International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (short form: ISAAC ) is a since 1983 active international association that has set itself the goal of AAC make for all accessible to people who do not have an effective spoken language feature. The association serves as a network, exchange and information forum as well as the basis for global research efforts.
history
ISAAC was founded in 1983 in Toronto, Canada by professionals from seven countries. The association now has over 3600 members in more than 62 countries. National ISAAC groups (so-called chapters ) have formed in 14 countries, including Germany . ISAAC members include affected people and their families as well as experts from various disciplines, e.g. B. pedagogy , speech therapy , occupational therapy and physiotherapy , psychology , medicine and computer technology . ISAAC-international leads u. a. Every two years a specialist conference followed by a research symposium, both of which are attended by international participants and are widely recognized by experts.
German-speaking section
The German-speaking section of ISAAC ( ISAAC-German speaking countries ) was launched in 1990 and is also called the “Society for Supported Communication”. With over 1700 members from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, it is the largest ISAAC chapter worldwide. The German-speaking section of ISAAC promotes the development of supported communication in a variety of ways:
- organizes training
- develops training standards
- trains speakers
- holds a national conference every two years
- publishes the quarterly trade journal “Supported Communication”
- publishes conference reader
- organizes parent meetings and parent meetings
- organizes meetings supporting communicating people
- trains and supports communicators as co-speakers
- supports research projects
- awards awards (Paul Goldschmidt Prize for communicating and a research prize)
literature
- von Loeper Literaturverlag and ISAAC - Society for Supported Communication e. V. (Ed.): Handbook of Supported Communication , Karlsruhe 2010, ISBN 978-3-86059-130-7