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.

Its main roles are:

ELSA's work has been recognised by the International Labour Office in Geneva, the World Health Organisation 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.

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]

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