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2012 National Disability Research and Development Grants

secretariat — Tue, 08 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT

2012 National Disability Research and Development Grants

National Disability Research and Development grants will be awarded to researchers for research that supports the National Disability Agreement, the National Disability Strategy and future reforms such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

A total of $750,000 (ex GST) is available in 2012 for the open competitive funding round.

Applications must be received by 14:00, 29/06/2012 (Australian Eastern Standard Time).

Vale Professor Jim Mansell

secretariat — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Vale Professor Jim Mansell It is with regret and sadness that ASID notes the recent death of Professor Jim Mansell who passed away on 13 March 2012. Professor Mansell has made a significant international contribution to the field of intellectual disability and has left a considerable legacy in terms of both the body of literature that he authored (or otherwise contributed to) and the personal impact that he has had on the lives of people with learning difficulties and the community of people involved in supporting them. He has achieved this impact through his personal interactions, his research, his influence on policy development and service reform, and his role in the training and mentorship of many professionals who continue to do what they can to improve the lives of people with intellectual disability. Reviewing Professor Jim Mansell’s career in the area of learning disability (the preferred UK terminology) reveals constant threads throughout his 40 years of activity in ...

IASSID NOTICE FOR ALL ASID MEMBERS - Tosinvest Sanita SpA – JPPID Writer’s Award (CDN$1,000)

Administrator Account — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The Tosinvest Sanita SpA Group has announced the availability of a Writer’s Award associated with the 14th World Congress of the IASSID to be held in Halifax, Canada in 2012.

(PDF attached)

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)

Marg Wilson — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 05:00:00 GMT

ASID welcomes the Prime Minister's announcement that the government shares the Productivity Commission's vision for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Such a scheme is essential to address what has been found nationally to be a disability support system that is underfunded, unfair, fragmented, and inefficient, and which fails to provide .........

Official Position Statement Released - Restrictive Practices

SuperUser Account — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:00:00 GMT

The Australasian Board of ASID has agreed an official position statement:

“Against the Use of Restrictive Practices in the Support of People who have an Intellectual Disability”

(Endorsed: Australasian Board, 23 May 2010)

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Administrator Account — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMT

One of our most exciting innovations for Individual members (ie full and student members) is electronic access to ASID's internationally renowned Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability. All you need to do is go to the Login above and register using your Membership number as your User name. An email will be forwarded to you advising when access to this resources has been enabled.

Australasian Code of Ethics for Direct Support Professionals

Administrator Account — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMT

ASID has published a code of ethics to inform the education and training of direct support professionals. The code was co-launched in November 2007 during the Australasian-wide conference at Fremantle and the annual ASID DSW Conference at Melbourne.

Twelve (12) ethical principles have been identified and a series of supporting guidelines developed. The guidelines are designed to inform the professional conduct of individual direct support professionals, for use as part of agency-based induction and in-service training and to inform curriculum content for TAFE, polytechnic, RTO and university courses.

Journal of Policy Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

Administrator Account — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMT

We are pleased to offer members of ASID a 40% discount off the personal subscription rate of IASSID's Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disability (JPPID). This new member benefit allows you to see all that JPPID has to offer for 40% less!

New Benefit To ASID Members

Administrator Account — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:00:00 GMT

ASID has secured a trial of 2 electronic databases for Members Only, providing on-line access to some of the latest scientific publications in our field. If you have not already registered, Members please Register using your membership number as your User Name at the Login button (on the top right of the webpage). You will receive an email when your registration to be processed, then re-login. The databases will be found on the RESEARCH tab. (1) Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection is a comprehensive database covering information concerning topics in emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry & psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational & experimental methods. This is the world's largest full text psychology database offering full text coverage for nearly 560 journals. (2) Education Research Complete Education Research Complete is the definitive online resource for education research. Topics covered in ...