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SAVE THE DATE 5 – 8 August 2024 17th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 4 August: Pre-Congress Workshops Chicago, Illinois This year’s Congress theme is “Reimagining Connections”, an opportunity to reconnect...
  • August 10, 2023
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Dear IASSIDD members, The Disability & Technology Affinity Group (DTAG) focuses on the whole spectrum of the impact and embedding of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Equal consideration is given...
  • August 10, 2023
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GREETINGS Welcome to the inaugural newsletter of the IASSIDD Ethics SIRG. We hope that this and subsequent newsletters will support you and your work. As you know, every decision regarding practice, policy or research relates to goods that we think...
  • July 28, 2023
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Hi members and friends of the IASSIDD Inclusive Research SIRG, Next week is our seminar “Is the road more or less well travelled?”! The seminar consists of three online events on Zoom across three regions, you can come to one...
  • June 22, 2023
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Dear members, The IASSIDD Academy is excited to invite you to a free Zoom webinar on BRAIN PLASTICITY. The webinar will be held Thursday June 22 at 13:00-14:30 UTC (Please note Universal Time Coordinated does NOT use daylight savings time.)...
  • June 16, 2023
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Dear members of IASSIDD, You may be aware that a member benefit of IASSIDD is free to access our association’s journal: The Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities. We have received the publisher’s report for 2022 and we are...
  • June 15, 2023
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Dear members, The Ethics SIRG welcomes you to participate in the third session of the learning set on restrictive practices, held on June 12 2023. Judith Timoney from the Swedish National Association for People with Intellectual Disability will present. After that,...
  • June 15, 2023
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We are now just under one week away from our Webinar on May 15 focusing on Clinical Research in Behavioral and Mental Health. The event starts at 10:30 AM (EST). A calendar invitation that should automatically adjust to your timezone. Please consider attending...
  • May 10, 2023
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Dear IASSIDD Health Issues SIRG members, We will be hosting the IASSIDD Health Issues SIRG Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, June 5, 2023 on zoom. Please ensure to check the correct time within your time zone. 10pm CEST 9pm GMT 4pm...
  • May 3, 2023
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A new IASSIDD Affinity Group, Technology & Disability, is being proposed within IASSIDD to reflect the growing importance of media and technology in our field. An initial planning meeting will be held online via Zoom on June 30 from 12:00-14:00 (UTC). Please...
  • May 1, 2023
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International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) 

The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD) is the first and only world-wide group dedicated to the scientific study of intellectual disability.

Founded in 1964 as the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency, IASSIDD is an international, interdisciplinary and scientific non-governmental organization which promotes worldwide research and exchange of information on intellectual disabilities.