2024 TASH Conference

2024 TASH Conference

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.

5:44pm CST

Networking Poster Reception 3RD Floor - Storyville Hall

5:45pm CST

Adapting ELA Texts For Students with Complex Support Needs 3RD Floor - Storyville HallRoxanne Loyless • Jennifer Kurth • Alison Zagona Barriers to Regional Center Service Utilization For School-Aged Clients 3RD Floor - Storyville HallHilary Wu • Robin Dodds Breaking Down Barriers: Strategies on How to Create an Inclusive PE Class 3RD Floor - Storyville HallLauren Baldino Building Partnerships For Teachers and Siblings of Individuals with IDD 3RD Floor - Storyville HallClaire Stelter Career and Technology Education Micro-Credentials in Co-Taught Classes 3RD Floor - Storyville HallMary Pearson Celebrating Authentic Experiences That Enhance Appreciation of Diversity 3RD Floor - Storyville HallRandy Seevers Communication Opportunities For Preschoolers with Disabilities and Complex Communication Needs 3RD Floor - Storyville HallJenna Hurlburt Decrease SIB Behaviors with Students with Extensive Support Needs 3RD Floor - Storyville HallSusan Gollihugh Determining Egocentric Networks of Families and Youth with Disabilities 3RD Floor - Storyville HallClaire Stelter Employment Preparation Activities Across Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Programs 3RD Floor - Storyville HallAmy Clausen Families as Partners in Promoting Positive Competitive Integrated Employment Outcomes 3RD Floor - Storyville HallDavid Strauser • Claire Stelter Good Intentions Aren't Enough: Dismantling Ableism Within the Walls of our Classrooms 3RD Floor - Storyville HallBen VanHook How Inclusive is AAC Research? A Scoping Review 3RD Floor - Storyville HallKelsey Steffen Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual Disability in Qualitative Research 3RD Floor - Storyville HallGeonhwa Kim Inclusion Opportunities at Secondary Schools: Stakeholder Perspectives 3RD Floor - Storyville HallSarah Espanol • Christina Eagle • Heather Boccanfuso Inclusivity Through Creativity: Utilizing Film, Fashion and Broadcasting 3RD Floor - Storyville HallChristina Cannarella Investigating the Disability Training Experiences of Pediatric Residents in Michigan 3RD Floor - Storyville HallEmily Jensen • Sarah Douglas Literacy Goals and Attainment for Students with Limited Speech 3RD Floor - Storyville HallRebecca Gianforte Meta-Synthesis of IEP Analysis Studies for Students with Extensive Support Needs 3RD Floor - Storyville HallMichelle Squitieri Navigating Advocacy: Youth with Disabilities Share Their Experiences and Perspectives 3RD Floor - Storyville HallMegan Best • RaeAnne Lindsay • Zach Rossetti • Oscar Hughes Parent Cafes: Space to Connect for Complex Care Family Caregivers 3RD Floor - Storyville HallErika Thomison • Mary Ciccarelli Parent Perspectives on Post-School Employment 3RD Floor - Storyville Hall Peer Support Arrangements for Students with Extensive Support Needs 3RD Floor - Storyville HallSara Martin Peer-Mediated Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions For Preschoolers with Disabilities 3RD Floor - Storyville Hall Professional Development Needs of Special Educators Working with Transition-Age Students 3RD Floor - Storyville HallAllison Cole South Dakota Developmental Disabilities Study: Supporting Families 3RD Floor - Storyville HallErin Leveton Stories Braiding Synergy & Belonging 3RD Floor - Storyville HallNicole Barker • Melanie Cates Supporting Complex Communication Needs of Children with Extensive Support Needs 3RD Floor - Storyville HallChi Baik Survey of Interagency Collaboration in Illinois: A Preliminary Study 3RD Floor - Storyville HallDavid George Strauser The Black Box of Collaboration: Preliminary Qualitative Results 3RD Floor - Storyville HallDavid George Strauser To Include All Students: Why We Fight 3RD Floor - Storyville HallCharles Semanko Using Logic to Leverage Inclusive Multi-Tiered Systems of Support 3RD Floor - Storyville HallLisa Morin Voices Not Yet Heard: Implementation of a State Instructional Mandate on Disability History and Awareness 3RD Floor - Storyville HallMary Fisher Why Should We Teach Digital Citizenship? A Curriculum For Pre-Service Special Educators 3RD Floor - Storyville HallKim Fisher • Julian Wang Year Two: Pre-Service Teachers' Reflections on A Variety of Placement Settings 3RD Floor - Storyville HallKristin Burnette