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.

European League of Stuttering Associations

Formation	1990

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

• British Stammering Association
• The Indian Stammering Association
• International Stuttering Association
• Israel Stuttering Association (AMBI)