What is the Academy?
The IASSIDD Academy on Education, Teaching and Research was established in 2006 by the IASSIDD Council. How the IASSIDD Academy began…
Mission:
To provide education and training experiences in the form of workshops, courses, seminars, lectures, and training resources. The Academy may also offer hands-on consultation.
The Academy particularly strives to:
- Further the knowledge of disability professionals around the world.
- Address the education and training needs of disability professionals and organizations in less affluent countries.
- Assist disability professionals to apply research and scientific knowledge to their policies and services, and to the lives of individuals and families they support.
- Foster capacity for research, generating knowledge, and developing research-based policy and practice.
What does the Academy do?
The Academy provides educational materials and opportunities on intellectual and developmental disabilitis for disability professionals, families, and others around the world.
- Pre-congress workshops at annual IASSIDD congresses. View past workshops and events.
- Workshops on any topic related to intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Lectures and speeches — conferences, training, etc.
- Courses
- Webinars
- Training resources
- International Visits Program. See details here.
Training resources Click here.
- Links to training resources.
- IASSIDD original training resources.