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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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Thursday, December 2 • 2:15pm - 3:00pm
Strategic Journey to Inclusion: One High School’s Experience

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Lake Forest High School in Illinois has been on a 5-year journey to promote inclusive practices for ALL learners. Through a partnership with MCIE, LFHS created a series of intentional activities, to develop a shared understanding of inclusive education practices for learners with extensive support needs. Presenters will share engagement activities with various stakeholders including: Administrative leadership (Team discussions, scheduling for natural proportions, book studies), paraprofessionals (15-hour course, facilitated discussion on prompting/fading methods), staff supporting learners with the most extensive support needs (book study, development of peer assistance program), teachers (collaborative teaming, creating/adapting lessons that match learners skills), and parent/community members (communications and webinar and individualized student planning). Challenges, solutions and next steps will be shared with opportunities for participant engagement in discussion.
Presenters
avatar for Dr. Jennifer Sterpin

Dr. Jennifer Sterpin

Executive Director of Special Education, Compliance and Grant Management, Lake Forest High School District 67 & 115
avatar for Dr. Alan Wahlert

Dr. Alan Wahlert

Director of Teaching & Learning, Lake Forest HS
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Carol Quirk

Director of Special Projects, MCIE
Dr. Carol Quirk is the founder, former Chief Executive Officer, and current Director of Special Projects for the Maryland Coalition for Inclusive Education (MCIE). For the last 30 years, Carol has worked with States, districts, schools, and families to promote inclusive education... Read More →
avatar for Stephen Dunn

Stephen Dunn

Administrator/Teacher, Lake Forest
I am the Instructional Director of the Social Studies Department at Lake Forest High School.
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Laura DeBartolo

Special Ed Teacher, Lake Forest High School
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Joe Harmsen

Co-Teacher, Lake Forest High School
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Lauren Dudek

I am in my 13th year of teaching at Lake Forest High School in Illinois. I hold both a secondary social studies teaching license and a special education license (LBS I and an LBS II - Curriculum Adaptation). Within the building I co-teach both in the general educator and special educator... Read More →

Thursday December 2, 2021 2:15pm - 3:00pm EST
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