European League of Stuttering Associations
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| Formation | 1990 |
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The European League of Stuttering Associations (ELSA) was set up in 1990 by organisations in 12 countries to promote a greater knowledge and understanding of stuttering and to bring together, as a top umbrella organisation, the national stuttering self-help organisations of Europe.
ELSA stopped being an umbrella organisation in 2016.
Purposes[edit]
Its main roles are:
- to link together and further the co-operation of Europe's national organisations.
- to provide a forum for exchange of concepts and experiences in stuttering therapy and self-help.
- to help represent the interests of stutterers to European and international bodies.
- to put stuttering onto the European agenda to ensure that the needs and challenges faced by people who stutter are considered in a European context.
Governance[edit]
The current executive board consists of Edwin Farr MBE[1] (Chair),[2] Anita Blom (Vice-Chair) and Richard Bourgondiën (Webmaster).[3]
Publications[edit]
The Association publishes a newsletter, One Voice,[4] which is published twice a year and is a joint project with the International Stuttering Association.[5]
International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD)[edit]
Together with the International Fluency Association and the International Stuttering Association,[6] the International Stuttering Association celebrates, every 22 October, International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) which includes an online conference on stuttering[7] and a media campaign.[8]
See also[edit]
- British Stammering Association
- The Indian Stammering Association
- International Stuttering Association
- Israel Stuttering Association (AMBI)
References[edit]
- ^ "Honours for England: The North East". BBC News. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^ Farr, Edwin (1 August 2003). "International and European Disability Policy relating to Stuttering - What People who Stutter need to know and why". Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "About ELSA". European League of Stuttering Associations. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
- ^ "One Voice" (PDF). One Voice (32). International Stuttering Association. August 2012.
- ^ "One Voice Newsletter". International Stuttering Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "UWE academic takes part in online stuttering conference". University of the West of England, Bristol. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Nosením zelenej stužky sa dá vyjadriť pochopenie pre koktavých ("Wearing green ribbons can express sympathy for stuttering")". Topky. Bratislava. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
- ^ "International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD): October 22". International Stuttering Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
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