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2015 TASH Conference

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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8:00am PST

This Is What Inclusion Looks LikeLIMITED Salon I

8:30am PST

Chapter Leadership MeetingLIMITED Salon C

2:30pm PST

1:1 Para Professional: Promotion of Optimal Independent DevelopmentLIMITED Salon A Tweet It: Disability and Social Networking SitesLIMITED Salon A

4:30pm PST

Instruction partnerships: Advocates and AlliesLIMITED Salon F Advocacy Across the LifeCourseLIMITED Salon F Celebrating 30 years of Family Leadership and SupportLIMITED Salon F Family first line charge in the empowerment of persons with severe disabilitiesLIMITED Salon F How to Take a Leadership Role in Your Child's IEP MeetingLIMITED Salon F

8:20am PST

Addressing Health Disparities of People with Disabilities: Designation as 'Under-served Minority Population'LIMITED Salon C Collaboration between Research and Parent Training and Information CentersLIMITED Salmon Reclaiming Credibility: Honoring the Lived Experience of Disabled PeopleLIMITED Pearl

9:20am PST

Getting Past the Stupid QuestionsLIMITED Meadowlark Parent to Parent Support for the 21st Century: Online Training and SupportLIMITED Salmon

10:20am PST

Creating Partnerships for Systems ChangeLIMITED Salem

1:20pm PST

Turning Dreams to Action: Advocacy for Postsecondary Education Options in Oregon& BeyondLIMITED Medford

2:20pm PST

Self-Advocates on a Local LevelLIMITED Salem

4:20pm PST

Teaching Medical Students to Support Families of Children with Special NeedsLIMITED Salon C

8:20am PST

Parents Voices: Navigating the world of special educationLIMITED Belmont Self-Advocacy is Alive and Well!LIMITED Sunstone Understanding ABLELIMITED Laurelhurst

9:20am PST

Creating Supportive & Inclusive Spaces For Autistic WomenLIMITED Sunstone Unique and Creative Ways to Express Yourself!LIMITED Laurelhurst

10:20am PST

'Desirable Conversations: Understanding of Sexuality by Individuals with Intellectual DisaLIMITED Salmon They Said We Couldn'tLIMITED Belmont

1:10pm PST

Strategies to Avoid Expanding Segregated Day Services When Integrating Employment Services Columbia 40 Years and Counting – Charting TASH’s Course into the Next DecadeLIMITED Salon I

2:10pm PST

Lane v. Brown: The Strategy that Won the CaseLIMITED Salon C Pathways to Employment: A Guide for AdvocatesLIMITED Hawthorne Understanding the Experiences of Special Education AdvocatesLIMITED Sunstone