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
Stamma picked up three top honours at the Third Sector Excellence Awards this week.
The charity won the awards for Brand Development, Chair of the Year and Volunteer of the Year at the ceremony, which this year was held online.
The new branding, Stamma, designed by the agency Zag and launched in June 2019, was awarded best brand development. Judges said, "Stamma, the British Stammering Asso
Stamma has been shortlisted in four categories for the Third Sector Excellence Awards 2020
Face coverings can make it difficult for those who block when they stammer to talk, easily hold conversations and be understood, so we’ve been looking at the law.
Over April and May 2020 we sent out a series of surveys to find out about life under lockdown. Thank you to everyone who gave their time to respond. You also gave us great feedback on what you want from Stamma.
We asked parents of children who stammer on our database about their experiences, as well as speech & language therapists (SLTs) about theirs. Finally we asked all our supporters abo
Dated 6th May 2020
Watch our new set of videos for parents whose child has just started stammering.
Over the last month during lockdown we've seen a record number of calls to our helpline from parents looking for information and support for their child who's just started stammering. So we decided to make a set of short videos to help answer some of the most frequent questions parents are ask
Dated 24th April 2020
NHS stammering therapy is now being provided remotely but services are very limited, with some therapists being redeployed to the frontline. Courses have been cancelled and postponed.
With the current restrictions on face-to-face interaction due to the coronavirus, we wanted to explore the impact this is having on stammering therapy services across the UK.
We sent a
National Charity works with Agency VMLY&R to create unique messages of declaration.
Recent survey suggests number is more than double than previously believed as National Charity calls for more representation within the media.
The British Stammering Association (BSA) launches Stamma, a major campaign to reposition stammering as a serious issue and to challenge existing misconceptions of the condition.
National charity expands services of essential helpline. The British Stammering Association Helpline is now free on 0808 802 0002 and open 10am -12 noon and 6pm - 8pm every weekday.
