Stammering Awareness Day: What's happening?
A round up of events and activities taking place on and around International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD), Wednesday 22nd October.
There's just two weeks to go until ISAD! Our favourite (and busiest) time of the year. Here's a list of what we'll be doing, and details of what you, our supporters, and the wider community are getting up to. Are you doing something? Email editor@stamma.org and tell us all about it.
Our campaign: Phone call nightmares
Phone calls can be a nightmare if you stammer. We want to end that. This International Stammering Awareness Day, we'll be launching our brand new campaign to improve accessibility and increase awareness around callers who stammer.
We've got a cinema advert and a billboard poster going out on the 22nd, so keep your eyes peeled. Help us spread the word by sharing our social media posts. Exciting times!
Family Day 2025, Sheffield
(Saturday 25th October)
We're also putting on an event especially for children who stammer and their families. Family Day is a day of fun, confidence-building activities for ages 5 to 16, as well as talks, Q&As and a chance for parents/carers to meet other parents.
Tickets cost £10 per child and £5 per adult. Book tickets and find out more about Family Day.
ISAD Online Conference
(Throughout October)
The ISAD Online Conference, organised by a group of people from all over the world, returns for its 28th year. Every October, their website is packed with stories, research papers and creative expression, as well as a chance to talk to professionals in the field of stammering.
Their theme this year is 'A diverse stuttering community — meeting challenges with strengths'. Check it out! You can access the ISAD Online Conference throughout the whole of October.
Watch co-organiser McKenzie Jemmett introduce the event below.
Sheffield event: 'Immmperfect Impediment'
(Wednesday 22nd October)
On ISAD evening, the University of Sheffield is putting on a special spoken word poetry/exhibition event hosted by Sipho Eric Ndlovu. Sipho, the former poet laureate at the university, has transformed his personal experience of living with a stammer into an inspiring, interactive and family-friendly performance that blends honesty, humour and powerful storytelling.
'Immmperfect Impediment: My stammering journey' is on Wednesday 22nd October, 6pm-7:30pm at The Sir Frederick Mappin Building, Sheffield. Book tickets and find out more.
North Hertfordshire Support Group's Open Day
(Saturday 25th October)
If you live in or around Herts, join the North Hertfordshire Stammering Support Group for a day of connection, support and empowerment at their first ever open day.
Join Ramesh and the group at Letchworth Library on Saturday 25th October, between 11am and 3pm. See their Eventbrite page for details.
London theatre: Lucifer
(28th October-1st November)
Playwright Roger Goldsmith's autobiographical play 'Lucifer' centres around a negative speaking situation at work and the events that follow. It's showing at the Bread & Roses Theatre, Clapham, 28th October-1st November. For tickets, and for more info, see the Bread & Roses Theatre's website. Read all about it in the article Roger wrote for our site.
STAMMA member Becca Jones says, "In honour of International Stammering Awareness Day, I'm putting together a reel to showcase how my amazing company has made all six of our dental practices more inclusive for patients who stammer". Read all about it in Becca's article.
We'll be adding to this page with everything you're up to, so let us know! Email us at editor@stamma.org with details and we'll share it here.
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