Save the Date!

TASC is holding our annual walk fundraiser on Saturday, May 13, 2023. This year's walk comes with a twist: along the 5K route, there will be different color stations where you will be doused with colored cornstarch and your shirt will become a festive souvenir of the event. The course is not timed - it's all about having fun in the community! All abilities are welcome; there will be color-free option available. Registration is $30 per person (children 5 and under are free.) To register, click here or scan the code to the right.

Timeline:

9:00AM - Walk Check-in Opens

9:45AM - Stretch + Warmup

10:00AM - Walk Begins

Post-Walk - Music, Games, Food Truck, Bounce House, Closing Ceremony

Location:

Hansen Dam

10965 Dronfield Ave

Lake View Terrace

For more information about the Color Walk, please contact scongdon@taschq.com.

Color Walk Planning:

First Meeting on 3/15/23

Interested in helping with this year's Walk Fundraiser? Join us for a virtual planning meeting on Wednesday, March 15 at 4:30PM. In addition to March 15, we will also meet on April 5, April 19, and May 3 at 4:30PM. Meeting info below!

Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 850 9542 3240

Passcode: 531346!

Sponsor our Color Walk!

Make an impact for TASC while giving visibility to your business. Sponsorships start at $250 and include perks like a speaking opportunity from the stage, your logo on the event banner, step & repeat, website, t-shirt, space for a table, branded items in swag bag, a booth at Fall Festival, and team registration for the walk. (Number of participants depends on the Sponsorship Package.) Click here for more information.

We are also accepting In-Kind Donations! Consider donating an item or service from your business for TASC to give as a prize to community members when they participate in the Walk.

Developmental Disabilities

Awareness Month

Every March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) and its partners collaborate to lead Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month (DDAM). The campaign highlights how people with and without disabilities come together to form strong communities. It raises awareness of the inclusion and contributions of people with DD in all aspects of community life, and it's a time to explore the work we still need to do to remove barriers.

NACDD's 2023 theme, Beyond the Conversation, focuses on the question, "what next?" With this theme, NACDD plans to highlight change and innovation – what individuals and communities are doing to move past talking to take action on education, employment, accessibility, and more.

Like last year, NACDD has selected artwork featured at local DC studio Art Enables to serve as logo imagery for DD Awareness Month. This year they chose artist Jamila Rahimii. Art Enables is an art gallery and vocational arts program dedicated to creating opportunities for artists with disabilities to make, market, and earn income from their original artwork.

Click here to access this year's DDAM resource guide from NACDD.

Upcoming Events

March 10-12

Abilities Expo

Access the latest products and services, cutting-edge tech, info-packed workshops, and adaptive activities. Highlights include an all-inclusive climbing wall, a ton of adaptive sports, inclusive dance opportunities, service dog demos and game-changing resources. Click here to register for free!

March 15

Color Walk Planning Meeting



Join us for a virtual planning meeting on Wednesday, March 15 at 4:30PM Click here to join!

Meeting ID: 850 9542 3240

Passcode: 531346

March 13-17

CSUN Assistive Technology Conference

The CSUN Assistive Technology Conference is a platform for researchers, practitioners, educators, exhibitors and more from around the world, where they can share knowledge, innovations, and best practices to promote inclusion for all. T^o register, click here.