The National Stuttering Association (NSA) is a United States support group organization for people who stutter. Its headquarters are in New York City.NSA webpage: "General Info", "About the NSA"
The NSA was founded by Bob Goldman and Michael Sugarman as the National Stuttering Project in California in 1977.History of the NSA Currently the NSA functions through a network of more than 100 local adult, teen, and children's chapters nationwide.
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.
In November 2002, the Association received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.Distinguished Service Award Nomination for the National Stuttering Association
The NSA played a key role in establishing the National Stuttering Awareness Week in 1988.
Annual conference The NSA hosts a conference in the summer every year in the first week of July in cities throughout the United States.NSA Webpage: "Annual Conference"" The 2016 conference was a joint conference with the International Stuttering Association
NSA Hall of Fame
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: 1996: John Ahlbach 1998: Michael Sugarman, co-founder 2000: John Paul Larkin (Scatman John) 2004: Annie Glenn
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