STAMMA celebrates ‘major win’ for stammering representation on BBC Traitors
As Jessie Stride’s journey on BBC game show The Traitors comes to an end, STAMMA celebrates her appearance as a long-overdue victory for stammering representation.
Topics: Media, Communication
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STAMMA makes the Disability Power 100 2023 and scoops award at Big Syn International Film Festival
STAMMA makes this year's Disability Power 100 list, as one of the top Changemaking Organisations in the UK and scoops award at the Big Syn International Film Festival.
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Author Hannah Tovey Joins STAMMA's Roster of Patrons
STAMMA is delighted to announce the appointment of their latest Patron, the bestselling author Hannah Tovey.
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'Would I Lie to You?' - Not so funny
STAMMA responds to a recently aired episode of ‘Would I Lie to You’, in which Lee Mack is seen to mock stammering.
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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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ON A SCREEN NEAR YOU
STAMMA has partnered up with the UK’s best-known cinema advertising contractor Pearl & Dean for a world first, a short film promoting a petition calling for people who stammer to be visibly and authentically portrayed in the media.
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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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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.
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Swipe Right with Stamma this Valentine's Day
National Charity works with Agency VMLY&R to create unique messages of declaration.
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The British Stammering Association Smashes Stereotypes with Stamma Campaign
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.
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Scroobius Pip Becomes Patron of British Stammering Association
Actor, rapper and leading UK podcaster, Scroobius Pip has become the newest Patron of the British Stammering Association (BSA). The creator and owner of Speech Development Records, Pip has been a long-time supporter of the British Stammering Association and was the presenter of the charity’s 2018 BBC Lifeline Appeal.
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British Stammering Association Appoint Kate Dickson as Communications Director
The British Stammering Association (BSA) today announced that Kate Dickson has been appointed Communications Director.
