Borussia Dortmund Own Goal
STAMMA is deeply concerned by the recent video posted by Borussia Dortmund, then deleted, which used a clip of influencer Jessie Yendle’s stammer as a “transition” into a dance track.
STAMMA is deeply concerned by the recent video posted by Borussia Dortmund, then deleted, which used a clip of influencer Jessie Yendle’s stammer as a “transition” into a dance track.
STAMMA is profoundly disappointed by IPSO’s decision not to uphold our complaint against the Daily Mail. By ruling that the mockery of a speech disability is acceptable under the guise of "satire," the regulator has effectively green-lit the ridicule of the 1% of the population who stammer.
On 22nd October, International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD), STAMMA, alongside some of the Stammering Pride community, are calling for a Day of Action against Starbucks on the 26th of October, urging them to make their ordering process accessible, fair and inclusive.
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.
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.
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.