European League of Stuttering Associations explained
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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
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
The current executive board consists of Edwin Farr MBE[1] (Chair),[2] Anita Blom (Vice-Chair) and Richard Bourgondiën (Webmaster).[3]
Publications
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)
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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Honours for England: The North East . . 14 June 2012 . 3 August 2013.
- Web site: International and European Disability Policy relating to Stuttering - What People who Stutter need to know and why . Farr, Edwin. 1 August 2003 . 1 June 2011.
- Web site: About ELSA . European League of Stuttering Associations . 4 July 2013.
- One Voice . One Voice . International Stuttering Association. August 2012 . 32.
- Web site: One Voice Newsletter . . 29 October 2012.
- Web site: UWE academic takes part in online stuttering conference . . 25 September 2007 . 29 October 2012.
- News: Nosením zelenej stužky sa dá vyjadriť pochopenie pre koktavých ("Wearing green ribbons can express sympathy for stuttering") . Topky . 20 October 2012 . 30 October 2012 . Bratislava.
- Web site: International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD): October 22 . . 29 October 2012.
