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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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Tuesday, December 8 • 4:30pm - 5:15pm
Supporting Transition to Employment with the Americans with Disabilities Act

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Every student with a disability who has received special education services needs to plan and prepare for transition to life after high school. It is important to understand the significant changes that lie ahead. No longer will teachers, parents, or other adults assume responsibility for identifying disability related needs; the young adult with a disability must be ready to speak up, initiate requests for accommodations in the workplace, and be a full and active participant in ensuring their needs are met. This presentation will help professionals inform, assist, and support youth with disabilities and their families as they prepare for transition to the workplace. The session will focus on how the ADA differs from special education law and the importance of understanding these differences in order to ensure a more effective transition to adult life.
Presenters
avatar for Laura Owens

Laura Owens

President, TransCen Inc.
Laura A. Owens, Ph.D., CESP, has over 30 years of experience as a national leader in the transition and disability employment field. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) and the President of TransCen... Read More →
avatar for Ann Deschamps

Ann Deschamps

Vice President, TransCen Inc.
Looking forward to talking about how the Americans with Disabilities Act applies to people with significant disabilities in the workplace.

Tuesday December 8, 2020 4:30pm - 5:15pm EST
Virtual Platform Online
  Breakout Sessions, Track 1

Attendees (85)