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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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Sunday, December 5 • 3:30pm - 4:15pm
Dimensions of Accessible Worship: Views and Recommendations of Adults with Disabilities

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Many individuals with significant disabilities and their families affirm the important place of faith in their lives. Years of policy, practice, and persistence have yielded a strong framework of advocating for access and inclusion in schools, workplaces, and housing. However, less focus has been placed on creating accessible and inclusive worship spaces that foster spiritual connections and growth. Indeed, advocating for access and inclusion within congregations can introduce a myriad of questions: What does it mean to make worship fully accessible? How should congregations approach this work? How can the disability community guide faith leaders in this essential endeavor? We will present findings from a qualitative study that gathered perspectives of 38 individuals with disabilities through in-depth interviews on the practices and commitments of local congregations that contribute to accessibility within the context of corporate worship.
Presenters
avatar for Michael J Tuttle

Michael J Tuttle

Doctoral Candidate, Vanderbilt University
I am a doctoral student currently collecting data for my dissertation. My research focuses on the role assistive technology can play in improving students with visual impairments’ academic experiences and quality-of-life outcomes. The purpose of my work is to advance assistive technology... Read More →

Sunday December 5, 2021 3:30pm - 4:15pm EST
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