The Israel Stuttering Association ( he, ארגון המגמגמים בישראל, AMBI) is a public
non-profit
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charitable organization
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that supports people who
stutter
Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the ...
and their families in
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
.
The association seeks to enhance public knowledge about stuttering, runs
self-help
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groups, and promotes affordable treatment for people who stutter. It also organizes conferences and meetings for people who stutter, speech language therapists, and anyone interested in stuttering.
, the association is chaired by Hanan Hurwitz. It publishes a journal: ''OutLoud'' (Hebrew title: ''Bekol Ram'').
AMBI is a member of the European League of Stuttering Associations and the
International Stuttering Association
The International Stuttering Association (ISA), founded in Linköping, Sweden, in July 1995, is a nonprofit international support group organization for people who stutter. The current chair (since 2019) is Anja Herde.
Membership
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