Since 1975, TASH has been a progressive voice to advance the body of knowledge about policies and practices that benefit people with disabilities, especially those with the most significant support needs. TASH strongly supports evidence-based practice: The idea that the programs, practices and policies that aim to benefit people with disabilities are rooted in scientific evidence. We need to engage in practices that actually work. We continue to call on practitioners and policymakers to look to the research — the evidence — to inform their decision-making so that we can discard outdated practices and replace them with more effective ones that are grounded in research. TASH’s fidelity to evidence-based practice is more important than ever as our society faces ongoing threats of mis- and disinformation among the extremes of the political spectrum and during this ongoing pandemic. We need to be clear: There is no such thing as “alternate facts” but there is such a thing as evidence-based practice validated by rigorous scientific research. Let’s start with one timely, basic fact: COVID-19 vaccines save lives.

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TASH 执行主任致 RPSD 读者的信息

自 1975 年以来，TASH 一直是一个进步的声音，以推进有关政策和实践的知识体系，这些政策和做法有利于残疾人，特别是那些有最重要支持需求的人。TASH 强烈支持循证实践：旨在使残疾人受益的计划、实践和政策植根于科学证据的想法。我们需要参与真正有效的实践。我们继续呼吁从业者和政策制定者关注研究——证据——为他​​们的决策提供信息，以便我们可以摒弃过时的做法，并用基于研究的更有效的做法取而代之。TASH 对基于证据的实践的忠诚比以往任何时候都更加重要，因为我们的社会在政治光谱的极端以及这场持续的大流行中面临着持续的错误和虚假信息威胁。我们需要明确：不存在“替代事实”之类的东西，但存在经过严格科学研究验证的循证实践之类的东西。让我们从一个及时的基本事实开始：COVID-19 疫苗可以挽救生命。