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TASH honors several leaders in advancing inclusion during its annual conference. TASH has four award programs that honor people who set a high standard for inclusion and human rights every day. Each award page gives a full description, the award's history, media archives and information on how to nominate individuals for the awards. Nominations for the 2009 awards are open May 1, 2009 – September 18, 2009 and will be announced at the national conference November 18-21, 2009 in Pittsburgh, PA. Deadline extended to September 18.
The 4 Award Programs are: (Descriptions of each program can be found further down in this page)
- 2009 TASH Breakthroughs in Inclusive Education Awards
- 2009 TASH Alice H. Hayden Emerging Researcher Award
- Positive Images in the Media Award
- 2009 TASH Larry J. Brumond Supportive Relationship Award
2009 TASH Breakthroughs in Inclusive Education Awards
Award Criteria
To honor important and courageous contributions of individuals and school districts in advancing inclusive education and equitable opportunities for students pre-school through 12th grade, particularly those with the most significant disabilities and support needs. TASH recognizes that the path to full inclusion can be challenging, depending on the local community, state and local leadership and other factors. Our goal is to highlight contributions to progress along the path, in keeping with recognized quality practices. Awardees will set a high standard for innovation and excellence in inclusive education for others to emulate. For more information click here
Award Categories:
TASH will recognize awardees who set a high standard for innovation and excellence in inclusive education in the following categories:
- Most Promising Inclusive School
- Inclusive Education Advocate of the Year
- Inclusive Education Administrator of the Year
- Inclusive Education Teacher of the Year
- Most Promising Inclusive School District
Submission Deadline:
To nominate an individual, school or district, please download the nomination form and submit it (by email ONLY), along with your two-page narrative and other supporting materials (which may be mailed), by September 18, 2009, to:
June Downing, TASH Breakthroughs in Inclusive Education Awards Committee Chair
3661 N Round Rock Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85750
E-mail: june.downing@q.com or june.downing@csun.edu
2009 TASH Alice H. Hayden Emerging Researcher Award
Award Criteria
This award is presented to a doctoral student enrolled in a program in education or a related field, and who demonstrates potential for leadership in teaching, scholarship, and service on behalf of people with significant disabilities. The individual needs to have demonstrated an ongoing commitment to working in partnership with people with disabilities. The award, established in 1978 and the first of its kind, is in honor of the leadership and inspiration of one of the founding members of TASH, Professor Alice H. Hayden. Dr Hayden was the Founder and Director of the Model Pre-School Center for Handicapped Children, of the University of Washington Child Development and Mental Retardation, Center Experimental Education Unit. She received international recognition for establishing an early intervention project for infants with Down Syndrome. Her curriculum and intervention procedures were replicated in many states, Canada, and Italy, and disproved prevailing views about the hopelessness of this disability. Dr Hayden co-authored three textbooks and published numerous articles, focusing on parent-centered and interdisciplinary approaches to early and continuous intervention for children with disabilities. Alice was a member of several of the publication, nomination, and other committees of TASH. In 1977 she was awarded an honorary doctorate degree for her pioneering work in that area of child development and her leadership in demonstrating and believing in the power of cooperative and coordinated efforts in improving the lives of children and youth labeled with severe disabilities.
Submission Deadline:
You can download a nomination form (.doc) to be submitted via e-mail, no later than September 18, 2009.
Positive Images in the Media Award
Award Criteria
This award honors presentations in print, film or other forms of media, which promote positive images of people with disabilities in all aspects of community life.
Criteria for this award include:
- Available in alternative formats; optimally accessible to all viewers/participants
- Supports the philosophy of independent living/ self determination
- Contributes to the elimination of stereotypes by portraying people with disabilities and their lives accurately and in respect of the complexities of being human.
Submission Deadline:
You can download a nomination form (.doc) to be submitted, via e-mail, no later than September 18, 2009.
2009 TASH Larry J. Brumond Supportive Relationship Award Award Criteria
This TASH award program was started in 2007 by Total Living Concept (TLC), a Washington agency supporting people with disabilities to live in homes of their choosing with whom they want, where they want and for as long as they want. This annual award honors two individuals who have maintained a mutually supportive relationship for at least five years and within which the dreams and aspirations of the support recipient are supported in that person’s chosen home and community. The net result when such a relationship is formed is the fulfillment of two lives: both learning and both teaching; both discovering better who they each are; and both understanding, more deeply, how critical relationships are to a satisfying and valued life. The award was first presented in 2007 to its namesake, Larry J. Brumond, and Thomas Ryan. Larry and Thomas knew each other for 21 years, 17 of which Larry was the primary support person in Thomas’s life.
- Mutually Supportive Relationship
- Fulfillment of Two Lives
- Inclusive Education Teacher of the Year
- Most Promising Inclusive School District
Submission Deadline
You can download a nomination form (doc) to be submitted, via e-mail, no later than September 18, 2009.
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