Category: Advocacy Alerts

Take Action Now! ESEA Reauthorization Bill Moving Fast
February 14, 2015
Take Action Now! ESEA Reauthorization Bill Moving Fast

ESEA Reauthorization Bill Moving Fast, Could Harm Students with Disabilities SUMMARY: Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), the new Chairman of the...

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TASH Model State Bill on Restraint & Seclusion
February 4, 2015
TASH Model State Bill on Restraint & Seclusion

TASH has led the fight against the use of aversive behavioral interventions for many years. Last year, the Department of...

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Take Action! Urge VA Governor to #FreeNeli
January 14, 2015
Take Action! Urge VA Governor to #FreeNeli

Members of TASH, We write to apprise you of the plight of Reginald “Neli” Latson, a 23-year-old man with autism,...

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House Ways & Means Committee to Hold Markup on the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act
July 31, 2014
House Ways & Means Committee to Hold Markup on the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act

Today, Thursday, July 31, the House Ways & Means Committee will markup the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act (S. 313/H.R....

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Take Action!  Call Senators Today and Urge Passage of CRPD
July 18, 2014
Take Action! Call Senators Today and Urge Passage of CRPD

Next Tuesday, July 22, the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is scheduled to hold a vote on the Convention on the...

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TASH Heating Things Up on the Hill
June 17, 2014
TASH Heating Things Up on the Hill

[caption id="attachment_17361" align="alignright" width="300"] TASH Board President, David Westling, at the U.S. Capitol today, was joined by other members from...

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Ask Congress to Support Bill to Prevent Dangerous Restraint & Seclusion
June 11, 2014
Ask Congress to Support Bill to Prevent Dangerous Restraint & Seclusion

National Call-In Day, June 12 Restraint and Seclusion are practices used in public schools (and schools that receive public funds)...

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Judge Overturns Guilt Verdict in Rape of Woman with Down Syndrome
March 11, 2014
Judge Overturns Guilt Verdict in Rape of Woman with Down Syndrome

A Georgia Court of Appeals judge recently ordered a new trial for a man convicted of repeatedly raping a 24-year-old...

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A Week of Action to Support the ABLE Act
October 8, 2013
A Week of Action to Support the ABLE Act

During the week of October 7th, disability organizations and advocates will team up to advocate for the passage of the...

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TASH Asks Senate to Strike Section 511 from Workforce Investment Act
August 27, 2013
TASH Asks Senate to Strike Section 511 from Workforce Investment Act

On July 31, the Senate HELP Committee passed the Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization (S. 1356), which includes several provisions that...

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