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International Stuttering Association

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International Stuttering Association
International Stuttering Association logo.jpg
AbbreviationISA[1]
MottoA world that understands stuttering
Formation1995[2]
TypeNonprofit support group
HeadquartersNew Ulm, Minnesota, United States[3]
Region served
International
Membership
National and international self-help stuttering organizations
Official language
English
Chair
Annie Bradberry
Main organ
One Voice (twice a year)
Websitewww.isastutter.org

The International Stuttering Association (ISA),[1] founded in Linköping, Sweden, in July 1995,[2] is a nonprofit international support group organization for people who stutter. The current chair is Annie Bradberry.[4][5]

Membership

Membership of ISA is open to national or international self-help organizations of people who stutter. Individuals can become non-voting special friends or honorary members.[2]

The first honorary lifetime members of ISA are Jane Fraser of the Stuttering Foundation of America, and Judith Kuster.[2]

Publications

The Association publishes a newsletter, One Voice,[6] which is published twice a year and is a joint project with the European League of Stuttering Associations.[7]

International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD)

Together with the International Fluency Association and the European League of Stuttering Associations,[8] the International Stuttering Association celebrates, every 22 October, International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) which includes an online conference on stuttering[9] and a media campaign.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "What we Do". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/what-we-do. Retrieved 5 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The International Stuttering Association". Minnesota State University, Mankato. 14 September 2001. http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad4/papers/pill.html. Retrieved 12 December 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Contact Us". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/contact-us. Retrieved 5 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Board of Directors". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors-current. Retrieved 21 August 2016. 
  5. ↑ "Annie Bradberry (USA)". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/profiles/annie-bradberry. Retrieved 21 August 2016. 
  6. ↑ "One Voice". One Voice (International Stuttering Association) (32). August 2012. http://www.isastutter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/OV32.pdf. 
  7. ↑ "One Voice Newsletter". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/news/one-voice-newsletter. Retrieved 29 October 2012. 
  8. ↑ "UWE academic takes part in online stuttering conference". University of the West of England, Bristol. 25 September 2007. http://info.uwe.ac.uk/news/UWEnews/news.aspx?id=1121. Retrieved 29 October 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Nosením zelenej stužky sa dá vyjadriť pochopenie pre koktavých ("Wearing green ribbons can express sympathy for stuttering")". Topky (Bratislava). 20 October 2012. http://www.topky.sk/cl/13/1328371/Nosenim-zelenej-stuzky-sa-da-vyjadrit-pochopenie-pre-koktavych. Retrieved 30 October 2012. 
  10. ↑ "International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD): October 22". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/what-we-do/isad. Retrieved 29 October 2012. 

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