Academy Training Resources

Academy Training Resources

Resources are listed under four categories:

IDD across the lifespan: prenatal development, early intervention, childhood, inclusive education, adolescence, transitioning to adulthood, adult life, employment, seniors, and end of life issues.

Health, behaviour, and disability conditions: physical health, mental health, challenging behaviour, profound and multiple disabilities, Autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome, and other disability conditions.

Quality of life in families and communities: parents with IDD, families, individual quality of life, family quality of life, and quality of life concepts.

Policy and practice across countires, and ethical practice: policy and practice across countries, and ethics in IDD.

 

♦ To recommend an existing link or open resource to be listed here, contact Judith McKenzie Judith.mckenzie@uct.ac.za

♦. To recommned resources originating from IASSIDD members or SIRGs, contact Michael Arthur-Kelly michael.arthur-kelly@newcastle.edu.au

Disclaimer: All resources listed on this website are evaluated for relevance and quality by an Academy committee, but are owned and are the sole responsibility of the authors/producers. Their content does not necessarily reflect the views or values of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities or any or its officers or members. Further, every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that there is no copyright infringement; if there are any errors in this regard or in any other matter with regard to the Academy pages of this website, please contact Academy Director, Ivan Brown at ivan.brown@alum.utoronto.ca

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.