There are several exciting workshops available that will interest colleagues in South Africa and also for those coming to the Iassid Conference from Overseas.

Communication (click here) - Persons with intellectual and communication disabilities: making communication work. The workshop will introduce participants to the use of pictures to improve a person's understanding about unfamiliar or difficult events.

Multiple Disability (click here) - Persons with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: The forgotten citizens of the world. The workshop is to demonstrate ways that will convince delegates that individuals with PIMD are able to develop, to communicate, to enjoy life, in short: to be a citizen of this world.

Parenting (click here) - This Roundtable, hosted by the SIRG on Parents and Parenting with Intellectual Disabilities will provide the opportunity for researchers, practitioners and families to come together to share up to date knowledge about parenting and discuss the way forward to ensure parents with intellectual disabilities and their children are recognized and supported.

Quality of Life (click here) - The workshop is an examination across the lifespan of wellbeing and quality of life for people with intellectual disabilities and their families

The ARMIDILO workshop (Assessment of Risk and Manageability for Intellectually Disabled Individuals who Offend) has been cancelled.
Dr. Boer may be presenting the ARMIDILO workshop in South Africa in 2009. If you are interested in attending a two day workshop at low or no cost, please let him know directly at drdoug@waikato.ac.nz.