The International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) was founded in May 1983 in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.
[1] The society is recognized as a nongovernmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
[9] Chapters exist in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, French-speaking countries and regions, German-speaking countries and regions, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands and Flanders, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States of America.
[11] ISAAC has publications including Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), which is the society's official journal.
A variety of people attend including professionals and therapists as well as children and adults with complex communication needs and their families.