European League of Stuttering Associations

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 is a trans-national, cross-cultural organisation. It seeks resources only open to multi-national groups, extends the exchange-of-information network, and lobbies for stutterers at a prominent international level.

ELSA's work has been recognised by the International Labour Office in Geneva, the World Health Organization in Geneva and the United Nations Office in Vienna. ELSA is also a founding member of the European Disability Forum, an umbrella disability organisation based in Brussels.

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

References
  1. "Honours for England: The North East". BBC News. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. 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.
  3. "About ELSA". European League of Stuttering Associations. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  4. "One Voice" (PDF). One Voice. International Stuttering Association (32). August 2012.
  5. "One Voice Newsletter". International Stuttering Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  6. "UWE academic takes part in online stuttering conference". University of the West of England, Bristol. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
  7. "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.
  8. "International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD): October 22". International Stuttering Association. Retrieved 29 October 2012.


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