20 Jun 2016
Not About Me Without Me (Ep. 583)
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Bob Quesal and Joe Klein join Peter Reitzes to respond to Joshua St. Pierre’s criticism of the National Stuttering Association (NSA). Pierre’s criticism stems, in part, from a StutterTalk interview with the NSA’s Chairman, Gerald Maguire, titled The Future of the National Stuttering Association.
Bob, Joe and Peter discuss a number of topics including stuttering, acceptance, treatment, the search for a cure, eugenics, the role of the National Stuttering Association, Did I Stutter?, responses from people who stutter to Josh’s post and much more. In response to Josh’s post and to the work of Did I Stutter?, it is pointed out that the very folks preaching some version of “not about me without me” are perhaps in need of the very same reminder.
Robert Quesal, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor emeritus of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a retired Board Certified Specialist in Fluency and Fluency Disorders.
Joe Klein, Ph.D, CCC-SLP is a person who stutters and an assistant professor in Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Links:
- Barry Yeoman’s keynote address from the Past, Present and Future of Stuttering Conference (video/text)
- Dean William’s A Point of View about Stuttering (abstract/partial view)
- A Tribute to Dean Williams by Robert Quesal
- The Construction of the Disabled Speaker: Locating Stuttering in Disability Studies by Joshua St. Pierrre (full text)
- Stuttering, Activism, Disability, Ableism and Informed Consent (StutterTalk Ep. 483)
- Honest Speech and Stuttering Hospitably (StutterTalk Ep. 488)
21 Jul 2016
Taking the Role of a Person Who Stutters (Ep. 586)
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Marcus Peters joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the importance of taking the role of a person who stutters. Mr. Peter’s attributes this perspective and phrase to Vivian Sisskin.
Mr. Peters is asked about attending his first National Stuttering Association Conference and a workshop which challenged him to consider the terms “disordered” vs “different.” Other language discussed today includes acceptance, empowered, stuttering pride, fixed and broken, uniqueness, pathology and value. Mr. Peters advocates using language to challenge society to think differently about stuttering. When asked about the process of change, Mr. Peter’s responded, “It’s pretty remarkable how we can change and how we can grow when we start to hope and when we start to look at things from a different perspective.”
Marcus is asked about stuttering being a blessing, how being Nigerian-American and a person of color impacts his stuttering experience, his current goal of advertising stuttering and much more.
Marcus Peters is a person who stutters in Dallas, Texas, an Information Systems Analyst, and a member of the Dallas Chapter of the National Stuttering Association. Mr. Peters holds a degree in Economics from the University of Maryland and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas.
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