The Voices of People who Stutter: Let them Speak
One per cent of the world's popluation stutter, yet there is often little done to assist people who suffer from stuttering. People who stutter face the challenge of trying to navigate life without the use of fluent speech. This impacts their lives negatively on many levels but particularly in employment and can destroy self esteem. I wish to raise the level of awareness of the difficulities that people who stutter face every time they open their mouths to speak. I wish to talk about what can be done to assist and support people who stutter , how to raise awareness of stuttering in organisations and what can be done to support children who stutter in the education system.
Keywords:
Stutter, Disability, Employment
Stream:
Disability, Health
Presentation Type:
30 minute Paper Presentation in English
Paper:
Voices of People who Stutter, The
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Nick Tunbridge
General Manager, Touchstone Consulting
Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA
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I am a person who stutters and the author of the books The Stutterers Survival Guide, Believe in Yourself and Love your Work . I am the vice president of the Victorian Speak Easy Association a self help support group for people who stutter based in Victoria, Australia. My occupation is the General Manager of Touchstone Consulting , a retained executive search firm based in Melbourne , Australia. I bring the somewhat unique perpsective of being a person who stutters but working on the " front line " of recruitment. I am a strong advocate for people who stutter and try to raise awareness of stuttering in the community. I have been interviewed on television and radio in Australia. I am speaking in the USA in June, 2007 on stuttering and employment.
Ref: D07P0494
