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.

2:15pm CST

How to: Anti-Ableist, Respectful, and Student-Centered Evaluation

Friday December 6, 2024 2:15pm - 3:10pm CST

4TH Floor - Imperial 5B

We have created tools for students, families, and professionals that help leverage the IDEA evaluation process to not simply establish eligibility for Special Education, but as a guide to an IEP team, to a school, or even to a school district on how to support learners with extensive support needs in general education in a way that centers and respects the student and guarantees meaningful access, progress and engagement, is anti-ableist, and sets up the foundation for authentic relationships. There is a way to use the mandated documentation in anti-ableist, respectful, and strength-driven ways that center the student and their preferences, meaningful engagement, and authentic relationships, reframe the evaluation process as more humanistic, inclusive, empowering, and authentic, and that will help the evaluation team to reframe their ideas of Disability and Special Education.

Moderators

Taina Karru-Olsen

Co-Founder and Director, Inclusion For ALL

Inclusion For ALL is a grassroots network in Washington State and an intentional community of disabled individuals, parents and other caregivers of disabled individuals, professionals who work in education, and other community members who value social justice. We believe and know... Read More →

Presenters

Sarah Butcher

Co-Founder and Director, Roots of Inclusion

Hi! My name is Sarah Butcher. I am dedicated to fostering an equitable, accessible, and inclusive education system that empowers each student to thrive. With a keen ability to identify connections across systems, I leverage relationship-building, family and community engagement... Read More →

Jennifer Karls

Co-Founder and Director, Roots of Inclusion

Ananda Scott

President, Inclusion For ALL

Friday December 6, 2024 2:15pm - 3:10pm CST
4TH Floor - Imperial 5B Hyatt Regency, 601 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113

Breakout Sessions

Primary Topic Inclusive Education
Themes of Interest K-12 Education
Key Words Evaluation, Re-Evaluation, IDEA, Anti-Ableism, Empowerment, Inclusion, Equity, Student-Centered
Presentation Type General