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STAMMA

LXCL:STAMMA supports individuals who stammer, providing resources, advocacy, and community to empower them. Our mission is to raise awareness, promote understanding, and improve the lives of those affected by stammering.

Over the last decade, concepts like stammering pride, neurodiversity and the social model of disability have been widely talked about in the stammering community. This has opened the door to people exploring what it means to stammer through art, poetry and music, diversifying stammering culture. Some people who stammer have found these developments vital, some useful and others not helpful at all and even harmful. We will take participants on a tour of the key ideas, events, texts, art and voices which have contributed to these conversations.&nbsp; Whether you&#39;re new to these ideas or looking to deepen your understanding, this workshop offers a space for reflection and discussion. It will offer an opportunity to take stock of the last decade, celebrate, consider ongoing divisions, and explore our hopes and aims as a community for the next decade. This session will be led by Patrick Campbell and Sam Simpson This is part of our series of events for ISAD (International Stammering Awareness Day) 2026 where we celebrate some of the fabulous workshops and sessions from STAMMAFest this summer.&nbsp; Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for people who stammer.&nbsp;

STAMMAFest@Home: Difference not defect: Reflections on a decade of change

Tap into your creative energy! Writing is an imaginative way to share our stories and express ourselves in our own words. How would you describe your voice? What memories (happy or sad) do you have about stuttering? Through metaphors, epistles, and flash narratives, we will give voice to our lived experiences and build community. By looking at some examples, we&#39;ll learn literary techniques, and then write and share our own creative pieces. Everyone is welcome, whether or not they stammer. Everyone has a voice. No previous creative-writing experience is necessary! This session will be led by Adam Giannelli and Bevin Murphy This is part of our series of events for ISAD (International Stammering Awareness Day) 2026 where we celebrate some of the fabulous workshops and sessions from STAMMAFest this summer.&nbsp; Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for people who stammer.

STAMMAFest@Home: Creative Writing

In this workshop we will explore the idea and the challenges of taking personal responsibility for our present and future, irrespective of stigma and of everything that is not in our control. We do not control the fact of our stammer, but we have choice in our attitudes to our stammering, to stigma, and to our own subconscious drives. We can set our goals, define our future, and work with the challenges that our stammering and, especially, our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs about stammering, place in path. This session will be led by Hanan Hurwitz. This is part of our series of events for ISAD (International Stammering Awareness Day) 2026 where we celebrate some of the fabulous workshops and sessions from STAMMAFest this summer.&nbsp; Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for people who stammer.

STAMMAFest@Home: I am Responsible for Building My Tomorrow

We all avoid. Its human thing. So how come some people think when a person experiences stammering they have to be consistently challenging themselves to reduce avoidance, be courageous and consistently grow/ extend a comfort zone.&nbsp; And what to say when some well-meaning person actually leaves you feeling shamed because you decided to have a day off and simply be you while they are busy encouraging you to stop avoiding and be proud because they believe this is the best thing for you.&nbsp; This workshop invites personal reflection, small group discussion and a couple of ideas on how to use compassion and self-kindness to work out when avoidance is serving you, when avoidance is getting in your way and what to say when other people tell you to stop avoiding. This session will be led by Speech and Language Therapist Trish Chilton. As part of this event we ask that people have their cameras on for the safety of the group. This is part of our series of events for ISAD (International Stammering Awareness Day) 2026 where we celebrate some of the fabulous workshops and sessions from STAMMAFest this summer.&nbsp; Every registration to this event will bring us closer to achieving our mission. Together, we can create a brighter, more compassionate world for people who stammer.&nbsp;

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STAMMAFest@Home: Difference not defect: Reflections on a decade of change

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STAMMAFest@Home: Creative Writing

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STAMMAFest@Home: I am Responsible for Building My Tomorrow

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STAMMAFest@Home: Walking with Avoidance

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