International Stuttering Association http://www.isastutter.org A World that Understands Stuttering Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:47:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2012 Having Our Voices Heard, African American Women Who Stutter Project http://www.isastutter.org/2012-having-our-voices-heard-african-american-women-who-stutter-project http://www.isastutter.org/2012-having-our-voices-heard-african-american-women-who-stutter-project#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:25:26 +0000 admin http://www.isastutter.org/?p=2076 Continue reading →]]> Having Our Voices Heard is a Conference For African-Americans Who Stutter and will be a ground breaking nationally focused event.

The African-American Women Who Stutter Project was birthed in 2008 out of the Women’s Empowerment Support Group. Its focus  is centered on actions which will provide African-American women who stutter the opportunity to improve their quality of life, as they embrace this disability which carries a dreadful social stigma. In order for this project to accomplish its mission the gathering, documentation and dissimulation of information on African-American women who stutter is absolutely necessary. A questionnaire has been designed to meet this mandate. It is imperative that all African-American women who stutter complete this questionnaire.

Who should attend this conference?

  • African-American men and women who stutter
  • Clergy
  • Educators
  • Healthcare providers
  • Human Service Providers
  • Psychologists
  • Social Workers
  • Sociologists
  • Speech Pathologists
  • Journalists and others who desire to gain insight on this often misunderstood disability

For additional information about the African American Women Who Stutter Project, contact us at aawwsp@cclemmonscenter.org

Link to the website here.

Other conference documents

AAWWS Registration Form 2012 – Mail-In

AAWWS Accommodations Flyer 1-26-12

AAWWS Transportation To Conference Site

AAWWS 2012 Conf-Flyer-1-27-12

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]]> http://www.isastutter.org/2012-having-our-voices-heard-african-american-women-who-stutter-project/feed 0 2012 IFA Congress of Fluency Disorders http://www.isastutter.org/2012-ifa-congress-of-fluency-disorders http://www.isastutter.org/2012-ifa-congress-of-fluency-disorders#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:23:07 +0000 admin http://www.isastutter.org/?p=1996 Continue reading →]]> Once every three years, the International Fluency Association (IFA) hosts a conference for clinicians and researchers which provides a forum for discussing the many issues concerning stuttering. The 2012 IFA World Congress will take place on 2-5 July in Tours, France and will provide an opportunity to find out the latest in current technologies, therapies and theories within the field and will encourage the transfer of new ideas and methodologies. Such open discussions will broaden our collective understanding and will hopefully lead to better care for sufferers.

The 7th World Congress of Fluency Disorders is dedicated to elaborating a new definition of stuttering and its subtypes in the light of new information that has emerged from recent research.  The aim of this congress is to discuss the now necessary adjustments to diagnostic and assessment procedures, treatments and professional education. Special sessions will be organised for cluttering, phonetics and linguistics.

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For more information and to sign-up for news updates visit the soon to be finished conference website: www.worldcongressfluencydisorders.com or register your interest today!

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