Information for businesses and other organisations in relation to people who stammer, both as employees and customers.
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British Stammering Association (Stamma)
The BSA website has stammering resources for employers on Recruiting someone who stammers (stamma.org) and Supporting an employee who stammers (stamma.org), and BSA has a helpline (below).
50 Million Voices
50 Million Voices, www.50millionvoices.org, is an “ambitious global initiative seeking to transform the world of work for people who stutter – and for employers and society too”. They have produced this brilliant video (2:47 mins):
Access / customer service
Making services accessible is my section for businesses, public authorities and other organisations on making adjustments for customers/clients who stammer.
More on employment
On this website
Examples of reasonable adjustments – in recruitment/promotion and also in the job. These are aimed at both employers and people who stammer.
Otherwise, my employment section is primarily aimed at people who stammer, but will hopefully also be useful for employers.
Some employers or professions have stammering networks: see Employment stammering networks.
Occupational health article
In October 2010 an article by me was published in ‘Occupational Health at Work’ journal. You can download it here: Time to talk: Stammering in the workplace (pdf). The journal is published by the At Work Partnership.
Helplines and other sources of advice
Some listings on my Sources of Help and Advice page are relevant for businesses and other organisations, particularly:
- British Stammering Association (Stamma) helpline – stamma.org/get-support/talk-to-us; and
- ACAS Helpline – www.acas.org.uk/contact.
