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May 21, 2013
Urge the Senate to Approve Tom Perez as Labor Secretary
TASH urges members and supporters to contact their Senators in support of the nomination of Tom Perez as Secretary of the Department of Labor. As Assistant Attorney General of Civil Rights, Perez was a staunch protector of civil rights of people with disabilities and enforcer of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Olmstead decision. [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
Support Is Growing for the TASH Conference!
Planning and preparation for the 2013 TASH Conference, A Movement United, is well underway, and this year’s conference promises to be the educational and advocacy event of the year. The conference has a lasting, and often life-changing, impact on those in attendance, and we work hard to keep the conference affordable for self-advocates, families, students [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
May 20, 2013
SWIFT Center Report: Six Schools Named Knowledge Development Center sites
TASH congratulates the six schools named as Knowledge Development Center sites in the SWIFT Center. These six schools—chosen from 35 nominated schools—will serve as models of best practice in inclusive school-wide transformation and become part of the SWIFT Center. Read the announcement from the University of Kansas for more information. TASH is a partner with [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
May 13, 2013
Actions speak louder than words: Are we sending mixed messages to the community about the employability of people with disabilities?
As employment agencies tackle the goal of transforming their services to increase community employment for individuals with disabilities, how do they send a consistent message to employers and to the community at large that people who experience disability are competent workers? The responsibility of consistent messaging goes far beyond the role of the job developers. [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
May 9, 2013
Breaking: Restraint & Seclusion Prevention Bill Reintroduced in House
Today, Representative George Miller (D-Calif) reintroduced a critical piece of legislation to the House of Representatives. The Keeping All Students Safe Act would safeguard students across the U.S. from trauma, injury and death as a result of abusive restraint and seclusion practices. TASH’s full press release is below. You can also download a copy here. [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
May 7, 2013
Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: A National Conference
TASH was invited to participate in a plenary session at the Health Disparities Research at the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Disability: A National Conference in Washington, DC, April 25-26. The National Conference focused on the quality of health care for people with disabilities from underserved racial and ethnic populations. TASH members Ralph Edwards, Carol [...]
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CEEDAR Center Seeks State Partners
The Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) Center, a new national center funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs is announcing a national call seeking state partners, including state departments of education and teacher and leader preparation programs to work collaboratively to promote, support, and reinforce teacher [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
DOJ: Nation’s Oldest Publicly Funded Voucher Program in Violation of ADA
The U.S. Department of Justice has found that the nation’s oldest and largest publicly funded voucher program violates Title II of the American’s with Disabilities Act by discriminating against children with disabilities. Milwaukee Parent Choice Program was started by a group of parents seeking high quality educational alternatives to their struggling public schools, but in 2011 [...]
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Help Shape Federal Policy & Support Youth Transition from School to Work
TASH members and supporters are encouraged to make every effort to join this planned national discussion with four federal agencies – the Departments of Labor, Education, Social Security, and Health and Human Services – to shape federal strategies to help youth and young adults with disabilities to successfully transition from school to work. This free, [...]
Posted in by Jonathan Riethmaier
May 1, 2013
TASH Members: An Update on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities webinar
TASH, in conjunction with the United States International Council on Disabilities, presents “An Update on the Status of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)”, exclusively to TASH members. The CRPD seeks to ensure that countries across the globe provide people with disabilities the same rights as everyone else in order to [...]
