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A free collaborative online workshop for people who stammer & their friends and family, organised by School Of Beatbox, Stop Holding Back and the City Lit.

Pearl writes about connecting with part of her identity she'd never felt before.

If you missed The Big Event, which we organised for International Stammering Awareness Day 2020, read all about it and watch it back here.

Watch two of our Patrons, authors Margaret Drabble and David Mitchell in conversation about the language around stammering.

Patrick argues for introducing new language to change public attitudes and perceptions of stammering.

Last month we shared a poem from Sam, which made him something of a celebrity. But when he saw one headline describe him as a sufferer, Sam and his mum Victoria decided to do something about it.

Happy International Stammering Awareness Day 2020! Find out what's happening.

Certain comments about James's stammer left a mark when he first heard them. But he's since learnt to look at them and respond in a different way, seeing them instead as an opportunity to inform people about stammering.

Can theatre change public attitudes to people who stammer? Catherine set out to explore this with the play 'Unspoken'.

To coincide with our campaign 'Find The Right Words', Louise talks about the power of words and their impact on her.

Phillip argues that for society's attitudes to change, we need to educate people and make them look at their language and reactions to those who stammer.