The IASSIDD 2025 Organising Committee welcomes your participation as a presenter in The 5th Asia Pacific Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. We are calling for submission of abstracts now!
Theme: Person-centricity as an approach to well-being of People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IASSIDD 2025 focuses on Person-centricity and what it means for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be at the centre of their care and well-being. We encourage the exploration of how person-centred approaches have been effectively applied in policies, services, programmes, practice, and research for persons with intellectual disabilities. IASSIDD 2025 brings together practitioners, researchers, educators, providers, students, supporters and others to share recent practice, research, developments, and innovations.
What are we looking for?
- Individual (Spoken Word/Poster Presentations)
- Roundtable Discussion
- Symposium Proposals
Whether you are an accomplished researcher or a promising student, we value your contributions and encourage you to submit your abstract in any of the following themes:
- Exemplary policies and supports
- Education and lifelong learning
- Social and community inclusion
- Transitions – From early life to aging
- Physical and mental health
- Meaningful daily activity
- Voices of persons with intellectual and development disabilities and families
- Role of AI and emerging technology
- Ideological and ethical roots of disability
- Disability in Asian and other cultures
- Employment and employability
- Building the ecosystem – People, Public, Private
- Effective and innovative supports and services
- Popular media and disability inclusion
For more information about The 5th Asia Pacific Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, feel free to reach out at iapc2025.secretariat@moment.sg
Key Dates
Submission Deadline: (Monday, 31 March 2025) Extended to 30 April 2025 11:59pm (GMT+8)
Notification to authors: Monday, 26 May 2025
Guidance
Additional helpful guidance on the online submission process can be found by clicking here. We suggest that you read through the guidance notes before you submit.
How to Submit
Abstracts, roundtable discussion, and symposium proposals can all be submitted via the IASSIDD 2025 Abstract Submission Portal.
SUBMIT HERE
https://www.judgify.me/iassidd2025