Unfolding stuttering: Why working against ableism must be the ethical core of our field

I am Nelly Penttilä, a docent in speech and language pathology, working at Tampere University, Finland. I lead the Kone Foundation–funded research project Did I Stutter?, which examines discrimination, ableism, and everyday inequalities related to stuttering in the Finnish context. Therefore, it was a privilege to open the 15th ISA World Congress for People Who … read more…

The Power Threat Meaning Framework and the mental distress of stammering

I love to be jolted out of the way I see the world. To be given a new lens through which to look at things in the hope of discovering new patterns in the way the world works. I believe that the Power Threat Meaning Framework, the PTMF, offers a useful new way to look … read more…