The International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ( IASSIDD)
Academy on Education, Teaching and Research
Mission:To set up and to provide education and training experiences in the form of workshops, courses, seminars, and lectures. 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 affuent 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.
