• AMBI, Israel Stuttering Association, is a public non-profit organization whose purpose it is to support the interests of People Who Stutter (PWS) and their families in Israel.
• The name, AMBI, is an acronym made up from the first letters of the association's official Hebrew name.

AMBI's goals:

1. To create a world that understands stuttering and People Who Stutter (PWS). This vision was adopted by the ISA - International Stuttering Association.
   A world that understands stuttering, understands much more. Such world understands the meaning of tolerance. Such world knows to accept a person the way he is, including his weaknes. In such world one understands the other so, that even a stuttering person can buy a bottle of Coca Cola without a feeling shame. This is a better world not only for PWS but it is better for all of us.
   
   
2. To increase public awareness about the issue of stuttering.
   The question is how we in AMBI are going to move towards a "World that understands Stuttering". In the first place, we have to do our best to increase public awareness to the issue of stuttering, but that is not enough. We have to promote the issue of tolerance in its universal meaning.
3. To provide a supportive environment for both People Who Stutter and their families.
4. To improve the quality of speech therapy given to People Who Stutter in Israel.
5. To encourage the best Speech Language Pathologist (SLP) students
   to specialize in stuttering.
6. To encourage research into the phenomenon of stuttering.
   

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AMBI activities:

1. Running self-help groups for persons who stutter (PWS), and supporting the establishment of new self-help groups.
   
2. Enhancing public knowledge about stuttering.
   
3. Arranging conferences and meetings for persons who stutter, speach language therapists and anyone interested in stuttering.
   
4. Publishing AMBI's periodical: "OutLoud" (Hebrew title: BEKOL RAM).
   
5. Establishing and maintaining a Hebrew website and a DOMAIN.
   
6. Maintaining contact with other stuttering organizations throught the world.
   
7. Promoting affordable treatment for people who stutter
   

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AMBI members

1. Ambi members include People Who Stutter, parents of stuttering children,Speech Language Therapist's and others who support AMBI purposes
2. The right to vote and to be elected to AMBI board and committies is granted to PWS and Parents to stuttering children.
3. AMBI board and committies includes Speech Language Pathologist"s nominated by the elected members. Therfore all AMBI activities are done in cooperation of PWS and Speech Language Therapist's.
   

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AMBI messages

... to People Who Stutter (PWS)

• If you are a person who stutters you are not alone. There are many like us and we can help each other. We will show the world that a person who stutters is a normal human being.

... to the general public

• Stuttering is not a sign of being stupid, abnormal or incapable. Stuttering is a speech problem only! All we are asking is a bit of patience.

... to employers

• When you are pondering employing a person who stutters, evaluate his skills. Don't reject him because of stuttering. You may lose an excellent worker.

... to those looking for a mate

• The stuttering person you meet, may be your ideal mate! Give it a chance.

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