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International Association of Special Education Fostering a Global Exchange of Ideas and Information More About IASE vision & mission Leadership Board of Directors Committee Chairs National Chairs Nominating Process IASE Documents Past Biennial Conferences Membership Membership Opportunities Scholarships Donate Now VSP Vision & Mission Forms & Information Committee Members Service Projects VSP-Colombia VSP-Guatemala VSP-India VSP-Malawi VSP - Tanzania VSP - Vietnam Publications Annuntiatus JIASE 16th Biennial Conference Magamba, Lushoto, Tanzania, 2019 Click here to edit text. 15th Biennial Conference Perth, Australia, 2017 Click here to edit text. 14th Biennial Conference Wroclaw, Poland, 2015 Click here to edit text. 13th Biennial Conference Vancouver, Canada, 2013 Click here to edit text. 12th Biennial Conference Windhoek, Namibia, 2011 Click here to edit text. < 1 2 3 4 5 > LET'S CONNECT! Save the Date Start Planning for our 17th Bienn ial Conference Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam July 11-14, 2021 Let us hear from you! Name Email Address Message Send Message Thank you for contacting us. Please share your stories, questions, comments and concerns. We will get back to you shortly. Oops. An error occurred. Click here to try again. Become a Member of IASE Today! Membership P l an s Membership Type For 2020 Sponsorship, Scholarship and All Donations Members Only Link. Click Below. Sign In or Register IASE Payment Plan Welcome to our new payment system. To become a member you can join by using our Authorize.Net Payment Gateway account which accepts credit cards and deposits funds automatically into our bank account. All amounts are in US dollars. Please note you have three choices of cards (Visa, Mastercard or Discover), Just click on the buttons to the left under Membership Type for our dues. Click on the buttons to the right to sponsor a new member, to contribute to the Marg Csapo Scholarship and for general donations. Just click on the payment for you! Please note your membership is good for one year from the month that you have joined. If you wish to pay by check you can mail this to IASE c/o P.O. Box 2159, Mesa Arizona, 85214, USA. Membership is now due the date you make payment so check with our membership co-chairs if you have any further questions. For more about joining IASE go to IASE Benefits. All other membership inquiries contact: iasemembership@gmail.com IASE is a 501(c)(3) n on-profit organization. The registered agent is located at 700 Pilgrim Parkway, Suite 104, Elm Grove, Wisconsin, 53122-2063 USA. O u r I A SE F e d er a l I D # i s 4 3 - 1 9 7 4 0 8 9 . Life-Time Members Dr. Marg Csapo Dr. Bob Henderson Mr.Stan Love Malawi has their first GRADUATES!!! VSP Featured Sites FUNDACIÓN PROSEFAM PROSPERIDAD EDUCACIÓN Y FAMILIA, Barranquilla, Colombia The foundation PROSEFAM operates in the south-west of Barranquilla, Colombia. This VSP site has been developing a school that works with children, the elderly, and young people with psycho-sociable problems by providing free education, AIDS and Legal support of guidance in general. Check out more information on PROSEFAM by visiting our site too! Below you can see children welcoming IASE volunteers in style. After 17 years...…. The Kianh Foundation (Dien Ban Day Centre) is the literal blood, sweat, tears and commitment of Jackie Wrafter M.B.E (and her dedicated team). In June 2018 Jackie was deservedly recognized on the Queen's honours list and received an M.B.E at Buckingham Palace this December. Jackie exemplifies the power of authenticity and resolve. Jackie thanks for being such a visionary and changemaker. We are proud to have you as one of our VSP sites. Dien Ban Day Centre, Vietnam Dien Ban has one of the highest proportions of disadvantaged children and children with disabilities in Central Vietnam. Based on government records, there are over 1,000 children with disabilities and or special needs living in Dien Ban, the majority of whom do not have access to any kind of support services. It is difficult to pinpoint the exact number of children with disabilities in this area as we regularly encounter children who are not listed on any government list. To address this need, the Kianh Foundation built a custom-designed Day Centre for children with disability. The centre is the first of its kind in the region and will address a critical gap by providing much-needed special education and therapies such as physiotherapy and speech to children with disabilities. IASE has been working with Dien Ban Day Centre since its opening in 2012. This centre is the first of its kind in the region and addresses a critical gap by providing much-needed special education and therapies such as physiotherapy and speech to children with special needs. We named it Kianh after a young boy who had Cerebral Palsy. His parents had both died in an accident and he had been placed in an orphanage with his older brother and sister. His day to day life was dire but he was still very happy and smiley and extremely beautiful and charismatic. Jackie Wrafter-Director and Co Founder Donate Now to one of our VSP sites. " All o f us do n o t h a v e e qu a l ta l en t , bu t al l o f u s sh o u l d ha v e a n e qu al o p p o r t u n it y to d e v el o p ou r t a l en t s . " - John F. Kennedy Children at Dien Ban Day Centre Latest Video about Jackie and Dien Ban Day Centre At two years of age, Trang is the youngest full time student at the Centre. In Memory of our Founder Dr. Marg Csapo The IASE Story Continues.... She loved every minute of the journey so far in hopes that others continue her legacy of giving back! An Idea is Born More than one billion people around the world, of whom nearly 93 million are children, live with some form of disability. Persons with disabilities experience inequalities in their daily lives, and have fewer opportunities to access a quality education which takes place in an inclusive environment. In 1989, the non-profit International Association of Special Education (IASE) was founded with the vision to improve the quality of life and service delivery for all individuals with special needs. IASE gives individuals an opportunity for collaboration across borders by learning from each other. With the help of local and invited experts, participants search for effective strategies to learn how to organize relevant leadership training in their home countries. "Achieving inclusive and quality education for all reaffirms the belief that education is one of the most powerful and proven vehicles for sustainable development " (Sustainable Development Goal 4). So as we approach another year let us continue to hear about your stories and how IASE has impacted you! Joining IASE is a life-time investment. Read About Our Rich Histor y......... Volunteer Service Projects (VSP) In 2005 the Board of the International Association of Special Education approved the establishment of the IASE Volunteer Service Committee. This committee focuses on supporting the Volunteer Service Projects (VSPs) at sites around the world. These projects provide further assistance in the area of special education service to agencies, schools, and organizations by sharing professional expertise, materials, and tools for educators and students in developing countries. The volunteers who provide this nondenominational altruistic service are IASE members. All staff and volunteers receive no monetary remuneration. The IASE GIVING Funds are used specifically to support our Volunteer Service Project sites. This allows each site to operate and transform over time into a change agent within their respective country. The Toa Nafasi Project SPJ Sadhana School....IASE Evolving The 16th Biennial conference sought to share the best practices for “Empowering Persons with Disabilities: Developing Resilience and Inclusive Sustainable Development.” SPJ Sadhana fielded a delegation of 5 Special Educators, who presented the school’s best practices S...