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Welcome to the 2021 TASH Conference - Virtual Edition website!

Each year, the TASH Conference brings together individuals with significant disabilities and their allies to share resources and success stories, learn about field-driven best practices, and network within a community engaged in shared values. The conference is attended by passionate advocates, leaders, and subject matter experts from every corner of the disability community. Conference attendees play an important role in supporting individuals with significant disabilities to overcome various barriers in order to live their best lives. Central to this work is the premise that individuals reach their optimal potential only when they are given the opportunity to live, work and thrive across the lifespan in the same communities we are all members of. The Conference is intentionally designed to support the interests of professors and researchers from leading institutions; those involved in local, state, and federal governments and public policy; special and general educators, and school administrators; home and community-based service providers; students, family members, and most importantly, self-advocates with lived experience.

This year, while we are taking the Conference virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we believe that our unique approach to providing exceptional first-rate content and building strong community ties and connections across various stakeholders will yield an extraordinary event! We have taken extra steps to bring people closer together during these times, as well as to create an amazing virtual environment that expands our knowledge and spurs our creative thinking into action!  Our Conference theme, Celebrating Community and Connections, reminds us of the value of gathering together as a diverse community to advance equity, opportunity and inclusion for all!

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The 2021 TASH Conference is dedicated to TASH co-founder, Dr. Lou Brown. Learn more about Lou’s impact and legacy to the disability rights movement here.

Thursday, December 2 • 6:14pm - 6:15pm
Exploring the Intersection of Special Education, Age of Majority, and Adult Decision-Making Support

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Disability rights advocates have been warning of the implications for IDEA compliance-driven policy and practice related to the age of majority for 20 years now. At one extreme, the critical implications of adulthood are not fully recognized by students with disabilities and their families, while at another extreme, concern for one's capacity to make responsible adult decisions may cause parents to pursue guardianship without knowledge of less restrictive options. Participants in this session will explore findings of 3 exploratory studies recently conducted by the presenters with special educators on their perspectives regarding the age of majority and adult decision-making support in the IEP process, and interactive discussions of the relevance of these studies will be facilitated.

Presenters
avatar for Charles Walters

Charles Walters

Ph.D. Student in Special Education, University of South Carolina
In addition to pursuing his research interests aligned with self-determination, alternatives to guardianship, data-based decision making, and systemic barriers to employment for youth with disabilities, Charles “Charlie” Walters currently coordinates the College Access and Preparation... Read More →


Thursday December 2, 2021 6:14pm - 6:15pm EST
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