DOCUMENT RESUME ED 447 622 EC 308 111 AUTHOR Newton, Priscilla, Ed. TITLE TASH Newsletter, 1999-2000. INSTITUTION TASH, Baltimore, MD. PUB DATE 2000-00-00 NOTE 298p.; For 1998 issues, see ED 429 404. AVAILABLE FROM TASH, 29 W. Susquehanna Ave., Ste. 210, Baltimore, MD 21204; Tel: 410-828-8274; e-mail: [email protected]. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Serials (022) JOURNAL CIT TASH Newsletter; v25-26 n1/2-12/1 Jan-Feb 1999-Jan 2000 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC12 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Advocacy; Civil Liberties; Elementary Secondary Education; Program Development; *Severe Disabilities; *Social Integration; Special Education ABSTRACT This document comprises the nine issues of the 1999-2000 TASH Newsletter. Each issue includes news items, conference information, and articles. Major articles include the following: "1998 TASH Annual Conference: Inclusion Roundtable"; "1998 TASH Conference Keynote Address (Zuhy Sayeed); "Do Not Resuscitate - Whose Choice Is It?" (Nancy Noble); "The Utter Vulnerability of Persons with Mental Disabilities in Police Interrogation Rooms" (Robert Perske); "Closing Brandon Training School: A Vermont Story" (Bonnie Shoultz and others); "Pulling the Plug on the ADA?" (Jonathan D. Ezekiel); "A 'New' Dr. Death at Princeton" (Mary Jane Owen); "The Importance of Arts Education for All Students" (Florence Aversa); "The Promise and Pitfalls of the Workforce Investment Act" (Michael Callahan); "National Efforts To Promote Conversion: Day Programs to Supported Employment"; "Empowering Communication Aid Users" (Rosemary Crossley); "Inclusion Is Happening ...WHERE?" (Rich Villa); "International Human Rights Abuses against People with Mental Disabilities" (Eric Rosenthal); "What Is Culturally Appropriate? Finding a Middle Way" (Alexandra Enders); "Reflections about Positive Behavioral Supports" (Jacki Anderson); "Effective School Practice in Educating Students with Challenging Behavior" (Tim Knoster and Don Kincaid); "The Professionalization of Teaching and Learning for Children with Severe Disabilities: The Creation of TASH" (Ed Sontag); and "An Introduction to Disability Studies" (Perri Harris and Lori Lewin). (Some articles contain references.) (DB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. TASH Newsletter, Volume 25, Numbers 1/2 through 12/1, January/February 1999 through December 1999/January 2000. BEST COPY AVAILABLE PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION BEEN GRANTED BY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) Irchis document 1\1eArs-k-N-Y, has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 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BEST COPY AVAILABLE e 4 4 - ,2-2,-r1.2402422.2.2%.2.2,0,1VIRW-X1120r4W 11 0 4; 31' 0 htr, '1,00.t,.1' '4,i':' Ne ,, , , , '-'5!? 0 a '',_.......,/, ,, - 1 , al i ,,.`..-3X7A.7,717...7.` "'' T-''';.,,,7*-,:'-''..s.7..:-...,...-...T-,;, , .,...4r 41 ; ,,,..,,v,s, "!,..i.<,..',..--.,-,-'''Z' ,.....14 :: ,- '' ," '..,,.6,,,,,VgVr.'" .A1Z,'...... f_C\k,...;.,..,,`..',T i..-if '.,'-',`;,,,..-1',.., 4%4 4..........',1,.,:,..;. , ..... :-...; -.......' -.`".A.,..........., 4):=4. ........ ,f.,/z.&N.e",,f<--...- 1 t ...- ..1-,....1tr,x ) ' 222, ;,"2 41,4!, 2,.r-'.:,... p 'IN weir, r i, ,"-\ ,s* 2 2. ,,,, -- ALSO INSIDE: Over-Representation of Black Students in Special Education and Highlights from the Inclusion Roundtable jS 0' I L a MARK YOUR CALENDAR APRIL DECEMBER Stories of Change: Annual CAL-TASH Summer CAL-TASH Statewide Symposiums in Santa Barbara Conference July 26-27"School Inclusion" April 22-24 July 29-30"Positive Behavior Support" San Diego Marriott-La Jolla, CA Contact: Eileen Medina, Contact: Eileen Medina, Phone: 805-967-2042 Phone: 805-967-2042 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] 1999 Toronto Summer Institute The Sun-Tash/Arc Conference July 3-9 April 22-23 Toronto, Canada Albuquerque Hilton Contact: Inclusion Press Contact: Liz Keefe, Phone: 416-658-5363 Phone: 505-277-0987 Email: [email protected] Emaillkeefe @unm.edu Do you have an upcoming TASH chapter meeting or member-spon- SEPTEMBER sored conference that you would like MAY National Spinal Cord Injury to announce in the Newsletter? Send Education in Italy: Association notice of the conference to Denise An Inclusive Approach Annual Meeting and Education Marshall at [email protected] at least May 18-June 9 Conference 6 weeks before the event date. We Site visits to schools in Rome, September 26-29 will make every effort to include the Florence, Parma and other locations Washington, D.C. Marriott event in the meeting calendar. Contact: Dr. Carol Berrigan, Seminar Metro Center Director, Syracuse University Contact: Denise Marshall Phone: 315-443-3851 Phone: 410-828-8274, ext. 103 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] BEST COPY AVAILABLE PAGE 2 4 TASH Newsletter, Jan./Feb. 1999 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 1999 TABLE OF CONTENTS Self-Determination Coordinator or visit our web siteat Calendar of TASH Chapter Synthesis Project www.uncc.edu/sdsp Conferences Page 2 The Project Team is seeking literature and other materials related to SD research Self-Determination The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, through a grant from the US and practices.Examples may include Synthesis Project Page 3 Department of Education Office of Spe- published or unpublished manuscripts, TASH's 1999 Action Priorities Page 4 cial Education Programs (OSEP), iscon- project reports or evaluations, examples Update on TASH Committees Page 5 ducting a review and synthesis of the of curricula, or other materials. The Self-Determination Synthesis 1998 Inclusion Roundtable Page 6 knowledge base and best practices related to self-determination (SD) for students. Project is co-directed by Wendy Wood 1998 Conference Highlights Page 8 The purpose of the project is to improve, and David Test, with Diane Browder Keynote Address by Zuhy Sayeed Page 12 expand, and accelerate the use of this and Bob Algozzine serving as Research 1999 Call for Presentations Page 15 knowledge by the professionals whoserve Associates. A Project Advisory Team, consisting of consumer/self-advocates, Keynote Address by children and youth with disabilities,par- ents who rear, educate, and support their school staff, advocacy organization staff, Laura Hershey Page 21 children with disabilities, and students parents, and researchers has been Over-Representation of Black Students with disabilities. convened to help guide the project and In Special Education Page 25 The synthesis component of the ensure that the outcomes are appropri- Washington State Update Page 31 project will be accomplished througha ate for all consumer groups. review and meta-analysis of existing SD For more information about the literature and a series of case studies of Self-Determination Synthesis Project,or to nominate an exemplary site or piece TASH (formerly The Association for Per- four exemplary sites that aresuccess- of literature, please contact: sons with Severe Handicaps) is an inter- fully implementing SD interventions. national advocacy association of people The Project Team is currently seeking Meagan Karvonen, Project Coordinator with disabilities, their family members, .nominations for exemplary sites.These Self-Determination Synthesis Project other advocates and people who work sites are schools/school districts thatare Special Education Program University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the disability field. TASH actively pro- implementing practices intended toen- hance students' self-determination. IQ 9201 University City Blvd. motes the full inclusion and participation Charlotte NC 28223-0001, Phone 704/547-3736 of persons with disabilities in all aspects NOMINATE A SITE contact the Project E-mail: [email protected] of life. To receive an information packet, contact: TASH, 29 W. Susquehanna Av- AvIIII, enue, Ste. 210, Baltimore, MD 21204 or phone (410) 828-8274, ext. 8 or e- mail: [email protected]. df, ill= Jiff. Whom Do I Contact?? MISSION STATEMENT For issues of policy, chapter or committee support, or general concerns and suggestions, call: Nancy Weiss, Executive Director, at (410) 828-TASH, Ext. 101, e-mail:[email protected] For information on conferences, regional workshops, or technical assistance, call: Denise Marshall, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, at Stretching the boundaries of what is possible (410) 828-TASH, Ext. 103, e-mail:[email protected] For questions about the 1999 Annual TASH Conference, call: Kelly Nelson, Building communities in which no one is Conference Coordinator, at (410) 828-TASH, Ext. 105, e-mail:[email protected] segregated and everyone belongs; For questions about membership, conference registration or exhibiting call: Rose Holsey, Director of Operations, (410) 828-TASH, Ext. 100 or [email protected] Forging new alliances that embrace diversity; For information on government affairs or fundraising/development, call: Marcie Advocating for opportunities and rights; Roth, Director of Governmental Affairs, at (410) 828-TASH, Ext. 104, e-mail: [email protected] Eradicating injustices and inequities; For information on marketing and promotions, permission and reprints, news- letter submissions and advertising, or publication sales, call: Priscilla Newton, Supporting research and disseminating