This year’s theme, “Celebrating 40 Years of Progressive Leadership,” acknowledges TASH’s 40 years of generating change within the disability community and anticipates a brighter, more inclusive future for people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Each year, the TASH Conference impacts the disability field by connecting attendees to innovative information and resources, facilitating connections between stakeholders within the disability movement, and helping attendees reignite their passion for an inclusive world.
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Briefly describes TASH's international development efforts in Mongolia. TASH and its local partners have been working together to advocate for equity, opportunity, and inclusion since June 2013 and were funded through two different Department of State Programs. Also presents the methodology and preliminary results of two research studies: (1) Focus groups with parents, in urban and rural locations, about their needs and aspirations for their children with disabilities, and (2) Effect of a ten-day professional development session on inclusive education for general teacher training faculty at Institutions of Higher Education on their attitudes toward and their knowledge of the topic. OBJECTIVES: (1) Learn about TASH's international development efforts in Mongolia (2) Learn about parent's needs and aspirations for their children with disabilities in Mongolia (3) Learn about the effect of a ten-day professional development session on inclusive education for general teacher training faculty at Institutions of Higher Education in Mongolia on their attitudes toward and their knowledge of the topic
