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TASH Letter to Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
July 26, 2011
TASH Letter to Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services

The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services has proposed amendments to regulations regarding the use of aversive interventions. The amendments aim...

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A Proclamation from President of the United States of America
July 25, 2011
A Proclamation from President of the United States of America

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release July 25, 2011 ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES...

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What does it take to start a TASH Chapter?
July 25, 2011
What does it take to start a TASH Chapter?

With state and federal budget cuts to disability services and supports, proposed legislative measures with unintended consequences for people with disabilities and...

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Speak Out Against Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities
July 25, 2011
Speak Out Against Subminimum Wages for Workers with Disabilities

TASH is joining the National Federation of the Blind and the Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination, as well as other disability...

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In Memory of June Downing
July 21, 2011
In Memory of June Downing

Dear TASH members: It is with great personal sadness that I am writing to let you know that one of...

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Massachusetts to hold hearings on regulations to ban aversive therapy
July 18, 2011
Massachusetts to hold hearings on regulations to ban aversive therapy

The Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services has scheduled two public hearings on proposed regulations that would ban the practice of...

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Disability Policy the Subject of a Virtual Town Hall with the White House
July 18, 2011
Disability Policy the Subject of a Virtual Town Hall with the White House

On Thursday, July 14, the White House sponsored a virtual town hall meeting from 1 – 2 p.m. on the...

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Act Now to STOP Expansion of Sub-Minimum Wage!
July 13, 2011
Act Now to STOP Expansion of Sub-Minimum Wage!

Important Update! The HELP Committee is scheduled to address the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act on August 3. There...

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Got question for the White House’s top disability policy advisors?
July 12, 2011
Got question for the White House’s top disability policy advisors?

Disability.gov is holding a virtual town hall this Thursday, July 14, to introduce the White House’s top advisors on disability...

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Private companies using questionable techniques to train California schools
July 11, 2011
Private companies using questionable techniques to train California schools

California schools are using training programs and physical restraint protocols create by private companies that, in many cases, appear to...

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