17 Apr 2017
Stuttered Prayers (Ep. 617)
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Christopher Constantino joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his speaking experiences as a person who stutters who is a member of the Secular Franciscan Order of the Catholic church.
Topics include speaking and stuttering when leading prayers and during confession and grace. Constantino and Reitzes consider issues related to spontaneity of speech, stuttering and “controlling” stuttering.
Christopher Constantino, CCC-SLP, is a person who stutters, a StutterTalk host, and a PhD student in Communication Sciences and Disorders at the University of Memphis. Chris is an ASHA certified, Tennessee licensed, speech-language pathologist at Shelby County Schools in Memphis, TN. His research has sought to understand and contextualize the experiences of passing as fluent for people who covertly stutter. Currently he is studying the subjective experience of stuttering, he is interested in defining and measuring the degree to which communication feels spontaneous, regardless of fluency. Chris’s StutterTalk episodes are known for finding common ground between disability rights and speech-language pathology.
6 Jun 2017
NYC Stutters: A one day conference by and for people who stutter (Ep. 618)
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Spring Kwok and Geoffry Gertz join Roisin McManus to reflect on the recent NYC Stutters Conference, a day of workshops by and for people who stutter held on Sunday May 28th, 2017 in Manhattan.
Topics include the joy of re-discovering community, what we can take away from the “stuttering moment”, the importance of creating space for people who stutter to explore and define their own stories, and envisioning where the stuttering community may be in the year 2050. Check out the NYC Stutters program complete with workshops and agenda!
Geoffry Gertz is a designer, artist, educator and creative enthusiast working in the fashion industry for 20+ years. Currently, Geoffry is a design consultant and Adjunct Faculty member at Parsons School of Design teaching fashion and communication.
Spring Kwok is a 22 year old living in New York City. She is a co leader of the Manhattan chapter and works in fashion merchandising. Email her at springckwok@gmail.com if you want a NYC Stutters T-shirt!
Roisin McManus is part of the StutterTalk B-Team. She served on the Planning Committee for the 2017 NYC Stutters Conference with Geoffry, Spring and 11 other New Yorkers. She serves as Adult Programs Chair on the National Stuttering Association Board of Directors and works as a Critical Care Nurse Practitioner.