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2020 TASH Conference - Virtual Edition

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Each year, the TASH Conference brings together individuals with significant disabilities and their allies 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 advocates, leaders, and subject matter experts from every corner of the disability community. Conference attendees play an important role in supporting individuals with significant disabilities to overcome various barriers in order to live their best lives. Central to this work is the premise that individuals reach their optimal potential only when they are given the opportunity to live, work and thrive across the lifespan in the same communities we are all members of. The conference is intentionally designed to support the interests of professors and researchers from leading institutions; those involved in local, state, and federal governments and public policy; special and general educators, and school administrators; home and community-based service providers; students, family members, and most importantly, self-advocates with lived experience.

This year, while we are taking the conference virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe that our unique approach to providing exceptional first-rate content and building strong community ties and connections across various stakeholders will yield an extraordinary event! We have taken extra steps to bring people closer together during these times, as well as to create an amazing virtual environment that expands our knowledge, spurs our creative thinking, and focuses on healthy living and having fun! Our conference theme, Feel the Power of Inclusion, reinforces the importance of our continued commitment to promoting a world of equity and opportunity for all, and is predicated on the value of bringing together diverse perspectives and experiences in an effort to build strong human connectivity and spur collective action.

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About Day 1 Intensives Virtual Platform

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Track 1: Employment & Transition Virtual Platform Track 1: Employment & Transition: Building an Inclusive and Resilient Workforce: Recruitment, Retention and Innovation Virtual Platform Track 1: Employment & Transition: Supporting Employment through Supported Decision-Making Virtual Platform Track 1: Employment & Transition: The Power of Leading a Self-Determined Life Through Person-Centered Planning Virtual Platform Track 1: Employment &Transition: Promoting Inclusion to Increase Employment for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities Virtual Platform Track 2: Human Rights Virtual Platform Track 2: Human Rights: #BlackDisabledLivesMatter Virtual Platform Track 2: Human Rights: Leaving State Guardianship: My Life, My Choices Virtual Platform Track 2: Human Rights: Protecting the Rights of People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Virtual Platform Track 2: Human Rights: Supported Decision Making: From Dream to Reality Virtual Platform Track 3: Inclusive Education Virtual Platform Track 3: Inclusive Education: An Inclusive Life Starts with an Inclusive Education: Views from School Administrators Virtual Platform Track 3: Inclusive Education: Challenging the Stigma of Disability in Education Virtual Platform Track 3: Inclusive Education: Equitable and Inclusive IEP Development Workshop Virtual Platform Track 3: Inclusive Education: Meaningful Access to Core Curriculum: IEP Goals, Modifications, Adaptations K-12 Virtual Platform Track 4: TASH Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty Intensive Workshop Virtual Platform Track 4: TASH Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty Intensive Workshop: Achieving Balance: Research, Teaching, Service, and Work/Life Balance Virtual Platform Track 4: TASH Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty Intensive Workshop: Developing and Sustaining a Research Agenda – Shifting from Early Career to Mid-Career Virtual Platform Track 4: TASH Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty Intensive Workshop: Early Career Grant Writing Virtual Platform Track 4: TASH Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty Intensive Workshop: Interviewing for Faculty Positions: Virtual Interviews and the Job Search Process Virtual Platform Track 4: TASH Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty Intensive Workshop: Tips for Publishing and Reviewing Manuscripts in RPSD Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: Continue the Conversation - 2020 Employment Reception Virtual Platform Community Meet Up!: Early Career Researcher Business Meeting and Networking Virtual Platform Community Meet Up!: State Chapter Meetings Virtual Platform

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Opening Plenary Session: Creating a Culture of Inclusion: Why it’s Important Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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Communication and Self-Determination for Everyone Virtual Platform Instructional Alignment and Equity: Promoting Ethical Educational Systems for All Virtual Platform

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Affirming Disability: Strengths-based Portraits of Culturally Diverse Families Virtual Platform Won't You Be My Neighbor? Virtual Platform

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Journey to Building a More Inclusive Workforce Virtual Platform Power of Inclusion in Data: Roadmap for Health Equity Data for Persons with IDD 2020-2030 Virtual Platform

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Fostering Friendships for All Abilities in All Activities Virtual Platform Great Expectations: Vision and Planning for Transition to Adulthood Virtual Platform

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About TASH Talks (Part I) Virtual Platform

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A Sister's Perspective Virtual Platform Real Talk - Conversations on Dating, Love, Relationships & Sex Virtual Platform What Are We Afraid Of? Virtual Platform What's Intersectionality Got to Do With It? Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: Let's Connect! Informal Gatherings Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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Building a Successful Youth Leadership Program Virtual Platform Outcomes of Inclusive vs. Separate Placements in One School District Virtual Platform

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Researching Effects and Opportunities Associated with Different School Placements Virtual Platform The Power of Presuming Competence and Having High Expectations Virtual Platform

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Having a Voice in Your Health Care Virtual Platform Learn to Advocate for Inclusive Schools and Inclusive Practice! Virtual Platform

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Leading For Sustainable School Reform: Setting the Stage for Inclusive Education Virtual Platform Wearable Technology Plus Video Review: Physiologic Data Strengthens Communication Supports Virtual Platform

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Audio Description as an Aesthetic Innovation Virtual Platform Student Voice and Choice in Student Led IEPs Virtual Platform

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Disabled Student's Unite: Emphasizing the Need for a Disability Student Union at Every University Virtual Platform Self-Advocates Influencing Change and Speaking Up Virtual Platform

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About Poster Presentations Virtual Platform

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A Preliminary Study on Teacher Agency for Inclusive Education: Narratives of Special Education Teach Virtual Platform A Systematic Review of Mand Training Parameters for Students with IDD in Schools Virtual Platform Best Practices in Service Delivery from the Field of Deaf-Blindness Virtual Platform Collaborative Teaming: Making Content Accessible for Students Who Take the Alternate Assessment Virtual Platform Curricular Areas in Which Students with Intellectual Disability Receive Instruction Virtual Platform Due Process, Expert Testimony and LRE: Who are the experts and what are they calling for? Virtual Platform Examining One State's LRE Data: Have We Reached the Ceiling? Virtual Platform Expanding Vocational Education Perceptions: Positive Impacts for Students with Disabilities Virtual Platform Factors Influencing Employment Setting for Individuals with Intellectual Disability: A Review of the Literature Virtual Platform High School & College Peer Mentorship Models: Rethinking and Advancing Inclusion Virtual Platform Inclusive Education and Students with Severe Disabilities: A Literature Review Virtual Platform Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Inclusive of Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities Virtual Platform Paraprofessional Support in Inclusive School Settings: A Literature Review Virtual Platform Presenters with Disabilities' Perspectives on Advocacy through Education Virtual Platform Professional Development and Performance Feedback to Support Inclusive Literacy Instruction Virtual Platform Providing Remote Services to Students with ASD and Their Families in China During the Covid-19 Pandemic Virtual Platform Reimagining Community: Building Connections and Inclusion through Shared Experiences Virtual Platform School Leadership for Inclusive Education Virtual Platform State Policies that Impact Inclusive Higher Education Virtual Platform Students with Severe Disabilities and SWPBIS: Educator and Administrator Perspectives Virtual Platform Supporting Intentional Communication Skills for Children with Profound and Intellectual Multiple Disabilities Virtual Platform Teacher Perceptions of Preparedness for Working with Students with Chronic Medical Conditions Virtual Platform Teaching AAC Device Users with Autism to Switch Languages Virtual Platform The Parenting Burdens & Family Support Needs of the Mothers of the Children with Severe Disabilities Virtual Platform The Path to Mindfulness Education Virtual Platform The Power of Parents Helping Pre-service Teachers Understand Inclusion Virtual Platform Transition Planning Experiences of Latino Families: A Systematic Literature Review Virtual Platform Why Don't You See Me? Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: Poster Presentation Discussions and Q&A with Presenters Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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Healthy Relationships are in Your Power: You Make the Decision Virtual Platform ODEP's Initiatives to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment Virtual Platform

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Adapting in Times of Crisis Virtual Platform Competitive Integrated Employment: Customizing Employment Opportunities Virtual Platform

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Everything You Need to Know about Vocational Rehabilitation Services Virtual Platform Person-Centered Practice: Envisioning a Good and Inclusive Life Virtual Platform

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How to Get a Job With a Disability Virtual Platform Living & Thriving with Person-Centered Supports: Moving Beyond COVID-19 Virtual Platform

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Segregated into Poverty - The Need for Real Options and Supports for Real Employment Virtual Platform Supporting Families Through COVID-19: Lessons Learned for Systems Change Virtual Platform

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Inclusive Employer and Employee Panel Virtual Platform Self-Advocacy for Survival: Disabled Students' Mental Health Access & Parity in Higher Education Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: Friday Night Film Festival Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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Supporting Preservice Teachers' Development through Inclusive Community-Based Experiences Virtual Platform What Some Families Have Learned From Supported Decision Making Virtual Platform

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Advancing Inclusion in Middle School Science: A Mixed Methods Study Virtual Platform Oppressive Phenomena: Until I am Free, You are Not Free Either Virtual Platform

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A Call to Researchers: Investigating Math Interventions for Students with Extensive Support Needs Virtual Platform Y'all Means All -Including All Students in the Race Conversation Virtual Platform

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Inclusion Not Seclusion: Reducing and Eliminating the Use of Restraint and Seclusion in our Schools Virtual Platform Utility of Modified Grade-level Non-Fiction Books During Inclusive Literacy Instruction Virtual Platform

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Grading Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms Virtual Platform Healthcare Accessibility in Rural Pennsylvania Virtual Platform

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Inclusion of Students with Extensive Support Needs in SWPBIS Tier 2 Virtual Platform Managing Type 2 Diabetes: A Self-Management App Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: #2020TASHbash Dance - A Celebration of Inclusion Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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A Self-Advocates Guide to Transformative Leadership Virtual Platform To Support or Not to Support:That is the Question! Virtual Platform

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Household Tasks and Parent Expectations for Employment Virtual Platform Well, THAT will never work! Virtual Platform

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Come Join the Employment First Movement and Advocate for Real Jobs Virtual Platform Increasing the Availability of Typical Housing for People with Disabilities Virtual Platform

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Peer Navigation Supporting Parents with Disabilities Virtual Platform The Collection and Analysis of Data to Inform Work-Based Learning Virtual Platform

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Let Me Vote Virtual Platform Preparing Businesses for Integrated Employment: Strategies for Developing Quality WBL Environments Virtual Platform

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Taking Charge of My Health Care Toolkit - Advocacy and Healthcare Virtual Platform Ways to Exercise Your Power: Vocational Rehabilitation, Due Process & Advocacy Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: Teacher Community Gathering Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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Inclusive School Transformation: It's Not Just About Minutes! Virtual Platform Self-Advocacy Partnerships: Influencing Systems Change Virtual Platform

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An Inclusionist's Manifesto: Strategies for Subverting a Segregated Education System Virtual Platform Systemic, Sustainable Change for Inclusive Education: A District's Story Virtual Platform

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Understanding and Disrupting Systems that Perpetuate and Maintain Educational Segregation Virtual Platform You BETCHA!: Evaluating the Use of Online Literacy Professional Development Virtual Platform

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Accessing Education in the Time of Coronavirus Virtual Platform Disabled People Count: The COVID-19 Congregate Setting Case Tracker Virtual Platform

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Experiences of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities During COVID-19 Virtual Platform Tips for Successful Distance and Hybrid Education Virtual Platform

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Tactile Teaching from a Distance: A Guide to Supporting Students with VI through Virtual Learning Virtual Platform The Story of Supported Decision Making in Five Jurisdictions in Canada and the US Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: AAC Meet and Chat Virtual Platform Community Meet Up!: TASH Committee Meetings Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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Teachers' Perceptions of the Benefits and Barriers to School and Community Work-Based Learning for… Virtual Platform Utilizing Virtual Employment Supports: Before, During and After COVID-19 Virtual Platform

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Changing Lives of Youth with Multiple Disabilities Through PBS and Customized Employment Virtual Platform Rep Payee Program 101 Virtual Platform

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10 Basic Financial Steps for Special Needs Caregivers Virtual Platform Preparing Students for the Future: Pre-ETS Needs Assessment Virtual Platform

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Great Beginnings: The Power of Peer Support for Parents of Infants with Intellectual Disabilities Virtual Platform Partnering with Early Childhood Childcare to Promote PBIS and Inclusion Virtual Platform

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Breaking the Stigma: Adolescents with Disabilities and Co-occurring Mental Health Needs Virtual Platform Publishing in Inclusive Practices, the New TASH Practitioner Journal Virtual Platform

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Difficult Conversations About Disability Between Parents and Their Children Virtual Platform Supporting Transition to Employment with the Americans with Disabilities Act Virtual Platform

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Community Meet Up!: TASH's 2020 Awards Ceremony Virtual Platform

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About TASH Talks (Part II) Virtual Platform

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Experiences with Remote Learning During COVID-19 for Students with Disabilities Virtual Platform Family-Professional Partnerships in Teacher Preparation: Uncovering the What, Why, & How Virtual Platform The Intersections of Inclusive Education in Schools: A Teacher Case Study Virtual Platform Understanding Inclusion Through a Personal Narrative Virtual Platform

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About Concurrent Breakout Sessions Virtual Platform

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Friends Matter: An Analysis of Student Interactions in Inclusive Classrooms Virtual Platform The Paraeducator's Role in Increasing Meaningful Engagement Among Students who Use AAC Virtual Platform

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Developing an Online Parent Training for Diverse Parents of Minimally Verbal Toddlers Virtual Platform When the Rubber Hits the Road: Inclusion and Transition Virtual Platform

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Beyond the Classroom: Inclusive Transition for Students with Significant Needs Virtual Platform They Tell Us We Have These Rights But Then They Say "No" When We Try To Do What We're Told We Can Do Virtual Platform

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More than the Paralympics: The Intersectionality Between Disability and Sport Virtual Platform Navigating the Journey to Independence: Assistive Technology at its Best Virtual Platform

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Closing Plenary Session: Songs and Words of Self-Advocacy and Self-Determination Virtual Platform