What is the IASE?

Founded in 1989, the IASE is an organization of professionals who are dedicated to improving the quality of life and service delivery for all individuals identified as having special needs. Members  include  teachers, teacher  trainers, professors, speech clinicians, psychologists, health care providers, social workers, counselors, family  members and those associated with related disciplines.

Please visit this site for 2009 IASE conference information.

Aims of the IASE

• To promote professional exchange among special educators all over the world.

• To develop special education as a discipline and profession.

• To encourage  international  cooperation  and  collaborative international research.

• To promote continuing education of its members by organizing conferences in different countries around the world.

• To foster international communication in special education through  the  Journal  of  the  International  Association  of Special Education.

Volunteer Service Project

The IASE has established a Volunteer Service Committee to facilitate  the  identification  of  special  educational  needs  in developing countries and connect a volunteer resource person who is an IASE member. There is a shortage of expertise in special education in many developing countries and the IASE has many members with vast special educational experience who can  provide  volunteer  assistance  during  their  retirement, sabbatical  year  or  summer  holidays.  Discover more about this project.