2019 TASH Conference

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2019 TASH Conference

Each year, the TASH Conference brings together our constituents 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 leaders, experts, and advocates from every corner of the disability community. Conference attendees are influential in their fields and communities, and play an important role in the provision of services and supports for the millions of individuals and organizations around the world; and include professors and researchers from leading institutions; those involved in local, state, and federal governments and public policy; special and general educators, and school administrators; self-advocates, adult service providers; students, family members, and many others. This year’s conference theme, Building Diverse and Inclusive Communities, reminds us that equity, opportunity, and inclusion relies on the input of broad perspectives and experiences.

11:30am

TASH Board of Directors Meeting Meeting Room: Eagle

6:30pm

Registration Opens! Akimel Foyer

7:00am

Registration Akimel Foyer

7:59am

About Thursday Workshops Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

8:00am

The Business of Human Dignity: How Work is Critical to Life, Happiness and Well-Being Akimel Ballroom 4 The Difference Five Years (and a lot of hard work) Can Make: One Legacy Organization's Journey from Segregation to Integration Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Communication Access is a Social Justice Issue Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available TASH Doctoral Students and Early Career Faculty Workshop Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Relaxation Room Meeting Room: Thunder 2

8:45am

History of Employment for People with Disabilities Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 4Seating Available Making Collaboration Work: Creating Systems Change through Community Stakeholder Engagement Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available

9:00am

Applying Disability Studies Principles in Special Education Coursework Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available Humanizing the Planning and Case Management Experience with MyCompass Planning Meeting Room: BirdSeating Available UDL IRL (In-Real): Frameworks for Creating Sustainable System-Wide Training and Implementation Solutions Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available A Foundation from Social Role Valorization: Framing the Reality and Imagining What is Possible Meeting Room: JackrabbitSeating Available

10:15am

Participant Engagement: Nothing About Us Without Us Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available

10:30am

Advancing Competitive Integrated Employment at the National, State, and Local Level Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 4Seating Available Workforce "Win-Wins" - Piloting a DSP Academy for Transitional Youth Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available

1:00pm

How to Develop Employment Programs that Economically Benefit Employers Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 4Seating Available Key Elements to Supporting Students with Significant Disabilities to be Successfully Employed Before Leaving School Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Community Conversations as an Innovative Approach for Informing Transition Services for Youth with Disabilities Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Nurturing Community: Showing up with Vision, Hope and Courage Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Exploring the Evolving Practice of Supported Decision-Making Meeting Room: BirdSeating Available Diversity and Cultural Competence Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available

2:45pm

The Conversation of Our Time: Employment, Diversity, Equity, Race, & Disability Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 4Seating Available Transforming Workforce Development through Customized Employment and Employer Engagement Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available

3:15pm

Showing Up with Vision, Hope and Courage Creates & Vision, Hope and Courage Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Teaching Healthy and Safe Friend and Romantic Relationship Skills Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Pre-Employment Transition Services, a Launchpad to Success for CIE Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available

3:50pm

Promoting Employment through Model Demonstration Programs in Diverse Communities Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 4Seating Available

4:00pm

Exhibit Hall Opens! Akimel Ballroom 1 & 2

5:00pm

Continue the Conversation - 2019 Employment Reception Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 3

7:00pm

Film Festival Akimel Ballroom 4

7:00am

Registration Akimel Foyer

8:00am

Relaxation Room Meeting Room: Thunder 2 Exhibit Hall Akimel Ballroom 1 & 2

8:15am

Opening General Session Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 3 & 4

9:44am

About Breakout Sessions Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

9:45am

Being Counted; and Making That Count Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Collaborative Planning in Action! General Educators as Implementers of Instruction Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Does All mean All? Expert Perspectives of Inclusion in SWPBIS Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available Leadership Development for Self-Advocates: Expanding and Growing Together Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Mediation and Litagation to Obtain Inclusive Education Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Olmstead 20 LONG ROAD HOME Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Redefining "Significant Disabilities": Reducing the Lifespan Impact of Disparities Experienced by People of Color with Significant Disabilities Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Relationships and Intimacy: A Louisiana Collaborative Initiative Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available TALK TO ME: What Educators and Support Workers can Learn about De-escalation from Hostage Negotiators Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available The Power of Perseveration Meeting Room: BirdSeating Available The Time is Now: APSE Universal Employment Competencies Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available

10:55am

30 Years of Advocating and Influencing Positive Change for Inclusive Communities Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Analyzing the Complexity of Factors When Making Placement Decisions Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available Be Determined to Be Yourself Meeting Room: QuailSeating Available Building an Inclusive Postsecondary Program to Support Students and Families Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Changing a District Culture from Segregation to Inclusion Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Communication Support in Real Life Meeting Room: BirdSeating Available Comparing Education Experiences among Diverse Parents of Children with Disabilities Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Is an Individualized Education Program a Nonhuman Agent? Rethinking Deficit Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Navigating through the Complex Waters of HCBS Waivers: Learning from Successful Navigators and Charting New Frontiers Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Predictors of Higher Education Outcomes for Students with Intellectual Disability Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Reverse Job Fairs: Turning the Tables for Job Seekers with Disabilities Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Self-Determination and Autonomy Post-Olmstead: Making Good on the Promise Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Teaching Core Academic Content to Students with Intellectual Using Technology Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available Training Paraprofessionals to Implement FCT with AAC Users with Autism Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available

12:00pm

Let's Connect Mini-Luncheons Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

1:04pm

About Breakout Sessions Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass TASH Talks Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 4Seating Available

1:05pm

Lessons Learned from International Development Efforts to Promote Inclusion Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Outcomes of Inclusive Education for Students with Significant Disabilities Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available Peer-Mediated Interventions for Adolescents with ASD: What Teachers Should Know Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Positive Behavior Support Training of DSPs in a Self-Directed Supports Model Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available School-Wide Transformation to Include ALL Learners Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Survivors of Institutions: Life Story Lessons of a Remembered Community Meeting Room: AntSeating Available The Impacts of Parent to Parent Support in Early Childhood for Parents, Families and Children: A Qualitative Interview Study Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available The Role of Parental Expectations on Employment and Career Development: Results from a Pilot Study Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available The Role of Self-Advocacy in the Fight for Communication Choice Meeting Room: BirdSeating Available WIOA and One Stop Career Centers: Preparing Individuals with Disabilities for High Demand Careers Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available An Inclusive Life Starts with an Inclusive Education: Views from School Administrators Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available

2:10pm

Changing the Narrative on Support Relationships: It's Not Just 9-to-5 Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Developing High-Quality Teachers for Inclusive Settings Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Development and Evaluation of the Teacher Rater and Assessment Instrument for Teachers of Students with Significant Disabilities (TRAIT-SD) Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available Early Intervention Access in a Diverse, Economically Disadvantaged, Urban Area Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Educational Experiences and Practices Grounded in Neurodiversity and Multimodal Communication Meeting Room: BirdSeating Available Educators as Activists: Preparing Special Educators to be Agents of Change Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Empowering Families to Participate In and Facilitate Career Development Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Factors that Exacerbate the Continued Segregation of Students with Disabilities Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Learning to Live & Give after Trauma...the Importance of Acknowledgement, Control, Movement and Giving Back! Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available Legislative Advocacy 101: Getting Everyone Involved Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Making Supported Decision-Making a Priority Support in Youth Transition Meeting Room: QuailSeating Available Training Peer Mentors: Implementation and Student Behavior in Postsecondary Education Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available What Can We Safely Presume? A Discussion on Instructing Students with Complex Communication Needs Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available

3:20pm

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Perspectives Regarding a Post-Secondary Education Program Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Adult Attachment Style in Romantic Relationships for Adults with ID: A Framework Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Comparative Models of Managed Long Term Services and Supports Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Effectively Preparing Teacher Candidates in an Online Graduate Program to Educate Students with Severe Disabilities in Academic Content Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Faculty-preferred Strategies to Support College Students with Disabilities Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available Involving Self-Advocates in Policy Research Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Let's Get Rolling! Transportation: A Key Spoke in the Employment Wheel Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Spelling My Way to Higher Education Meeting Room: BirdSeating Available Supported Decision Making and Commonunity® Meeting Room: QuailSeating Available The State of Inclusion and Exclusion of Students with Extensive Support Needs in California School Districts Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Transition and Inclusion of Youth with Disabilities in the Community in Portugal Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Universal Design: Inclusive Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Early Career Researcher Business Meeting and Networking Bee HiveSeating Available

4:25pm

Being Independent with Smart Technology Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Capacity Building: Lay Educational Advocacy as an Inclusion Strategy Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Changing Outcome Statistics: Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Inclusive Recreational Programming Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Parenting a Child of Color on the Autism Spectrum Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Scheduling Structures: Promoting Access to General Education for ALL Students Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available Site Based Administrators' Perspectives on Evidence Based Teaching Practices for Students with Intellectual Disability Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available Sustainable, Systemic Educational Change Using Implementation Science Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available The Power of Self-Advocacy - An Expansion Effort in Georgia Meeting Room: QuailSeating Available Using Value-Based Purchasing with Supported Employment Providers to Increase Outcomes in Medicaid Programs Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Well, THAT will never work! Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available

5:14pm

Networking Reception Akimel Lawn About Poster Presentations Akimel Lawn

5:15pm

A Community Conversation: From Visitor to Member Status at One Higher Education Institution Akimel Lawn A Personal Narrative Intervention for Adults with Autism and Intellectual Disability Akimel Lawn Advocacy Strategies Utilized by Families of Children who are Deafblind Akimel Lawn Advocating for Kids with Disabilities Akimel Lawn Alternative Assessment: What Purpose is it Serving? Akimel Lawn Analysis of Special Education Teacher Employment Competencies Akimel Lawn Augmentative and Alternative Communication With Adults: What do we Know About the Literature? Akimel Lawn Augmentative and Alternative Communication: A Megareview Akimel Lawn Building Inclusive Communities: What Pre-service Teachers' View as Critical Questions Akimel Lawn Conceptualizing Teacher Agency for Inclusive Education Akimel Lawn Constructs Related to Transition Planning Meetings Participation for ELs with Disabilities Akimel Lawn Correlates of Student Participation in Work-Based Learning Experiences Akimel Lawn Curricula for Students with Significant Disabilities Akimel Lawn Educators' Perspectives on How to Support Inclusive Classrooms Akimel Lawn Emergency-Certified Rural Special Educators: Implications for Professional Development and Inclusion Akimel Lawn Enrollment of Students with Intellectual Disability in High School Courses Akimel Lawn Examining Characteristics of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: A Retrospective Records Review Akimel Lawn Experiences of College Students with Disabilities and Co-occurring Mental Health Diagnoses Akimel Lawn Gone Too Fast: Lethal Means Reduction and Suicide Prevention Among People with Disabilities Akimel Lawn Household Responsibilities and Parent Expectations for Employment Akimel Lawn How are Paraprofessionals Addressing Student Challenging Behavior? Akimel Lawn Inclusive Opportunities in Catholic Education Akimel Lawn Increasing Learner Independence in Inclusive Settings Through Staff Development Akimel Lawn Language Preference of a Multilingual Individual with Disabilities Using AAC Akimel Lawn Legal Foundations: The Importance of Family Involvement Akimel Lawn Literacy for Everyone: Adapted Text Akimel Lawn My Point of View of Serving Children with ASD in a Developing Country Akimel Lawn NCEO/University of Minnesota Akimel Lawn No Dogs Allowed | Advocating for Your Service Dog Akimel Lawn Parents as Change Agents for Children With Disabilities Akimel Lawn Participation of Students with an Intellectual Disability in Community Based Work Experiences: A Scoping Review Akimel Lawn Relational Analysis on Life Satisfaction and Perception of Severely Disabled College Students' Dormitory Life in S. Korea Akimel Lawn School Mealtime Experiences of Secondary-Age Students with Severe and Multiple Disabilities Akimel Lawn Self-Advocacy for General Education Instructional Means Akimel Lawn Self-management of Initiations for Students with Low Communication Akimel Lawn Social Skills Interventions for Increasing Employability Akimel Lawn Special Educators' Assessment of Family Engagement Practices in Transition Planning: Perceived Importance, Extent of Implementation, and Barriers Akimel Lawn Stories we Carry into Classrooms: Teachers' Voices on Literacy Akimel Lawn Teaching/Learning within Circles of Co-Practice: Addressing Ableism Together Akimel Lawn The Clash of Disability and Extracurricular Collegiate Student Life Akimel Lawn The Effects of Positive Behavior Intervention & Support in Inclusive Kindergarten on Problem Behavior of Children with Cerebral Palsy Akimel Lawn Transitions through the Life Span: Planning for Assistive Technology Akimel Lawn What About the Peers? A Systematic Review of Peer-Mediated Interventions Akimel Lawn

7:00pm

#2019TASHbash Dance Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3

7:30am

Registration Akimel Foyer

8:00am

Exhibit Hall Akimel Ballroom 1 & 2 Relaxation Room Meeting Room: Thunder 2

8:29am

About Breakout Sessions Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

8:30am

A Million Little Things: Considerations for Building Thriving Inclusive Lives Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available AAC in the Inclusive Classroom Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available AZ TASH's Chapter YOUth Leadership and Advocacy Strand: How to Start One in Your State Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Barriers to Planning and Organizing Work-Based Learning Experiences for Students with Intellectual Disability Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Becoming a Sexual Self-Advocate Meeting Room: QuailSeating Available Coaches vs. Counselors: Parental Role in Intimate Relationships Between Adults with IDD Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Curriculum and Instruction for Secondary-Age Students with Severe Disabilities and Intensive Nursing Supports at School Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Inclusive Teacher Preparation: Experiences and Findings of an Educator Preparation Program Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Perceptions of Participation: A Qualitative Case Study Exploring How a Student with Significant Disabilities Participates in an Inclusive Classroom Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available School-community Partnerships: The Collaborative Practices of Special Educators Supporting Transition-aged Students Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Using Dyadic Interviews to Include Adults with IDD and Their Siblings in Qualitative Research Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Visual Supports for ALL Students Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available When the Rubber Hits the Road: Inclusion and Transition Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available

9:35am

Communication for All: Building a Community of Support for Communication Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Hear Me Now: Reflections from a Participatory Action Research Project Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Inclusion Model in the Elementary School Setting Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Inclusion: Changing Minds, Building Capacity, and Intentional Planning Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available Interactions in Public Spaces During Community-based Instruction Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available Quantity and Quality of Research on Physical Activity for Learners with Significant Disabilities in Schools Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Reporting Present Levels of Performance: Narratives and their Consequences for Students with Significant Support Needs Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Stakeholder's Perceptions of Best Practices Supporting the Transition Process Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Supporting Self-Determination and Employment through Supported Decision-Making Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Transitioning to Independence; Community Style Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Wearable Technology Informs More Empathetic and UDL-Focused Inclusive Practices Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Who's Driving the Car and do the Driver and Passengers Know Where They are Going? Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Why Voting Is Important To Me Meeting Room: QuailSeating Available

10:45am

Benefits of Elementary Student Involvement in the IEP Meeting Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Campus Connect: Dual Enrollment Post-Secondary Education for Students with Autism & Intellectual Disabilities, an example from Madison College in WI Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Capacity Building for Inclusion in Day and Overnight Camps Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Comparing Instructional Strategies Teaching Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Time Management Skills Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available How to Connect Peer Mentorship and Transition Service in Special Education Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available Inclusion Across the Lifespan and Community Impact: Everyone Wins! Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Keeping Free Choice Inclusive: Structuring Free Choice Time Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available Shifting Roles During Transition-Who's in the Driver's Seat? Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Supporting Agencies and Systems to Dream! Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Universal Design for Learning (UDL): Access & Agency for ALL Learners Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available What Does It Take to Prepare Teachers for Inclusive Practices? Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available What Matters and Why: Stakeholder Voices to Improve Communication Intervention Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available

12:00pm

Membership Luncheon & Awards Ceremony Akimel Ballroom 3 and 4

1:09pm

About Breakout Sessions Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass

1:10pm

A Systematic Review of Employers' Perspectives of Employed Individuals with IDD Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available Bathroom Privacy IS Exclusive Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available Building an Evidence Base in the Field of Deafblindness Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Courtney's Story Begins with Home Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Developing an Effective Peer Mentor Program in an Inclusive College Setting Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available Family Working Together for Inclusion Through Advocacy Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Functional Skills in the 21st Century: A Conversation Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Having Fun While Enjoying Inclusive Education, Supported Living and Employment Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Inclusive Post Secondary Education: The Longing to Belong in Higher Education Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Letting Grow: Parent Involvement Strategies for Transition Sucess Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Preschool Inclusion: Small Wins Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available Research that Empowers People with Disabilities Meeting Room: EagleSeating Available The Conundrum of a Lost But Not Forgotten Communicative Method Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available

2:15pm

Everybody's Invited - Inclusion in Afterschool Programs and Summer Camp Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Fostering Friendships for All Abilities in All Activities Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available General Educators' Perspectives on Inclusive Education and Implementing Student Supports Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available Improving Person-Centered Planning and Thinking in Increasingly Diverse Communities Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Inclusive Education: Inclusive Success with Community Supports Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Managing Transition Within A Diverse Inclusive Higher Education Program Meeting Room: Gila-MonsterSeating Available Person Centered Planning and Assistive Technology: Promoting Inclusive Education Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available Social Capital: The New Inclusion Meeting Room: ScorpionSeating Available The College Search: Tips and Tools for Students and Families Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available

3:20pm

AbleVoices: Photography for Self-Expression, Empowerment, and Advocacy Meeting Room: AntSeating Available Adapted Sport and Rec Opportunities to Increase Successful Transition Meeting Room: HorseSeating Available Building the Inclusive Village Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available Charting the LifeCourse Family Group: Knowledge Translation via a Social Media Strategy Meeting Room: BuzzardSeating Available Cracks in the Continuum: A Critical Analysis of Least Restrictive Environment Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 1Seating Available How to Use Parents to Support Inclusion Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 2Seating Available On Diversity, Inclusion, and Disability Within Nonprofit Boards of Directors Meeting Room: DeerSeating Available Pre-Service Teacher Perceptions of Students with Low Incidence Disabilities Meeting Room: RattlesnakeSeating Available Purposely Involving Family Members in Employment Planning and Supports Meeting Room: CoyoteSeating Available School Social Workers Road Blocks to Advocacy for Students in Inclusion Meeting Room: Kave Ballroom 3Seating Available The Personal Assistance Conundrum in Maryland: Community First Choice vs. DD Waivers Meeting Room: RoadrunnerSeating Available

4:20pm

Closing General Session Meeting Room: Akimel Ballroom 4