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TASH Annual Conference Preview: Inclusion Means Diversity and Cultural Competency

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https://media.blubrry.com/tashamplified/content.blubrry.com/tashamplified/TASH-Amplified-s1e16-27-Nov-2016-Natalie-Holdren-Diversity-Symposium.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:43 — 27.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Season 1, Episode 16 — 27 November 2016 About this episode Natalie Holdren discusses sessions she will be presenting at the Annual Conference addressing cultural and linguistic competency for school staff working with parents of diverse backgrounds on their students’… read more

#CripTheVote and Online Disability Activism

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https://media.blubrry.com/tashamplified/content.blubrry.com/tashamplified/TASH-Amplified-s1e14-10-Nov-2016-Alice-Wong-Andrew-Pulrang-CripTheVote.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:08:29 — 94.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS Season 1, Episode 14 — 10 November 2016 About this episode We talk with Alice Wong and Andrew Pulrang about their numerous projects, most importantly #CripTheVote and the Disability Visibility Project. We discuss the election, the affordances of online collaboration… read more

Cultural Competency Found at Georgetown’s Leadership Institute

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Guest Blogger, Natalie Holdren (Vice President, Cal-TASH) Last June, I had the honor and privilege of attending the Georgetown National Center for Cultural Competence’s Leadership Institute for Cultural Diversity and Cultural and Linguistic Competence – a catalyst for change in networks supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I know, it’s a mouthful).  As the… read more