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 TV: Stammering on BBC's 'One Show' - Tuesday 13th May, 7pm.
The Lidcombe Programme of early stuttering intervention - workshop in Norwich presented by Mary Kingston and Sally Wynne, October.
BSA Scotland committee: nominations invited - are you interested in taking a leading role in BSA Scotland?
www.justgiving.com/ollieminton - sponsor Ollie Minton who is running the St Albans Half Marathon in aid of BSA this June.
City Lit upcoming courses, London - 'Speak more fluently: a follow-up to block modification'.
London Marathon - update on Mark Limbert's run this Sunday, including the BSA meeting point.
'Save 9 out of 10 children from a lifetime of stammering' - YouTube video by BSA's Vice Chair, Leys Geddes.
From the Winter 2007 edition of Speaking Out:
Outdoor Adventure and Stammering
Mothers who stammer wanted! - Are you a mother living with a stammer? Interested in telling your story?
London Open Day - 8th June. Workshops, open mic, plus an opportunity to interact and share. Initial details now available - more to follow.
Justgiving - raise money online for BSA. Let friends, family and colleagues sponsor you easily via debit or credit card.
From the Winter 2007 edition of Speaking Out:
Does ignorance lead to discrimination?
Inside stories of stammering
Levelling the playing field for promotions
Stammering is no joke
Walking tall - on NLP
What works
Stammering knowledge seminar - do you want to learn more about stammering and the work of the BSA?
Link to stuttertalk.com - audio podcasts about stuttering and life.
Link to www.stutter-ed.com - continuing professional education seminars by Mark Onslow.
A royal occasion - Speech therapy at City Lit was recently awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in recognition of its work in adult stammering therapy.
30th Anniversary Gala - Sunday 7th December 2008 - to celebrate BSA being 30 years old this year.
Educational achievement and the child who stammers - stammering need not be a barrier to achievement. BSA's education officer looks at monitoring a child's performance against their ability levels, and at 'School Action'.
In memory of Sandra Stewart (1954 - 2008) - Sandra was Vice Convenor of BSA Scotland for two years, and a leader of the Grampian Stammering Self Help Group.
Link to www.thecommunicationtrust.org.uk - website of the Communication Trust, an organisation which focuses on the children's workforce.
Cardiff Open Day - 20th September. The theme is '"Getting connected". More details to follow.
BSA Scotland Spring Open Day for children and young people who stammer - April 27th in Edinburgh.
Access to Work grants - updated information on funding for electronic fluency devices.
A Person-Centred Focus on Engaging and Dealing with a Stammer - David Woodall is proposing a week long residential group for adults who stammer.
Mark your support - help BSA by sponsoring Mark Limbert in the London Marathon this April. You're also welcome to join us on the day and cheer Mark on.
Electronic fluency devices pages revised.
Free drama workshops for 16-30s in Glasgow - another series of FREE workshops starting March 27th, as a pilot project for BSA Scotland's longer term Outspoken project for young people who stammer.
Link to Pakistan Stammering Association (external site) - support groups in Karachi and Islamabad, and 2008 conference planned.
Cambridge self-help group - new venue and times
Forth Valley Stammering Support Group, Falkirk - new group starting 23rd January.
Nordic Stuttering Seminar - August in Gothenburg, Sweden. The theme is 'See and be' or 'Be seen and heard'.
In conversation with a person who stammers - expanded guidelines on speaking with someone who stammers.
Queen's Prize for City Lit - the Queen's Anniversary Prize has been awarded to City Lit for their internationally recognised work with adults who stammer.
Research in West Midlands - The University of Birmingham is urgently looking for people who stammer from the West Midlands area to participate in an experiment investigating possible sources of stammering.
Link to discussion of two research papers on brain differences in young people who stammer, in Tom Weidig's 'Stuttering Brain' blog.
Update on availability of Access to Work grants for electronic fluency devices.
From the Autumn 2007 edition of Speaking Out:
Army gave support and confidence to communicate
City Lit speech therapy gets top grade
Climbing out of difficulty
Helping tomorrow's therapists help people who stammer
How I called a truce on my war of words
On a hiding to nothing by pretending not to stammer
time2talk music CD - Doncaster Stammering Association (DSA) has launched the first ever CD of music to raise awareness of stammering and its effects. BSA Education Officer Cherry Hughes reports.
'Steps to ease in communication' - NLP workshop by Mike Jones. February 2/3 in Southampton.
'Stammering is no joke' petition - there is now a worldwide campaign against videos of stammering being classified as 'comedy' on YouTube, including an online petition.
Conference call on McGuire Programme - Steve Sheasby will be giving an update on his experience with the course. Any BSA member is welcome to phone in. 8th January.
BSA Scotland Committee update - the 2007-8 Scotland committee.
New DVDs in shop: 'Therapy in Action: The School Age Child who Stutters', and 'Working with pre-schoolers who stutter: Successful Intervention Strategies'.
Volunteers wanted in London or Cambridgeshire area to help with a study of singing and stammering
Fluency Trust Courses 2008 - residential fluency courses in activity centres for 9-13 year olds and 14-17 year olds.
Recording of BBC Radio London interview with Leys Geddes on Jumoké Fashola show, earlier this month.
time2talk music CD - with songs written and performed by children, young people and adults who stammer.
Volunteers wanted for research in Newcastle Upon Tyne/North Tyneside area - Anna Shepherd is looking at the referral process for adult speech therapy.
Wirral speech group - launch of new venue in Birkenhead.
Parents who stammer needed to help with research - UCL are looking for families with young children where one or both parents stammer (or used to stammer) to help with their research.
Results of BSA members consultation - what issues did you think were the most important for BSA and people who stammer?
New in the BSA library:
If you stutter: advice for adults now on DVD
Stuttering for kids, by kids on DVD
Stuttering and Your Child: Help for Parents on DVD
Beat it, Channel 5 film from last June
Implementing the DDA in schools and early years settings, reference only.
BSA Scotland Summer 'Scool was a great success! - funded by BBC Children in Need, intensive course for children who stammer aged 10-14, held in Summer 2007.
'Stammering is no joke' on BBC radio - interviews with BSA Vice Chair Leys Geddes, including new one on Wednesday 3rd Oct, and article on BBC News website about attitudes to people who stammer.
New in the BSA library:
Transcending stuttering: the inside story, DVD
Working with dysfluent children, Stewart & Turnbull, 2007 edn
Mr Jones's rules for the modern man, Dylan Jones
Adult stuttering therapy, DVD of Charles Van Riper
Law, medicine and ethics: essays in honour of Lord Jakobovits, Carrier (ed)
International Stuttering Awareness Day 2007 Online Conference - freely available from 1st October
Manchester self-help group - Rachel Byrne, a Speech and Language Therapist in Manchester, is helping to set up a new self-help group for adults who stammer.
Basildon self-help group - Richard Mann is looking to set up a group in the Basildon area of Essex.
Link to new website of Doncaster group: http://doncaster-stammering-self-help-group.org
'Steps to ease in communication' - workshops with Mike Jones in Southampton, applying concepts of NLP to creating more 'ease' in communication for people who stammer. Also 1-day refresher in London.
www.writecompetition.co.uk - short story competition open exclusively to young people who stammer aged 8 to 17. Also special 'Living with my stammer' award.
From the Summer 2007 edition of Speaking Out:
Diary of using a VoiceAmp device
Relax - and you are more in control
Software for better speech
Some strategies that can be used to stop bullying
What's special about acting?
"Ya Ya You Don't Know M Me..."
Questionnaire on mobile phone usage - Petra Söderling is researching use of mobile phones & services and users' expectations and needs.
Stammering in preschool children - how parents can help - new BSA leaflet, introduction and ten guidelines for parents of preschool children.
Stand up - Speak up! - BSA Scotland at ELSA Youth meeting 2007
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