Association Parole-Bégaiement

What Association Parole-Bégaiement does

Association Parole-Bégaiement (APB) is a French non-profit association (loi 1901) founded in 1992, headquartered in Paris at 38 bis avenue René Coty, dedicated to stuttering (bégaiement) and cluttering (bredouillement) awareness, support, and information. It operates with 9 staff and approximately 550 members, structured under a board composed at parity (50/50) of people who stutter or have stuttered, and speech therapists. APB runs a network of more than 50 regional delegates across all French departments and Switzerland, providing local support meetings, self-help groups, therapeutic workshops, and awareness events including World Stuttering Day (October 22).

Its product surface combines an informational website (begaiement.org), a self-declarative online directory of speech therapists specializing in stuttering and cluttering (launched October 2025), an annual international colloquium cycle (12th edition scheduled March 2027, 11th edition drew 250+ participants in March 2025), a catalog of publications (books, conference proceedings, children's books, PDF brochures) sold at €4.99–€10, branded merchandise through an online boutique, a weekly podcast ('Bègue, et toi? Bègue, et moi?'), a MOOC on eloquence, therapeutic intensive stages, a public-speaking competition (Concours d'Eloquence du Bégaiement), and European youth exchanges. Distribution runs through direct website access, the assoconnect e-commerce platform, regional delegate field presence, and institutional partnerships with the French Ministry of Health, Ministry of National Education, and the Interministerial Delegation for Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

The business model is non-commercial: APB is funded by membership fees, donations (eligible for French tax receipts), public grants, and small revenue from publications and merchandise. Core services — the speech therapist directory, self-help groups, psychological support line, and educational resources — are offered free of charge to the public, with paid offerings limited to publications and merchandise. The association holds no patents, generates no external investment, and operates without a parent organization.

Name

Association Parole-Bégaiement

Legal name

Association Parole Bégaiement

Website

https://begaiement.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Association Parole-Bégaiement is a French non-profit association founded in 1992 that provides information, community support, and resources to people who stutter or clutter, their families, speech therapists, and educators across France and Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Membership fees and donations: The association operates primarily through membership fees and donations from individuals who stutter and therapists.
2. Publication sales: Sale of books, proceedings, and educational materials including stuttering guides and children's books. Prices range from 4.99€ to 10€ for digital and paper formats.
3. Merchandise sales: Online boutique selling branded merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and pens with slogans about stuttering awareness.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Association Parole-Bégaiement (APB) is a French non-profit that provides information, peer support, therapeutic workshops, self-help groups, publications, an online directory of speech therapists, podcasts, a MOOC, and an annual Eloquence Competition for people who stutter (PWS) and clutterers, and also trains therapists and educators. Its services are anchored on the website begaiement.org and a nationwide network of regional delegates in France and Switzerland.

Product overview

Association Parole-Bégaiement (APB) operates a comprehensive suite of products and services for stuttering awareness and support. The core offerings include the main informational website (begaiement.org) providing resources for different audiences (parents, adolescents, adults, teachers, employers, speech therapists), and the Annuaire des orthophonistes - a searchable directory connecting patients with specialized speech therapists. The organization publishes books and conference proceedings, runs an online merchandise boutique, and organizes international conferences (colloques), intensive therapeutic workshops, a public speaking competition (EQB), and youth exchange programs. Digital products include a weekly podcast and a MOOC on eloquence. Peer support is provided through self-help groups in multiple cities, complemented by a volunteer psychological support service. Members access exclusive content through a protected Espace Adhérents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Online directory of speech-language pathologists (orthophonistes) Searchable online directory on begaiement.org that helps people who stutter and their families locate qualified speech-language pathologists specializing in stuttering and cluttering, including APB-accredited therapists.
• Therapeutic residential workshops (Stages thérapeutiques) Multi-day group therapy workshops for people who stutter, providing intensive practice, peer exchange, and clinician-led sessions under the association's expertise.
• Self-help mutual aid groups (Groupes d'entraide) Local peer-led support groups coordinated by APB's network of regional delegates, where people who stutter meet regularly to share experiences and practice techniques.
• APB Publications and Boutique APB Printed books, scientific proceedings, and awareness merchandise (Boutique APB) sold via the association's online and on-site store, including books co-authored or published with researchers and clinicians.
• International colloquium on stuttering (Colloque international sur le bégaiement) Multi-day international scientific conference bringing together clinicians, researchers, and people who stutter to share advances in stuttering treatment and research.
• Podcast "Bègue, et toi? Bègue, et moi?" Audio podcast produced by APB featuring interviews with people who stutter, clinicians, and researchers to raise awareness and share experiences.
• MOOC "L'éloquence pour tous" Online course on public speaking designed for people who stutter, providing structured training in eloquence and communication skills.
• Eloquence Competition of Stuttering (Concours d'Eloquence du Bégaiement, EQB) Annual public-speaking competition organized by APB in which people who stutter deliver prepared speeches before a jury and audience.
• Volunteer psychological listening service (Ecoute psychologique) Telephone and digital listening service staffed by trained APB volunteers who provide confidential psychological support to people who stutter and their families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8 children out of 10 recover spontaneously from stuttering with proper early intervention
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Délégation interministérielle aux troubles du neurodéveloppementcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025First meeting held with the Interministerial Delegate for Neurodevelopmental Disorders to discuss increasing visibility of stuttering in France, along with APB, EQD, and Okola associations.
• Education Nationale (French National Education)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaborative partnership for information campaigns and educational materials. APB participates in bullying prevention campaigns with videos dedicated to children who stutter and develops resources for teachers and schools.
• Ministère de la Santé (Ministry of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Partnership for public health campaigns on stuttering awareness and prevention. APB received funding from the Ministry of Health for early intervention campaigns, including distribution of materials to all speech therapists in France.
• SNC (Solidarités Nouvelles face au Chômage)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Partnership to support employment for people who stutter. APB collaborates with SNC to provide professional support and job search assistance to members who face challenges in the workplace due to stuttering.
• L'Atelier du DealerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration with L'Atelier du Dealer for creating and selling branded merchandise including t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, and stickers with APB slogans and logo.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• International Stuttering Association (ISA): Global umbrella body uniting national stuttering associations, including APB-style organizations across continents. Directly comparable as a peer-association networker; APB operates within ISA's ecosystem through European peers.
• European League of Stuttering Associations (ELSA): European federation of stuttering associations that APB participates in. Comparable as a regional coordination body for stuttering advocacy, training, and youth exchanges — APB's Youth Exchange 2026 falls within ELSA's typical scope.
• Stamma (formerly British Stammering Association): UK-based non-profit providing information, support, and advocacy for people who stutter. Closest structural analog to APB: country-focused non-profit offering self-help, publications, conferences, and a therapist/community directory — though operating in English and at slightly larger scale.
• National Stuttering Association (NSA): US non-profit serving people who stutter through local chapters, annual conferences, support groups, and resources. Highly comparable mission and chapter-based delivery model, though US-focused and significantly larger.

Regional players

• France Alzheimer: Larger French patient-association non-profit operating in a different disease area but with a structurally similar model: national federation, regional delegates, helpline, public-awareness campaigns, and government (Ministry of Health) partnerships. Useful reference for APB's potential scale and operating complexity.
• Association Suisse Bégaiement (bégaiement.ch): Swiss stuttering association that APB directly engages through its Swiss delegate network (Florence Juillerat-Rochat, Anne Jaquenod Cartier, etc.,). Same mission, smaller-scale and Swiss-only, operating in the geographic area APB partially serves.

Broad incumbents

• Stuttering Foundation of America: Long-established US-based non-profit (1947) focused on stuttering information dissemination, parent/teacher resources, and research support. Comparable mission in stuttering awareness and publications, broader English-language reach.

Others

• Fédération Nationale des Orthophonistes (FNO): French professional association for speech-language pathologists (orthophonistes), who form the bulk of APB's therapist-side constituency. Comparable in being a French NGO in the speech-therapy space, but professional-membership focused rather than patient-focused.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AssociationParoleBegaiement
• Instagraminstagram.co/associationparolebegaiement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/association-parole-begaiement

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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