New research from STAMMA, UK’s leading stammering charity, reveals how ordering in coffee shops can be a hostile and undignified experience for people who stammer. The report uncovers the pervasive humiliation faced by some people who stammer as they are mimicked, rushed and ignored when attempting to place an order in coffee shops.
STAMMA Vice Chair Professor Deborah Johnston honoured for her work around stammering in higher education.
Today, STAMMA, the UK’s national stammering charity, launched a campaign demanding people who stammer be given space to talk, whether they are ordering a coffee, booking a GP appointment... or returning a coffin.
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.'
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.
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.
National Charity works with Agency VMLY&R to create unique messages of declaration.
We have updated our estimates of the number of people who stammer.
Recent survey suggests number is more than double than previously believed as National Charity calls for more representation within the media.
CEO of British Stammering Association, Jane Powell, explains the new awareness campaign - the largest in the charity's history.