Category: Advocacy Alerts
TASH’s Written Testimony to Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, Toxic Conservatorships: The Need for Reform
Owing in part to the national attention on conservatorship / guardianship from the Britney Spears case, Senators Blumenthal and Cruz announced...
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New TASH Policy Positions on Inclusive Education, Competitive Integrated Employment and Community Living
Dear friends, Policy advocacy remains at the heart of TASH’s mission to advance equity, opportunity and inclusion for people with...
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s is a Part of the Disability Rights Movement">Fighting for DSPs is a Part of the Disability Rights Movement
Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide daily support to people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) so they can live and...
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Take Action! Protect the Americans with Disabilities Act!
Take Action! Next week, the House of Representatives will most likely be voting on the ADA Education and Reform Act of...
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Action Alert From TASH’s Self-Advocacy Committee
Dear Self-Advocates & Family Members, We need you to take action right now! Our representatives and senators are hearing from...
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Take Action! Tell Your Rep to Vote NO on House Budget Resolution
This week -- probably Thursday, October 5th -- the House of Representatives is expected to take up the Budget Resolution approved by the...
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Take Action | Prevent Gutting of Affordable Care Act and Medicaid
The Energy and Commerce Committee has just released new legislation for the repealing and replacing of the Affordable Care Act, including...
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Action Alert | Contact OSERS to Help Protect the Rights of Students with Disabilities
Contact Ruth Ryder at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) and help protect the rights of students with...
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Action Alert | Urge Your Senator to Oppose H.J. Res. 57
Contact your Senator today, and urge them to oppose H.J. Res. 57. This resolution will overturn the regulation finalized by...
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Don’t Let Partisan Politics Interfere With Zika Funding
The mosquito-borne Zika virus, a major threat to public health, has spread to the continental U.S. It is important that...
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