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Pictured above: SPACE's film featured in our Celebration of Disability Pride at the Whitney Museum of American Art

S P A C E  Advocacy

When we create a more inclusive world for people who stutter, we create a more inclusive world for everyone.

What are our goals?

- Create high-quality stuttering media 

- Push for changes in the way that society approaches stuttering

- Partner with other organizations  to create real impact.

SPACE Advocacy on the news


Video courtesy of KCRG, originally published at KCRG.com.

What's the need?

- Society struggles to listen and is systemically impatient.

- Stuttering representation is minimal and frequently  inaccurate

- People who stutter often face discrimination and stigma

What have we been up to?

- We partnered with the Whitney Museum and JJJJJerome Ellis to platform stuttering art and artists.

We published an op-Ed in the Vancouver Sun speaking out against the mockery of stuttering. 

- We are leading a coalition speaking  out against Samsung's Impulse App,  Click here to add your name to our open letter!

SPACE is gathering information about negative treatment experienced by people who stutter, which may include discrimination on the basis of a stutter, or denial of a reasonable accommodation.

Such negative treatment may have occurred in the workplace, at school, or anywhere offering services to the public, including medical offices, courthouse buildings, or restaurants. If you or someone you know has experienced such negative treatment, we encourage you to contact aidan@spacetostutter.org and share your story.

We will never disclose your information without your permission. What you share will be used to help SPACE develop its advocacy efforts on behalf of people who stutter.  

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