Alice Schippers

Alice Schippers

Alice Schippers is a Professor by Special Appointment of Disability Studies at the University of Humanistic Studies in the Netherlands. She is Vice-President and Fellow of IASSIDD. Her research focus is on Quality of Life, Social Inclusion and Inclusive Research.

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.