Exciting Opportunity:
ISA Scholarships for the ISA 15th World Congress on Stuttering in Finland!
The International Stuttering Association (ISA) is excited to announce that we are offering four (4) scholarship spots to support individuals from national stuttering associations to attend the ISA World Congress on Stuttering, happening from 6th to 10th August 2025 in the beautiful city of Rovaniemi, located in the Arctic Circle in northern Finland! Each scholarship will cover the congress registration fee, providing an incredible opportunity to engage, learn, and connect with the global stuttering community. Eligibility Criteria: • Must be a person who stutters . Must be a member of a recognized national stuttering association. Application Deadline: May 17, 2025 Don’t miss this amazing opportunity to be part of a global gathering that celebrates and empowers people who stutter! How to Apply: • Submit a video (max 3 mins) telling us: • Why you should receive the scholarship • How you’ll use the knowledge from the congress to benefit your local stuttering association or community. NOTE: Priority will be given to a recipient who is attending a World Congress for the first time and has not yet registered. • Email your video to:
dmannesman1@gmail.com,
dina.lilian@gmail.com


Declaration of the Right to Stutter
We, the undersigned, declare that people who stutter should be accepted as having a stutter. We may, or may not, choose to find support to sound fluent or stutter less. That is our right. It is not reasonable to expect or insist that we sound fluent. We stutter. That is how we talk.
In this time of diversity, adjustments are too often not given to those who stutter, be it at work, education or using everyday services. The expectation is rather that we should strive to ‘overcome’ our stutter and speak differently. As individuals we may wish, and even try, to do so. But as a community we refute the idea that we all stop stuttering.
No organization can claim to value equality or diversity unless stuttering voices are permitted and valued. We call upon every organization and institution to work with people who stutter to make sure that all of us are given the respect every person deserves; and that space is made for us.
It is our right to speak as we do.
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