IET Technology Coffee Morning: Sometimes I s-start to stutter
14 September 2010
Jennie Lee Building Main Ambient Lab Ground Floor
Abstract: Stammering or stuttering is a speech disability that receives little exposure in the media. It affects about one in every hundred children and adults at some point in their lives, and it can have an impact on education, employment, social integration, and the person's mental well-being and self-esteem. The one in a hundred figure equates to 40 to 50 employees of The Open University and possibly 1500-2000 students.
I will discuss my personal experiences as someone who stammers. I'll go on to discuss the valuable work of charities including the British Stammering Association. And I'll touch on the unique challenges a student who stammers may face in a distance learning context. I'll cover my "Top 10 dos and don't if you should meet someone who stammers"! And of course I'll be happy to take questions.
http://freear.org.uk/node/33
http://www.slideshare.net/nfreear/stutter-rotary2010
See TCM 2010 Schedule: http://www.cloudworks.ac.uk/cloudscape/view/2107
See TCM website for past events: http://kn.open.ac.uk/workspace.cfm?wpid=7034
Presenter: Dr Nick Freear (IET)
Clouds in this Cloudscape
Cloudstream
- In conversation with a person who stammers - tips, from the BSA
added to International Stammering Awareness Day, 22 October 2010 by Nick Freear on 22 October 2010 - Bill of Rights & Responsibilities for PWS, International Stuttering Association
added to International Stammering Awareness Day, 22 October 2010 by Nick Freear on 22 October 2010 - Kang C, et al (2010) 'Mutations in the Lysosomal Enzyme–Targeting Pathway and Persistent Stuttering', N Engl J Med; 362:677-685
added to Stammering is no joke by Nick Freear on 14 September 2010 - Donate to the British Stammering Association campaign online
added to Stammering is no joke by Nick Freear on 14 September 2010 - My links about stammering/stuttering
added to Stammering is no joke by Nick Freear on 14 September 2010 - IET Tech.Coffee Schedule 2010
added to Feedback by Lynda Davies on 16 July 2010