Organization:International Stuttering Association
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| Abbreviation | ISA[1] |
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| Motto | A world that understands stuttering |
| Formation | 1995[2] |
| Type | Nonprofit support group |
| Headquarters | New 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) |
| Website | www |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "What we Do". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/what-we-do. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Contact Us". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/contact-us. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
- ↑ "Board of Directors". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/who-we-are/board-of-directors-current. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "Annie Bradberry (USA)". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/profiles/annie-bradberry. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ↑ "One Voice". One Voice (International Stuttering Association) (32). August 2012. http://www.isastutter.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/OV32.pdf.
- ↑ "One Voice Newsletter". International Stuttering Association. http://www.isastutter.org/news/one-voice-newsletter. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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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