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 2011 IASE Conference information.

Please visit this site for 2009 IASE conference information. (Announcement: The General Membership Meeting of IASE members will convene during the biennial IASE Conference in Alicante, Spain at the University of Alicante in Salon de Actos at Aulario II at 8:00-8:45 AM on Wednesday, July 15, 2009.)

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.

IASE Invites You to Become More Involved With Our Dynamic Team
Ginny MacEntee is completing her term as Newsletter Editor, effective January 1, 2010.   We are seeking an individual who can follow in her footsteps by producing as high of a quality newsletter that she did.

This position requires an individual who has some newsletter publication experience, can adhere to deadlines, has access to the equipment necessary to produce four newsletters per year, will serve as an active board member, can work within a budget, and can postal mail all newsletters to members.

Since the newsletter involves prospective authors writing in English as a second language, some authors may need assistance.

It will be important for the new newsletter editor to work closely with the previous editor to assure a smoooth transition.

If you are interested in applying, please send a cover letter and resume via e-mail to:  Bev Johns, President, IASE, bevjohns@juno.com. The applications will then be reviewed and interviews scheduled.

If you have any questions, please contact Bev Johns at bevjohns@juno.com or at:  217-473-1790 or Mary Gale Budzisz at mgbudzisz@aol.com

Bev Johns, President