It’s not uncommon for a person who stammers to have not spoken to another stammerer and for them to feel alone, not understood or even feel that they need to hide their stammer from society. A group of stammerers want to change this and have come together to organise an event focused on celebrating stammering.
Following publication of his book, 'Words Fail Us; In Defence of Disfluency', Jonty Claypole, outgoing Director of BBC Arts, has joined Scroobius Pip, Margaret Drabble, Kelly Brown, David Mitchell and others as Patron of the British Stammering Association.
Organisations representing those who stammer, or stutter, around the world have come together to congratulate Joe Biden on his inauguration. The first President of the United States of America to have a stammer.
Stammering made headline news last night as Stamma member and reporter Felicity Baker made her debut report for BBC News, with an item about stammering and Joe Biden.
The ascendency to one of the most powerful positions in the world by someone with a stammer is historic. Equivalent to seeing the first women President, the first disabled President, the first black President, something to celebrate.
Today, on International Stammering Awareness Day, we are delighted to welcome support from Wikimedia for our 'Find the Right Words Campaign'. We've been working with the agency VMLYR and the community at Wikipedia to edit the entries describing people who stammer, to make the language neutral and less damaging. We have released a short video, with a voiceover by Scroobius Pip, who stammers himse
In advance of International Stammering Awareness Day this Thursday 22nd October, Stamma are asking the media to ask a different question. A video, with a voiceover by Scroobius Pip, illustrates how the organisation worked with the community at Wikipedia to edit misleading language used on the platform to describe those who stammer. These included historical entries like Lewis Carroll, as well as
In the run up to International Stammering Awareness Day, 22nd October, Stamma are delighted to welcome a new Patron, Scottish rugby union coach and former player, Kelly Brown.
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
Ahead of International Stammering Awareness Day Stamma are urging the media and key influencers to help create change and understanding around stammering by avoiding the trap of talking about 'overcoming a stammer'. Stammering is how some people talk.
Stamma scooped three prestigious awards in this years Third Sector Excellence Awards.
Reading resident John Russell won the prestigious award for Volunteer of the Year, following decades of supporting Stamma, The British Stammering Association.
The judges said, “John's passion and dedication are evident here. Such dedication needs recognition and demonstrates the impact that one person can have on such an important cause.”
Jane Powell, Stamma Chief executive said, "These awar