: Celestin A Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Meetings

Primary Topic Self-Advocacy
Key Words Self-Advocates