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.
Navigating the educational landscape for my children and advocating for other students with I/DD has been fraught with systemic barriers that perpetuate segregation and limit academic opportunities. As a parent and advocate for inclusive education, I've witnessed discriminatory practices that funnel students with I/DD into reductive life skills paths based solely on their disability classification, denying them an academic education. Drawing from personal experiences, I aim to unveil the harsh realities and challenges in advocating for inclusive education within a system that defaults to low expectations for students with I/DD. The exclusionary experiences of these students are masked within data presented to the California Department of Education (CDE) and other State Departments of Education, perpetuating invisibility and marginalization. My presentation will shed light on these issues and offer actionable insights and strategies from years of advocacy efforts.
