10-21-2001, 06:09 PM | #1 |
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...is International Stuttering Awareness Day. I would like to use this day to make you aware of how unconsciously most of you use one of humanity's great gifts - speech. I would like you to spend a moment to dwell on the 60 million stutterers in the world for whom speech has always been accompanied by the niggling fear of stuttering, who have fought long battles against their problem, sometimes to win - often to lose. Stuttering is not the worst problem there is in the world, but it is very frustrating. Most of you take communication for granted, while for many stutterers speaking is a torture, to be avoided at all costs. Even for those of us who try not to let our disability affect our lives, it is too easy to sometimes say nothing when you could have contributed something, to let the telephone ring instead of answering it, not to speak to a stranger instead of starting a conversation. Ignorance of many people regarding stuttering does not help the problem. Opinions like "stutterers are less intelligent than other people" and "stuttering is contagious" make life harder for we who try to combat our problem, try not to let it influence our decisions and actions. These are several links on which you will find more information about the problem, I ask that you look at them - if only for a moment, while you have nothing to do. The time will not be wasted.
www.nsastutter.org www.stutteringhomepage.com www.stuttersfa.com Famous people who stutter (the list is long!): www.d.umn.edu/~trandol1/laura.htm I do not say this only for me, but for all stutterers who have had their life made difficult by the ignorance of people who do not stutter. I hope to change that, even if the change is small. Thank you for your attention. *steps off soapbox* BTW, it's midnight here so it is already the 22nd.------------------ Sapphire Dragoness of ALSB Waitress at Cloudy's Cafe Guardian of the Temple of Aerie (specialized in GenCon and BG) Magess of Lady Lioness' Court Saint of the SoS Historian of IW Most Illustrious Arch-Magess of the Illuminati Lux omnis est Once Upon A Paper Writer's Forum [This message has been edited by Kaz (edited 10-21-2001).] |
10-21-2001, 06:10 PM | #2 |
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I agree Kaz! We take so many things for granted. Imagine if you had that problem how painful and difficult it would be...
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10-21-2001, 06:13 PM | #4 |
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I agree with you completely
Luckily, for all those stutterers (and everybody else) we use keyboards here. No problems with communication at the Ironworks, thanks to Ziroc's great mind ------------------ The last arrow of Legolas kindled in the air as it flew, and plunged burning into the heart of a great wolf-chieftain. All the others fled. -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings [This message has been edited by Legolas the Elven Archer (edited 10-21-2001).] |
10-21-2001, 06:13 PM | #5 | |
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huh? yeesss.. errr what are you talking about? |
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10-21-2001, 06:17 PM | #6 |
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yes, i agree! speech is such a beautiful thing to have, and shoudlnt be taken for granted. i too have a speech condition, it doesnt have a name yet as it only affects a few people. anyone who has a speech empediment has to work harder, and i think this is a great point! ive never heard those opinions though, but im sure theyre actual opinions of what people think (almost botched that last sentence!). and i'll check out those links as soon as i have time (which is now )
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10-21-2001, 06:24 PM | #7 |
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Hmm, I stutter a little from time to time, but that's mainly because I'm a chatterbox and sometimes stumble over my own enthousiasm to tell something...
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10-21-2001, 06:32 PM | #9 | |
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Kaz, I honestly can't believe that there are people nowadays who think stuttering is contagious (I mean, come ON!) or a sign of stupidity, but I agree we often take it for granted that we can speak freely, and I think it's great there's an International Awareness day for it!! ------------------ Melusine, Sultry Elflet, High Queen of Fluffies, Archbabe of the OHF, LH, HADB and ORT! Your voice is ambrosia Amy Brown Fantasy Art |
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