About TASH Membership – 2022 Revision

TASH offers a number of membership types with different benefits and prices to suite your needs. Additionally, you can become a member by paying once for the entire years, or pay dues monthly to balance the expense. We also offer a couple of different ways to sign up.

All TASH members are a part of a rich network of expertise, information, advocacy and shared values through the following benefits:

Current and past issues of Connections, the member-driven online magazine of TASH
Discounts on the TASH Annual Conference, regional conferences and web-based trainings
A network of advocacy with member organizing, Capitol Hill days and action alerts
Access to the expertise and values of peers, advocates and professionals through participation in chapters and TASH’s online forums

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And one of the important things about TASH is that there is a role for self-advocates, there’s a role for family members – and also for the researchers and educators and providers and policymakers. We all come together to address issues that affect people with the most significant disabilities.❞

~ Ralph Edwards
TASH Board President, 2015–2017

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The vision of TASH in terms of enacting science based on values is really important. And so having these uncompromising TASH values around inclusion and dignity and opportunity and equity – those sorts of things really matter – and making sure the science we do, and the work we do with people with disabilities reflects those values at every turn.❞

~ Jennifer Kurth, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Special Education, University of Kansas

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I fell into TASH and I felt like home when I was brought in. … I came to my first TASH Conference; I saw people using letter boards and using FC and using AAC and … it became somewhat of an obsession that people needed to be allowed to communicate … that was one of the first things that really brought me here.❞

~ Emily Titon
Self-Advocate

In addition to these benefits in common with all memberships, there are additional benefits available at several membership levels. Here is a detailed listing of the benefits of each membership level, as well as a description of the eligibility for each membership level.

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Membership Benefits At-a-Glance

	Regular	Reduced			Organization $42 / month $495 / year
	Professional $17 / month $195 / year	Associate $10 / month $115 / year	Self-Advocate, Family, DSP, Retiree $5 / month $55 / year	Student $6 / month $65 / year	Organization $42 / month $495 / year
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, the official TASH research journal (print copy)	X				1 COPY
Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (online access to current and archived issues)	X	X		X	5 STAFF
Inclusive Practices, TASH's quarterly practitioner journal	X	X	X	X	5 STAFF
Connections Library (includes access to 10 years of Connections archives)	X	X	X	X	5 STAFF
TASH webinar archive	X				5 STAFF
Reduced registration rates for TASH conferences and events	X	X	X	X	5 STAFF
Discounts for TASH Training webinars, publications & other offerings	X	X	X	X	5 STAFF
Access to TASH's professional network, forums & blogs	X	X	X	X	5 STAFF
Affiliation with a TASH Chapter (includes policy and expertise, Capitol Hill Days, Chapter communications & activities	X	X	X	X	5 STAFF
TASH in Action, Advocacy Alerts & updates	X	X	X	X	5 STAFF

Membership Benefits

Reduced Price Memberships

Associate Membership

Monthly membership dues:	$10
Yearly membership dues:	$115

For professionals in the first five years of a career in the disability field, allies, and family members. You will receive most of the benefits of Professional Membership, but at a reduced fee for post-graduates, pre-tenure professors, K-12 educators or junior agency personnel:

Online access to current and past editions going back to 1975 of TASH's scholarly research journal Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD)
In addition, you will be able to participate in the TASH Early Career Professional network, an online group of higher education professionals where members can seek out shared research interests, collaborators and mentors.

Self-Advocate, Family, Direct Support Professional and Retiree Membership

Monthly membership dues:	$5
Yearly membership dues:	$55

The TASH membership for self-advocates, family members, direct support professionals and other people working in the field with limited incomes, as well as retirees and emeritus researchers. This membership can be offered at this rate thanks to the generous contributions of members and donors, and is intended for people with restricted incomes. At this level of membership you will receive all the same benefits of standard membership, but at a significantly reduced price:

The latest issues of Connections, the member-driven online magazine of TASH
Discount on registration for the annual TASH Conference and regional conferences
Discounts on all training and webinar offerings
Affiliation with your state/regional chapter
Participation in online forums and professional networks
Exclusive opportunities for advocacy and education

Student Membership

Monthly membership dues:	$6
Yearly membership dues:	$65

Available exclusively for students in grades K-12 and full-time enrolled undergraduate and graduate students. Student membership includes all benefits of Standard Membership, plus:

Online access to Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), the quarterly TASH research journal
Online access to archived editions of RPSD going back to 1975

Membership Benefits At-A-Glance

To help you compare the membership prices and benefits, we have also lined them up in the following table:

There are three easy ways to become a member:

Join Online: Click the button below to begin the process, or click on the orange heading from the membership descriptions above.
Mail, E-mail or Fax: You can mail the membership form to: Attn: Membership, TASH, 1101 15th Street NW, Suite 206, Washington, D.C. 20005. You can also scan and e-mail it to info@tash.org or fax it to 202-999-4722.
Give Us a Call: We’re available by phone to discuss membership options and help you renew your membership with TASH. Just give us a call at
202-817-3264 or e-mail at info@tash.org.

Renew Your Membership

If you are renewing an existing membership, or were once a member in the past, we still have your record in our system. You can renew using your previous member record. When you log in to your account, the system will notify you that your membership is lapsed and ask you if you want to renew now. Just follow the instructions on the screen (if you don’t know your username or password, you can request an e-mail to reset your password here). Or you can use the PDF paper membership form or call us at 202-817-3264 or e-mail at info@tash.org.

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