Welcome to the official website for the 2026 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 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 is Liberty and Justice for All.
On this page you will find information about our Conference location, registration, reserving a guest room, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more! The full Conference schedule will be published in August. Registered attendees will receive an invitation to log in and create a personalized schedule.
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Compared to civilian families, military families often have unique experiences such as frequent moves, a strong sense of patriotism, perseverance, and grit. Military families of children with disabilities may benefit from their parents’ dispositions and diligence; however, they also may struggle with frequent moves which impact service access. In this study, we interviewed 10 military families of children with Section 504 plans. Using an a priori framework based on administrative burden theory (Herd & Moynihan, 2019), we examined their experiences with accessing education supports for their children with disabilities. Altogether, participants reported encountering learning (e.g., learning their rights), compliance (e.g., attending eligibility meetings), and psychological costs (e.g., frustration, disempowerment) in accessing Section 504 supports. These costs were compounded by frequent relocations due to military permanent change of station (PCS) orders. The costs generalized to military health insurance (i.e., navigating TRICARE). Implications for research and practice are discussed including the need to have explicit policy guidance that Section 504 plans should travel with the child, regardless of their state of residence.
Friday December 4, 2026 5:45pm - 7:30pm EST Millennium Hall1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
