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Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1998
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TASH Newsletter, 1998.
TASH Newsletter, v23-24 n1-12 Dec 1997-1998
The ten 1998 issues of the newsletter of TASH comprise this document. An issue typically contains news items, a column by the organization's executive director, reports from special interest groups, legislative testimony, conference information, and several major articles, such as the following: "A Q&A on IDEA 97 with Tom Gilhool"; "Positive Behavior Supports and IDEA"; "Highlights of the Discipline Provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997"; "1997 TASH Conference Keynote Address" (Reed Martin); "Institution Closures Continue at an Average of More than 12 per Year" (K. Charlie Lakin and others); "Fighting To Keep 'Em In" (Josie Byzek); "The Deinstitutionalization of America" (James W. Conroy); "Power Sharing between People with Substantial Disabilities and Their Assistants" (John O'Brien and Connie Lyle O'Brien); "Teaching Students To Play" (Linda A. Heyne); "Inclusive Recreation: A Parents' Guide to Quality" (Stuart J. Schleien and John E. Rynders); "It's Summer Time! Let's Go to Camp" (Cynthia Burkhour); "Recreation-Human Services Partnerships: The Rural Recreation Integration Project" (Lynn Anderson and others); "Future Planning for Your Child Takes More than a Will"; "Current Trends in Providing Support for Families of Adults with Mental Retardation" (Tamar Heller); "Securing Self-Determination: Building the Agenda in Canada" (Michael Bach); "Wanted: People with Disabilities Involved in International Development" (Susan Sygall); "Girls and Women with Disabilities: A Global Overview" (Nora Groce); "Native American Communities--A More Inclusive Society?" (Ladonia Fowler); "My Experiences with the Criminal Justice System" (Perry Whittico wity Bonnie Shoultz); "Individuals with Significant Disabilities Who Are Victims of Crime" (James K. McAfee); "Should the Death Penalty Apply to Persons with Cognitive Disabilities: The States Must Decide" (Barbara E. Ransom and Dawn Sutton); "Unleash the Power" (Joyce Lipman); "Internet Resources Concerning People with Developmental Disabilities" (Rachael Zubal and Steve Drake); "Escaping from the Label Trap" (Michael W. Smull); "Changing the News about Disability: Why We Need To and How To Do It" (Mary Johnson); "Radical Heart, Moderate Mind: A Perspective on Inclusion" (Peter V. Paul); and "What's Wrong with the Feds?" (Mark A. Mlawer). (DB)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminology, Cultural Differences, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries, Inclusive Schools, Independent Living, Individualized Programs, Labeling (of Persons), Leisure Education, Long Range Planning, Recreation, Severe Disabilities
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Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: TASH, Baltimore, MD.
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Note: For 1997 issues, see EC 307143. TASH was formerly The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps.