Submit an manuscript to the journal: Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (RAPIDD)
The journal, Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, is welcoming submissions for a special issue on "20 Years of the UNCRPD: What’s changed, and what hasn’t, for people with intellectual disabilities?". About: The United Nations...
ASID / AGM 2025 Notice of Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability Ltd will be held on Thursday, 13 November at 5:00 pm AEDT / 7:00 pm NZDT. You can attend in person or by zoom. The in-person meeting will be in one of the rooms at the ASID conference...
Submit a Manuscript to the Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability
The Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability is welcoming submissions for a special issue on "Leading, managing, and regulating for improving intellectual and developmental disability services: system-wide approaches". If you would like to submit a...
Joint Statement on the Health of People with Intellectual Disabilities – Queensland Election
ASID Qld division has produced a joint statement with other Qld organisations about the importance of government action about the health of people with intellectual disabilities’ - click here.
ASID position statement on Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method
ASID has published a new position statement on Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method. It is available on our website on the tab resources and then position statements and there is also a plain English version.
Access to NDIS for Offenders with Intellectual Disabilities
In response to the comments in the press and the Minister recently, ASID wrote to Minister Shorten. In the letter we called for reconsideration of the discriminatory position that was being discussed towards offenders with intellectual disabilities. It had been...
ASID 2023 Conference workshops announced
Three workshops will be held on 21 November in Melbourne. This is the day before the ASID conference. They are open to everyone whether you are coming to the conference or not. You need to register for these separately from the conference. Workshop 1: Building...
ASID 2023 Conference scholarships available
ASID has some scholarships available to help people with intellectual disability attend the 2023 conference. If you have an intellectual disability, you can apply for a scholarship. Each scholarship will be worth about $500, depending on the number of people that...
ASID 2023 conference is live!
This years’ ASID conference will be held in Melbourne from 22-24 November 2023. The theme for the conference is: Valuing different perspectives. Register early to get the lowest rates, available until Friday, 18 August 2023 Group, support person, and concession...
2022 ASID Conference – Call For Abstracts Extended
Due to popular request abstract submission for the 2022 ASID virtual conference has been extended until Wednesday, 10 August 2022. You are invited to submit your abstract via this link. ABSTRACTS There are three types of 30 minute presentations Accounts of lived...
Keynote Speakers Confirmed
2022 ASID CONFERENCE KEYNOTES CONFIRMED Sir Robert Martin KNZM Whanganui, New Zealand Sir Robert lives in Whanganui and with his wife Lady Lynda. He has spent his life advocating on behalf of disabled people and in particular people with learning disability, both in...
2022 ASID Conference – Call For Abstracts Now Open
You are invited to submit your abstract by 5pm AEST on Wednesday, 27th July 2022 via this link. Abstracts must be submitted online through the Currinda portal link on the conference website. They will not be accepted by email. You will be notified of acceptance by...