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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!

Need technical assistance during the conference? Please email our support staff at helpdesk@tash.org.

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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Friday, December 3 • 11:00am - 11:45am
Experience of Families Living with an Adult with IDD

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The presentation will focus on the experiences of families/caregivers who have an adult with IDD living in the home. The discussion will be based on family/caregiver responses to the National Core Indicators® Adult Family Survey Data regarding their experiences with services and supports, and what additional supports they need now and in the future. For instance, do families receive the respite they need to continue to effectively provide care for their family member? Do families get crisis supports when needed? We will look at who is or is not part of family-to-family networks in their community and if outcomes are different when family is being paid to provide support. The discussion will also include a closer look at specific challenges facing aging caregivers 55 or over who comprise 73% of survey respondents. We will explore health issues facing aging caregivers, the support needs they identify, and the help they need to plan for the desired future for their family member.
Presenters
avatar for Valerie Bradley

Valerie Bradley

President Emerita, Human Services Research Institute
Valerie Bradley is President Emerita, and founder of the Human Services Research Institute in 1976.  Her vision for HSRI was to combine a rigorous approach to research with the necessary technical assistance and advocacy to support valued lives in the community for all, with a focus... Read More →
avatar for Cheryl Sartori

Cheryl Sartori

Policy Analyst, Human Services Research Institute

Friday December 3, 2021 11:00am - 11:45am EST
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Attendees (30)