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  • Day of Action 26th October

    STAMMA JOIN FORCES WITH STAMMERING PRIDE OVER COFFEE PROTEST

    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.

  • High Flyers: Fundraising Experts Cate Birch, Fiona Stewart and Communications expert Penny East.

    STAMMA Appoints High-Flyers to Support 'Space to Stammer'

    In support of the charity’s ambitious new strategy ‘Space to Stammer’ the organisation has appointed two high flying fundraising experts to their Board of Trustees: Cate Birch, Head of Fundraising at York Minster and Fiona Stewart, Philanthropy Lead at Comic Relief alongside Communications expert Penny East.

  • Roger Pim pictured

    STAMMA Appoints a New Chair

    STAMMA has appointed Roger Pim as its new Chair, who will sit on the Board as Chair Elect until October when Acting Chair Paul Fix will formally hand over the reins. Roger first got involved in the charity in 2004, as a founding Board member of the Scottish Branch of the British Stammering Association (now STAMMA). The vacancy came about when Joanna Gaukroger stood down for health reasons.

  • PETITION CALLS FOR END TO BULLYING OF PEOPLE IN PARLIAMENT WITH DIFFERENCES

    PETITION CALLS FOR END TO BULLYING OF PEOPLE IN PARLIAMENT WITH DIFFERENCES

    A coalition of organisations and individuals has launched a parliamentary petition calling for Parliament to be inclusive of communication differences. The petition calls the current state of parliamentary debate a “febrile environment where people who communicate differently fear they’ll get ripped to shreds.”

  • Hands holding placard reading 'No Diversity Without Disfluency'

    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.

  • STAMMA recommends changes in GP appointment booking systems

    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.

  • Gabriel and Missy. Please do not reproduce photo without permission.

    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

  • Image of STAMMA advert featuring Peter mid-stammer with the words 'I'm  not drunk, I stammer'

    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

  • Hands holding up a placard saying No Diversity Without Disfluency

    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.

  • Arkwright & Granville in Open All Hours

    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.

  • Actor and Podcaster Scroobius Pip is one of the speakers at STAMMAFest Global, Liverpool

    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.

  • Approximately 8% of children will stammer at some point, commonly starting between the ages of 2-5.

    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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