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  • STAMMAFest GLOBAL OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS

    STAMMAFest Global, combining STAMMA's bienniel conference and the International Stuttering Association World Congress is now taking submissions for their conference in Liverpool, 24-28 August 2022.

  • Mr M Neto v Packaging Automation Ltd & J Thompson

    STAMMA is disappointed in the judgement in this case. Many people who stammer use avoidance techniques to hide or manage their stammer to the point that when they say that they stammer, struggle to talk, they are disbelieved. Future litigants need to demonstrate that the stammer has a significantly adverse on their life and we'd urge them to bring in professional expertise to help them prepare.

  • INTERNATIONAL STAMMERING AWARENESS DAY, ISAD 22nd OCTOBER, STAMMA CAMPAIGN

    A comical film, Not Just One Day,  has gone live on STAMMA social channels. The film follows the inner monologue of someone who doesn’t really believe in petitions, and finds them mostly vague or unrealistic, with the one exception being the new petition from STAMMA, which provides a focused and actionable change.STAMMA, which marks International Stammering Awareness Day on October 22nd with the l

  • 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’.

  • STAMMA SUPPORTS LAUNCH OF BBC STAMMERING NETWORK

    The BBC will launch its Internal Stammering Support Network tomorrow. This follows hard on the footsteps of ‘I Can’t Say My Name’, an acclaimed documentary which aired on March 10th this year, after which its presenter, Felicity Baker, was inundated by messages of support from the public as well as from staff at the Corporation.

  • Combined STAMMA Conference & ISA World Congress 2022 to be held in Liverpool

    STAMMA, the British Stammering Association, are delighted to announce that they will be hosting the 2022 International Stuttering Association (ISA) World Congress in Liverpool. This will be combined with STAMMA’s own biennial conference. The conference will be held on 24th-28th of August 2022 at the University of Liverpool.

  • Jonty Claypole New Patron at STAMMA

    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.

  • Stammering makes BBC news headlines

    ​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.

  • BIDEN: A PRESIDENT WITH A STAMMER

    ​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.

  • Wikimedia Adds Their Voice to Stamma's #FindTheRightWords Campaign

    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

  • Don't Ask How Someone Overcame Their Stammer

    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

  • STAMMERING: EDITORAL GUIDELINES

    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.

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