Vice Chair Deborah Johnston honoured for her work around stammering in higher education
STAMMA Vice Chair Professor Deborah Johnston honoured for her work around stammering in higher education.
Topics: Education
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DECLARATION OF THE RIGHT TO STUTTER
STAMMA have joined 61 other organisations around the world calling for the Right to Stutter on International Stammering Awareness Day. On a day normally flooded with stories about overcoming, STAMMA and other organisations are pushing instead for stammering to be accepted.
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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.
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Opera Singer Rodney Earl Clarke Joins STAMMA's Patrons
Rodney Clarke, a professional opera singer, is the latest addition to STAMMA’s roster of patrons.
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Kirsten Howells to Become Deputy CEO at STAMMA
Kirsten Howells to become Deputy CEO at STAMMA
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STAMMA launches new Advocacy Service
STAMMA's new Advocacy Service helps people who stammer take effective action in the face of discrimination.
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Six-year-old Gabriel and best friend Missy run Manchester marathon in support of STAMMA
Six year old Gabriel Brown and his best friend and classmate Missy Grimes are running in the 1.5 KM Mini Great Manchester Run this Sunday in aid of STAMMA, and its support for parents of children who stammer. Together, they’ve raised a whopping £1,126.
Around 8% of children stammer at some point, leaving parents often unable to know where to turn. Gabriel’s mum Laura, who has raised over 700 -
New STAMMA hire: Comms and Social Media Manager
We are pleased to introduce STAMMA's new Comms and Social Media Manager, Neha Shaji, who joined the team in February.
Neha's experience includes web management and graphic design for publishers and literary organisations including Huza Press, the Devon-based Riptide Journal and Africa Writes. She has also trained as a translator and interpreter, working across German, English and Korean. N -
STAMMA calls out damaging misconceptions in poignant campaign
STAMMA, the British Stammering Association, marks International Stammering Awareness Day on October 22nd with the launch of a new campaign highlighting the many misconceptions those with a stammer experience. Through a stop motion film and a series of out-of-home executions, It’s How We Talk beautifully captures people with a stammer mid-sentence, celebrating each moment while also calling out da
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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.
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25,000 PETITION TO BE DELIVERED TO BBC AND ITV 22ND OCTOBER
Less than half the population can name a character in TV or film who stammers; of those that were able to name someone, most entered either King George VI (The King's Speech) or Arkwright from Open All Hours. This is an indictment of media representation of people who stammer.
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Media Briefing for International Stammering Awareness Day, 22nd October
A briefing for anyone wanting to cover International Stammering Awareness Day, 22nd October. STAMMA are handing in a petition of 25,000 signatures to the BBC and ITV that day calling for representation in the media.
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James Davies - New Patron at STAMMA
The A-listers’ osteopath, James Davies joined STAMMA's illustrious list of Patrons today.
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Nothing to see here - striking billboards from STAMMA
To mark the start of the the international conference STAMMAFest Global in Liverpool 24-28th August, STAMMA have launched a series of hard-hitting billboard adverts in Liverpool, showing people mid-stammer, with the words, 'Nothing to see here, I just have a stammer.'
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GLOBAL CONFERENCE FOR PEOPLE WHO STAMMER A SELL OUT
Ticketing has now closed for STAMMAFest Global, with over 300 delegates expected to attend. Among the discussions taking place will be 'Is there beauty in stammering?', creating change (tackling discrimination) through litigation, and how to encourage employers to create a better working environment. Speakers include Actor and podcaster Scroobius Pip and poet Owen Sheers.
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INTERNATIONAL STAMMERING CONFERENCE LIVERPOOL 24th-28th August: “STAMMAFest Global”
STAMMA are holding an international stammering conference at Liverpool University, 24-28 August. A 5-day extravaganza which incorporates STAMMA’s biennial conference and the International Stuttering Association’s (ISA) World Congress. Speakers include actor and podcaster Scroobius Pip, author Hannah Tovey, Poet Owen Sheers and activist Patrick Campbell.
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Conference for Parents & Children who stammer, 27th August, Liverpool University
Help us to promote free places for children and parents who are Speech and Language Therapy clients living in Liverpool or Sefton. This one day conference aims to give children and teenagers who stammer a chance to connect with others and provide a space for parents of young people who stammer to share their experiences.
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Claire Foy, Joe Biden and Colin Firth triumph at the ‘The Stammies’, the world’s first awards for stammering in film and TV
STAMMA announce Colin Firth and Claire Foy as winners at ‘The Stammies’, the world’s first awards for stammering in film and TV.
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A Global Love Letter to the TV & Film Industry
STAMMA, The British Stammering Association, is urging broadcasters, including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and the BBC, to include people who stammer on the small and silver screen in a love letter on social media, supported by organisations around the world representing those who stammer/stutter.
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How Many Adults Stammer?
STAMMA has been working with J. Scott Yaruss (Professor in Communicative Sciences and Disorders) and his team at Michigan State University on YouGov Polling to ascertain how many people believe they have a stammer. Their latest 2021 polling suggests a figure of 2%.
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