The Social Security Administration will be hosting a free webinar today, March 10, at 3 p.m. ET, entitled “Social Security 101: What’s in it for me?” This webinar aims to provide answers to common questions about Social Security. Participants will also receive tips on saving and planning for the financial future.… read more
Submit your proposals to present during the 2011 TASH Conference. TASH is seeking presentations that reflect innovative ideas, programs and practices that are leading to positive systems change for people with significant disabilities. View this free webinar on how to submit your proposal! … read more
If you have been watching the national news you know that all is not right in Wisconsin. While the focus has been mainly on the issue of collective bargaining and benefits and wages for public employees, there are five pages tucked within Governor Walker’s 144 page budget repair bill that will have significant consequences for… read more
This briefing will include a series of presentations from several of the nation’s leading experts in transition policy about key recommendation recently introduced as a package of legislation known as the Transition towards Excellence in Achievement and Mobility (TEAM) Act. This trio of bill includes the TEAM-Education Act of 2011 (H.R. 602), the TEAM-Empowerment Act… read more
An inclusive education is one that fully integrates all students into a general education setting with access to peers, classrooms, teachers and the general curriculum. For children with significant disabilities, an inclusive education offers a chance for academic advancement, meaningful social relationships, employable skills and the tools and resources needed for successful life in the… read more
The local host committee for the 2011 TASH Conference met Wednesday, February 16, in Atlanta, Ga., the host city for this year’s conference, to begin conversations on how to make the 2011 TASH Conference the best yet! That begs the question – what is the local host committee? Each year, TASH organizes a local host… read more
The Spring Membership Drive is underway and TASH is giving away an Apple iPad! Learn how you can support TASH, help grow our network of families, self-advocates, educators and professionals, and advance equity, opportunity and inclusion for people with significant disabilities! … read more
As people committed to TASH values of inclusion and self-determination, we have a specific challenge to address in the next few days--BEFORE MARCH 4. The Administration on Developmental Disabilities is collecting feedback on how people with disabilities should be supported. Tell the ADD you support life in the community, NOT institutionalization!… read more
We are a diverse volunteer board of people with disabilities, family members, advocates and service providers dedicated to the values of TASH. Cal-TASH will have openings for new Board members as of Fiscal Year 2011-2012. All nominees must be committed to promoting the values of Cal-TASH/TASH in their daily actions, and must be a TASH… read more
Most of us in the disability community acknowledge our indebtedness to the Civil Rights Movement for its template on social change and its direct contributions to disability rights. In recent months, several national disability advocacy organizations – TASH, National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disability (AAIDD), National Down Syndrome… read more
