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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.

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Wednesday, December 1 • 5:00pm - 6:15pm
T2: Exploring Employment through Work-Based Learning Experiences

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The passage of WIOA in 2014 placed a higher emphasis on the transition from school to work for students with disabilities. The five Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) – job exploration, work-based learning, counseling for postsecondary education, workplace readiness training, and instruction in self-advocacy are all areas in which school and adult services can collaborate to enhance post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities. For many students with disabilities, completing high school is not enough. To succeed in life after high school, students should have opportunities to develop and learn workplace competence and career development skills. Participation in a variety of work-based learning experiences can facilitate this growth. This presentation will focus on activities related to work-based learning. Participants will learn strategies to: identify students’ passions and talents, set goals for employment preparation, work with businesses, and develop employer relationships.
Presenters
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Laura Owens

President, TransCen Inc.
Laura A. Owens, Ph.D., CESP, has over 30 years of experience as a national leader in the transition and disability employment field. She is currently a Professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (UWM) and the President of TransCen... Read More →

Wednesday December 1, 2021 5:00pm - 6:15pm EST
Online Platform
  Day 1 Intensive Workshops

Attendees (53)