TASH 2010 Symposium for Change next week in DC

From TASH:

There are currently 35 million individuals in the U.S. – roughly 12 percent of the total population – with a significant disability, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And while health, employment and education have been longstanding challenges for all people with disabilities, these areas have disproportionately affected people from diverse cultural, racial or ethnic backgrounds.

During the 2010 Symposium for Change, TASH is raising awareness of the access, service and outcome disparities facing underserved populations with disabilities. Through this educational and invigorating event, we'll also shine a light on the policies and practices that can help bridge or eliminate these disparities.

TASH invites you to come and be part of the 2010 Symposium for Change and hear from leading researchers, professionals and advocates on the important issues of health, employment and education. You’ll learn about the key issues in these areas that disproportionately impact people of diverse backgrounds, and what you can do to bring about change on a national level as well as in your community.

Explore the 2010 Symposium for Change website for additional information and resources and register to attend. Together, we’ll make the voice of the disability community heard here in Washington and around the nation!

Who should attend?

-- Self-Advocates , Families and Advocacy Organizations
-- Researchers, Professors and Students
-- Educators and Special Educators
-- Disability and Community Service Providers
-- Civil Rights Advocates and Organizations
-- Local, State and Federal Policy Makers

About the TASH Diversity and Cultural Competency in Disability Advocacy Initiative

TASH’s commitment to equity, opportunity and inclusion for all people with disabilities has led the organization to develop the TASH Diversity and Cultural Competency in Disability Advocacy Initiative to empower persons of diverse cultural, racial and ethnic backgrounds with disabilities and their families to access services and supports offered by TASH and numerous other disability, civil rights and social justice organizations. Persons of diverse backgrounds with disabilities currently have life experiences that are much different than their counterparts, including higher incarceration rates, over-representation in segregated special education programs and diminished social and employment outcomes.