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Nurse Ben talks about his stammer, changing career, and links between sexual health and stammering.

Face coverings can make it difficult for those who block when they stammer to talk, easily hold conversations and be understood, so we’ve been looking at the law. 

Tony looks back at a varied life which saw him change careers in his 50s to become a barrister, then a judge.

Speech & language therapist Stephanie looks at the debate over the social vs medical model of disability.

Art student Alexander Taylor shares some of his stammering-related work.

Writing from the USA, James shares his current state of mind in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, explaining how all the uncertainty, zoom calls and facemask-wearing is taking its toll on his speech and mental health.

We have been left a generous and very significant legacy by longstanding member Owen Simon, who died in 2018. Read about our plans for it.

Michael Derrig-Adams got into filmmaking after realising carpentry wasn't for him, and wanted his first documentary to be all about his experiences of stammering. He even managed to get Michael Palin to appear. Read about how it went...

Having a covert stammer, Jenny was used to hiding away. Here she explains how meeting others online helped her to transition, and how portraying herself differently built her confidence.

Michael tells us how his passion for football led him into a career coaching children.

Nicole explains how dance and yoga help with her stammer, as well as the challenges of learning a new language.