British Stammering Association

[6] Stamma's patrons are:[7] broadcaster and former MP Ed Balls, former Scotland international rugby captain Kelly Brown, author Jonty Claypole, Dame Margaret Drabble DBE,[8] former MP and MSP John McAllion,[9] David Mitchell, author of Black Swan Green,[10][11][12] actor, rapper and podcaster Scroobius Pip,[13] Arwel Richards,[14] novelist, poet, playwright and presenter Owen Sheers,[15] Jon Smith and Baroness Whitaker.[28] The spring/summer 2012 issue included an interview with the actor Charles Edwards, who played George VI in the West End stage version of the film.Respectable healthcare companies carry out independent trials on large numbers of people, over long periods of time, before claiming any benefit for their products or services.[32] Following a complaint by the association, on 13 July 2011 the Advertising Standards Authority issued an adjudication against a website which said: "Discover how to stop stuttering with stammering cure that works"."[35][36] The association criticised comedian Lenny Henry for his opening sketch for the 2011 Comic Relief, during which he spoofed the film and grew impatient with Colin Firth's portrayal of King George VI as he stammered over his speech.[37] In 2007 the association's then chair, Leys Geddes, strongly protested to the YouTube website about their classifying, as comedy, videos showing people struggling to speak, including three which he said appeared to be "malicious and stereotypical".[38] In May 2012, the association criticised a headline and story on the front page of The Sun mocking newly appointed England football manager Roy Hodgson's rhotacism.[40] Commenting on the media coverage of Ed Balls' stumbling over his response in the House of Commons on 5 December 2012 to the Autumn Statement by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, Norbert Lieckfeldt said: "The experience of a lifetime of stammering gives an edge to a personality, something to rub against, and I'd prefer that over smooth glibness any day.The campaign includes digital advertising and a social media activity, and a video narrated by one of the charity's patrons, Scroobius Pip, who said: Imagine you're 15 and you stammer.The woozy face emoji, with a wavy mouth and a closed eye, was added to Apple's roster in 2018 and is supposed to depict being drunk, dazed, infatuated, or tired and emotional.Stamma logged a complaint with Apple on 16 June and asked for a response, pointing out that stammering can be seen as a disability under the Equality Act 2010, as for many people it can severely impair day-to-day functions and for adults is lifelong.
An advertising board in North London displaying an advert as part of the campaign
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