TASH Special Health Care Needs Committee  Contact Information:  Please contact us for more information about the TASH Special Health Care Needs Committee. Committee Chairs:  Jill Greene & Donna Lehr TASH Board Liaison:  Donna Wickham     Description:  The nature of the often complex medical needs of individuals with special health care needs are such that they are often among the most excluded, most challenging, most segregated, least able to advocate for themselves, most likely to have their rights abridged and have the greatest need for ongoing individualized support. The purpose of the committee on Individuals with Special Health Care Needs to continue to raise awareness of the needs of these individuals and to disseminate methods for providing supports that enable these them to participate in inclusive communities and to enjoy a quality of life similar to that of their non-disabled peers. Our Goals: Assure that information about the needs of individual with special health care needs is disseminated to TASH members. Assure that information about ways of providing support to individuals with special health care needs is disseminated to TASH members. Prepare a paper on issues regarding DNR orders at schools and decisions regarding continuance of care for individuals with terminal illnesses Develop a comprehensive strand on "back to the basics" of positioning and handling and provision of related services to students in schools for the 2005 Conference Marketing to Attract related service providers to conference in Milwaukee next year. Other Committees:  International Issues Committee Communication Issues Committee Community Living Committee Early Childhood Committee Education Committee Family Issues Committee Positive Behavior Supports Committee PostSecondary Education Committee Sexuality Committee Special Health Care Needs Committee Spirituality Committee