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Why join IASSIDD?

  • Membership in the first and only world-wide group dedicated to the scientific study of intellectual and developmental disability.
  • Annual World or Regional Congresses, featuring keynote addresses from leading international speakers, platform and poster presentations, workshops, round-tables and social gatherings.
  • Opportunities to meet and exchange ideas with people having similar interests in other parts of the world.
  • Opportunity to take part in Special Interest Research Groups, which bring together those with similar interests throughout the world.
  • Quarterly issues of the Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disability for full members.
  • Reduced Subscription rates to the Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.
  • Reduced registration fees for annual congresses and some other IASSIDD events.

Membership Rates

IASSIDD Membership runs on calendar year.

Individual membership is open to a person or organization who subscribes to the aims and objectives of IASSIDD is eligible to join as a member.

Reduced rate membership is available to full-time students, individuals or organizations from LAMI-countries (according to the list of the world bank) and individuals who are eligible for financial for social benefits/allowances in their countries or holders of a variety of concession grants/cards.

Center membership is open to employee-based organizations that share IASSIDD’s mission. Center memberships include one designated member and a specific number of included individual memberships with access to the associated benefits. All Center Individual members need to be specified by the designated member and complete an online form to gain access to their member benefits.

A free IASSIDD Individual membership is available. The free IASSIDD membership does not give access to reduced fees on journals or conference registration but gives access to IASSIDD information through email, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

New memberships are for the 2024 calendar year only. Memberships are valid from the date you join to 31 December 2024.

Individual Membership

  Individual Member Individual Member – Reduced Rate Free Member
Cost 190 USD 70 USD FREE
IASSIDD Mailing List
JPPID Journal Subscription: Online only +50 USD
JIDR Journal Subscription: Online and print +70 USD +70 USD +70 USD
SIRGs Subscription: Mailing list & invited to join upcoming events +20 USD
Registration discounts: Discounted rates for IASSIDD PD events & IASSIDD Congresses X
Academy: Opportunity to participate in IASSIDD webinars and Academy Events X
Wiley Books Discount: 34% Discount on all print books at Wiley.   X
Logging into Membership area on the IASSIDD website X

Center Membership

  Centre Member
Level 1
Centre Member
Level 2
Centre Member
Level 3
Centre Member – Reduced Rate
Level 1
Centre Member – Reduced Rate
Level 2
Centre Member – Reduced Rate
Level 3
Cost $520 USD $780 USD $1040 USD $280 USD $490 USD $700 USD
Included Individual Memberships of any category with associated benefits: Each membership is transferable. 4 8 12 X X X
Included Individual Reduced Rate Memberships with associated benefits: Each membership is transferable. X X X 4 8 12
Option to purchase additional Individual Memberships
JPPID Journal Subscription: Online only
JIDR Journal Subscription: Online and print
Per Person. Nominated members can purchase from IASSIDD individually or as a group.
+70 USD +70 USD +70 USD +70 USD +70 USD +70 USD
SIRGs Subscription
Free Memberships: Unlimited Free memberships to IASSIDD for staff
IASSIDD Congress Discount: For all included memberships
IASSIDD PD Discounts: For all staff at Centre Organisations
IASSIDD Congress Additional Discounts: Number of additional member discounts included 4 8 12 4 8 12
Academy: Opportunity to contribute to IASSIDD webinars and co-host Academy Events
Wiley Books Discount: 34% Discount on all print books at Wiley.  

Renewing your IASSIDD Membership

All current IASSIDD members should have received an email with a link to renew their membership for 2023 and 2024.

If you have not received this email, please contact office@iassidd.org. The links above are for new members only.

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.