International Stammering Awareness Day (ISAD) happens on 22nd October every year. Stammering associations, individuals and groups around the world organise events to mark the day and to raise awareness of stuttering.

ISAD online conference 2008: 'Don't be afraid of stuttering'

A once-a-year opportunity to read a wide range of articles from across the world and send questions to the authors. The 2008 conference is freely available on the Stuttering Homepage at www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad11/isadcon11.html.

From 22nd October, discussion is no longer open but the conference (including past discussions) remains available online.

Papers cover a wide variety of topics, and are written by over 60 professionals and people who stammer representing 14 different countries across 5 different continents. Each paper has a threaded discussion page for comments and questions, and authors of the papers can respond.

There is also section called The Professor Is In, for questions about stammering to a group of university professors.

The 2008 conference includes articles by BSA Vice Chair Leys Geddes ('Do We Spend Too Much Time Talking To Ourselves?') and by Doncaster's Bob Adams and Hilary Liddle on the time2talk music CD.

Support and tell people about our BBC Radio 4 Appeal, by author David Mitchell, and listen to the interview with him.

Listen to/buy the time2talk music CD, by children, young people and adults who stammer.

View/listen to the Stammering is no joke video and radio interviews, and sign the petition.

Visit the ISAD online conference above.
Join the BSA telephone link scheme, E-friends email list, or other internet lists.
Ask the BSA office for some helpline posters and put them in your local libraries, community centres or GPs surgeries.
Introduce yourself as a person who stammers, for example when making telephone calls.
Ask the BSA office for a BSA collection box to put in a local shop.
Give a talk on stammering - see Powerpoint presentation.