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The Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) is at the forefront of promoting the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in education, work, and society. Based in the School of Education, Trinity College Dublin, the Centre has been...
  • January 5, 2021
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All current members (Individual and Center) have now been emailed an invoice inviting them to renew their membership for 2021. If you have not received yours, please contact admin@iassidd.org and request one be sent to you.  
  • January 5, 2021
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We were disappointed that the Asia Pacific Conference in Hyderabad, India had to be cancelled, but the IASSIDD Council was still able to meet virtually this year. There were several important discussions about how to reach our international members in...
  • September 11, 2020
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This webinar series focuses on what we are learning about COVID-19 and adults with IDD to discuss practical implications for their health care now and moving forward. It is jointly sponsored by the International Association for Scientific Studies in Intellectual...
  • June 21, 2020
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The IASSIDD Academy conducted 10 pre-congress workshops as part of IASSIDD’s World Congress program in Glasgow, Scotland, August 6-9, 2019. The workshops were very successful, with 170 delegates attending. Excellent feedback was provided. The topics included interventions, research approaches, standards...
  • October 3, 2019
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UCT has launched a MOOC, the first of its kind. It aims to inform and empower parents, caregivers, therapists and others involved in working with a person with severe to profound intellectual disability by exploring what intellectual disability entails, learning...
  • September 30, 2019
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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.