International Stuttering Awareness Day
22 October was designated International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) in 1998. The day is intended to raise the public awareness of the millions of people who have the speech disorder of stuttering, including over 3 million Americans.[1]
ISAD is organised by four organizations:
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Special Interest Division #4, Fluency & Fluency Disorders
- European League of Stuttering Associations
- International Fluency Association
- International Stuttering Association
ISAD includes an online conference, targeted at people with an interest in stuttering, as well as speech-language pathologists and their clients.[2]
In 2007, Central Michigan University expanded the day into Stuttering Awareness Week, which extended for a week after 22 October.[3]
Although many locales do not have support groups, there are resources for stutterers online and cooperative education groups that work with schools.[4]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
Official Homepage of the ISAD, with more information about the campaigns (from 1999 till now) and latest news:
- http://www.isastutter.org/what-we-do/isad
- International Stuttering Awareness Day 2006
- ISAD 2002 Announcements
- ASHA – Division 4, Fluency and Fluency Disorders
- European League of Stuttering Associations
- International Fluency Association
- International Stuttering Association
[edit] See also
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