TASH (organization) on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
TASH is an international
TASH publishes a quarterly scholarly journal, '' Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities'', and a popular magazine, ''Connections''.
Official TASH website
About page on official TASH website''Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities''
at the Sage website *A brie
History of TASH
by one of its founders, Wayne Sailor Disability organizations based in the United States 501(c)(3) organizations Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. {{nonprofit-org-stub
advocacy
Advocacy is an Action (philosophy), activity by an individual or advocacy group, group that aims to influence decision making, decisions within political, economic, and social institutions. Advocacy includes activities and publications to infl ...
association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and people who work in the disability field. The mission of TASH is to promote the full inclusion and participation of children and adults with significant disabilities in every aspect of their community, and to eliminate the social injustices that diminish human rights. TASH operates as a 501(c)(3)
A 501(c)(3) organization is a United States corporation, trust, unincorporated association or other type of organization exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the United States Code. It is one of the 29 types of 50 ...
non-profit organization. It has over 30 chapters, a committee structure (e.g., community living, and housing subcommittee) and members in 34 countries and territories and is headquartered at 2013 H Street NW, Suite 715, Washington, D.C. 20006.
History
TASH was founded in 1975 under the name "American Association for the Education of the Severely / Profoundly Handicapped" ("AAESPH"). The name was changed to "The Association for the Severely Handicapped" (TASH) in 1980, and again to the name The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps in 1983. In 1995, the Board of Directors decided to drop that name as well, since it did not fit with current values. The name TASH is still used due to its high name recognition.Activities
TASH publishes a quarterly scholarly journal, '' Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities'', and a popular magazine, ''Connections''.
See also
*Autism rights movement
The autism spectrum, often referred to as just autism or in the context of a professional diagnosis autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autism spectrum condition (ASC), is a neurodevelopmental condition (or conditions) characterized by difficulti ...
*Self-advocacy The term self-advocacy, which means speaking up for oneself and one's interests, is used as a name for civil rights movements and mutual aid networks for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The term arose in the broader civi ...
Bibliography
* * *External links
Official TASH website
About page on official TASH website
at the Sage website *A brie
History of TASH
by one of its founders, Wayne Sailor Disability organizations based in the United States 501(c)(3) organizations Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C. {{nonprofit-org-stub