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STAMMA campaign film 'Don't be a knob, don't jump in'

19 October 2023 11:00

STAMMA LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR PEOPLE WHO STAMMER TO BE GIVEN SPACE TO TALK

Today, STAMMA, the UK’s national stammering charity, launched a campaign demanding people who stammer be given space to talk, whether they are ordering a coffee, booking a GP appointment... or returning a coffin.

7 August 2023 13:02

STAMMA recommends changes in GP appointment booking systems

STAMMA, the British Stammering Association, recommends changes in GP appointment booking systems nationwide after a survey showed that phone-only systems and lack of staff training cause people who stammer to face physical and mental distress, delayed appointments, and late diagnoses.

Kirsten Howells (right) with Catherine Woolley, Children & Families Programme Lead at STAMMA, and Peter Just, Head of External Affairs & Influencing at The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists

17 July 2023 15:10

Kirsten Howells to Become Deputy CEO at STAMMA

Kirsten Howells to become Deputy CEO at STAMMA

Hands holding up a placard saying No Diversity Without Disfluency

19 October 2022 17:18

WORLD-WIDE CALL FOR 'THE RIGHT TO STUTTER'

STAMMA has signed a declaration alongside 72 other organisations around the world calling for the right to stutter. International Stammering Awareness Day is usually filled with stories of 'overcoming' one's stammer. This year STAMMA and other countries around the world are calling for the right to stammer to be recognised, accepted and space made for people to talk in the way that they do.

23 July 2021 18:32

APPLE ISSUE IOS UPDATE TO STOP THEIR DEVICES ASSOCIATING WOOZY FACE TO STAMMERING

APPLE issue iOS release to stop their devices prompting a woozy face when the word stammering is typed.

6 July 2021 10:48

Apple Devices Link 'Woozy Face' Emoji to Stammering

STAMMA, the British Stammering Association, have been contacted by hundreds of members who have found that a ‘woozy face’ 🥴 emoji automatically appears on their phone or ipad when typing in the word ‘stammering’.

Lewis Carroll 'Find the Right Words' campaign advertisement

13 October 2020 10:10

STAMMA & WIKIPEDIA TEAM UP TO LAUNCH GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TACKLING THE HARMFUL LANGUAGE AROUND STAMMERING

In the lead up to International Stammering Awareness Day on 22nd October, we have launched a new global campaign in partnership with Wikipedia and VMLY&R. Find the Right Words aims to change public perception and tackle the harmful language around stammering. Watch the film here, featuring Scroobius Pip here : https://youtu.be/DUwPV4hM3eg