15 Aug 2016
Passing Twice: A Place for LGBTQ People Who Stutter and Their Allies (Ep. 595)
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Bill Collins and Casey Kennedy join Peter Reitzes to discuss Passing Twice: A Place for LGBTQ People Who Stutter and Their Allies.
Many topics are discussed today including the past and present of Passing Twice, what the stuttering community can learn from the LGBTQ community, how the LGBTQ experience has changed for many over past decades, learning from the struggles of those who have come before us and some interesting twists on the “Would you take a pill to cure your stuttering” question. The guests are asked about from Roger Roe‘s excellent chapter on Passing Twice in the StutterTalk book.
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Bill Collins is a person who stutters in Philadelphia, PA. He’s been a member of Passing Twice since 2010 and the National Stuttering Association since 2012.
Casey Kennedy is a person who stutters and a speech-language pathologist in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Kennedy is on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Stuttering Association and is a regular attendee of National Stuttering Association annual conferences. Casey is also gay and is a member of Passing Twice.
22 Aug 2016
Traveling with a Stutter (Ep. 596)
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Jane Fraser and Dr. Joe Klein join Peter Reitzes to discuss ways to manage stuttering when speaking to security and border officials at screening checkpoints.
Topics discussed on air today include advertising stuttering (telling others you stutter), stuttering on purpose, using an ID card for people who stutter (published by the Stuttering Foundation) and allowing stuttering to happen. It is suggested that people who stutter and parents may consider using the Transportation Security Administration’s specific screening lines, available at some airports, for people with disabilities. Doing so may make speaking easier in the moment and is one way to impress upon security screeners that the traveler’s stutter is not indicative of deceit but is simply the way the person speaks.
Ms. Fraser is asked about the creation of the Stuttering Foundation’s new ID card for people who stutter and about Stuttering Foundation resources for people who stutter, professionals and the public.
Jane Fraser is president of The Stuttering Foundation, has run the Foundation for more than 30 years and is co-author of If Your Child Stutters: A Guide for Parents now in its 8th edition.
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.
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