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2020 TASH Conference - Virtual Edition has ended
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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.

Need technical assistance during the conference? Please email our support staff at helpdesk@tash.org.
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Linda Metchikoff-Hooker

TASH
Director, Conferences and Membership
Washington, DC
Linda Metchikoff-Hooker joined the TASH team in May, 2017, and brings over 30 years of experience in project management, leadership development, technical assistance, coaching, and conference planning services. Her inspirational leadership style and personal commitment to excellence has resulted in exceeding her client expectations including the US Departments of Labor (DOL), Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS).Her accomplishments include the hiring and procurement of over 1,200 non-Federal panelists for 75 discretionary grant reviews in a seven-year period; providing technical assistance and training to newly-awarded grantees, which included planning/implementation, coaching, event coordination and performance reporting. As Manager of Events and Special Projects, Linda successfully planned and executed over 70 national, regional, and state-level convenings with audience sizes ranging from 30 to 815. One project, the WIOA Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Employment for Individuals with Disabilities (ACICIEID), was special and connected her with the disability community and the importance of inclusion. Linda is a certified executive/life coach, certified Malcolm Baldrige examiner with the California Council for Excellence (CCE), and holds a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership.
Tuesday, December 1
 

11:15am EST

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Wednesday, December 2
 

11:15am EST

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Thursday, December 3
 

11:30am EST

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5:15pm EST

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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Friday, December 4
 

11:30am EST

1:30pm EST

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Saturday, December 5
 

11:30am EST

3:30pm EST

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Sunday, December 6
 

11:30am EST

12:30pm EST

5:30pm EST

 
Monday, December 7
 

11:30am EST

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Tuesday, December 8
 

11:30am EST

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Wednesday, December 9
 

11:14am EST

2:30pm EST

4:30pm EST

 


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