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Wednesday, 04 March 2009

The Special Interest Research Group on Aging and Intellectual Disability (SIRG/AID) of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability was organized in 1990 and formally affiliated with the IASSID in 1995.


Officers

The current officers of the SIRGAID are :

Christine Bigby, Co-chair (Australia)
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Heather Wilkinson, Co-chair (Scotland)
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Phil McCallion, Treasurer (USA)
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Sunny Kalsy-Lillico, Secretary (UK)
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or
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Maria VanLaake, Member at large (Netherlands)
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or
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Frode Larsen, Member at large (Norway)
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Lisa Wang, Member at large (Taiwan)
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Jennifer Torr, Member at large (Australia)
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Philip Davidson, Immediate Past-Chair (USA)
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Matthew P. Janicki, Past-Chair (USA)
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IASSID Council Representative from the SIRG/AID
Christine Bigby, Co-chair
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Mission
The organization has as its founding principles:
1. Provide a focus for the worldwide exchange and dissemination of research and practice, as well as networking, in the field of aging and intellectual disability. Aging is meant in a broad sense, encompassing lifespan developmental issues as well as those related to old age. A wide variety of professional groups are potential contributors and no specific profession is considered to have a predominance in this respect.
2. Promote cross-national, multidisciplinary collaboration in the area of aging and intellectual disability. The ultimate aim of the group is to improve the quality of life or and services for people with intellectual disabilities, their carers, and their families.
3. Provide a framework for the collation of information relating to the research interests, expertise, and publications of group members. Within the overall process of collaboration, the views and contributions of nonprofessionals, including people with intellectual disabilities and their families and friends, are a fundamental component, and will be given the priority they deserve.

Membership
Membership is open to persons with an interest in any facet of research or application related to aging and intellectual disabilities. Membership benefits include access to IASSID newsletters and notifications, reduced fees at IASSID and SIRG/AID annual roundtables, events, and conferences, advance notice of IASSID Congress and special meeting programs, access to a network of colleagues, and copies of SIRG/AID reports.

Member notices
As our most recent initiative to communicate with our members, please see our last Members Bulletin : click here. Furthermore, we are endeavouring to gather further information on our members area of special interest, works in progress etc. It would be extremely helpful, if our members could complete this form a Word document click here and return it to the SIRGAID secretary, Sunny Kalsy-Lillico (email: [email protected])

Position papers
It is with great pride and pleasure that we are able to distribute the report on the State of Science on Health Risks and Ageing in People with Intellectual Disabilties, produced by Meindert Haveman, Tamar Heller, Lynette Lee, MarianMaaskant, Shahin Shooshtari and Andre Strydom.

Please contact Chris Bigby, SIRGAID Co-Chair, for furhter information on future position papers. (email: [email protected])

SIRGAID Roundtable 2009
The next SIRGAID Roundtable will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland on 23rd - 25th September 2009. For further information relating to Roundtable themes, paper submission procedures, booking arrangements etc, please use the followng link: http://www.crfr.ac.uk/events/iassid.htm . Or contact Heather Wilkinson, SIRGAID Co-Chair (email: [email protected]) if you require further information


For information on joining the SIRG/AID, contact the SIRG Secretary, Sunny Kalsy-Lillico at [email protected]

or write to :
Sunny Kalsy-Lillico
IASSID SIRG/AID Secretary
Consultant Clinical Psychologist
SBPCT Psychology Services
66 Anchorage Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 2PK
United Kingdom

 

Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 March 2009 )