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National Stuttering Association

Coordinates: 40°33′34″N 74°10′05″W / 40.55957°N 74.16794°W / 40.55957; -74.16794
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National Stuttering Association
AbbreviationNSA
PredecessorNational Stuttering Project
FormationJanuary 1977; 47 years ago (1977-01)
FounderBob Goldman, Michael Sugarman
Founded atCalifornia
TypeNGO
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersNew York, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°33′34″N 74°10′05″W / 40.55957°N 74.16794°W / 40.55957; -74.16794
Region
United States
FieldsStuttering, Speech disorders
Executive Director
Tammy Flores
Websitewestutter.org

The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is a United States support group organization for people who stutter. Its headquarters are in New York City.[1]

The NSA was founded by Bob Goldman and Michael Sugarman as the National Stuttering Project in California in 1977.[2] Currently the NSA functions through a network of more than 100 local adult, teen, and children's chapters nationwide.[3]

The NSA sponsors regional workshops, youth and family events, education seminars for speech-language pathologists, and an Annual Conference, which hosts an average of 900 attendees. The NSA also publishes educational resources, such as pamphlets and booklets about stuttering, as well as a quarterly newsletter: Letting Go.[1]

In November 2002, the Association received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.[3]

The NSA played a key role in establishing the National Stuttering Awareness Week in 1988.[citation needed]

Annual conference

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The NSA hosts a conference in the summer every year in the first week of July in cities throughout the United States.[4] The 2016 conference was a joint conference with the International Stuttering Association

NSA Hall of Fame

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The NSA Hall of Fame serves to recognize anyone who has made notable gains for the stuttering community.

Notable Members of the NSA Hall of Fame include:

References

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