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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Presentation will look at the programs Community Unity School District 95 in Lake Zurich Illinois has implemented over the past 5 years. Presenters will highlight how programs were implemented and adapted in a public school setting in order to create a continuum of services for transition-aged students. Presenters will highlight numerous socialization opportunities created throughout the community and with neighboring transition programs. Presenters will also describe their community-based vocational program, their college prep programming, as well as their community involvement in trying to create transportation opportunities in their township. OBJECTIVES: 1. plan and implement socialization opportunities for students with disabilities 2. Develop a community based vocational training program with competitive employment outcomes 3. Learn how to work with local Townships on how to create transportation opportunites with no fixed bus routes.
