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| publisher= British Stammering Association website | author= Norbert Lieckfeldt, BSA Chief Executive|date= April 2011|accessdate=15 April 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' reported that the British Stammering Association had branded the sketch as "a gross and disgusting gleefulness at pointing out someone else's misfortune".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a310070/lenny-henry-criticised-for-speech-spoof.html| title=Lenny Henry criticised for 'Speech' spoof | publisher= ''[[Digital Spy]]''| accessdate=21 March 2011 | author=Ryan Love | year=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/3480049/Lenny-Henrys-stammer-joke-is-blasted.html | title=Lenny Henry's stammer joke is blasted| work= [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|''The Sun'']]| accessdate=22 March 2011 | date= 21 March 2011}}</ref> |
| publisher= British Stammering Association website | author= Norbert Lieckfeldt, BSA Chief Executive|date= April 2011|accessdate=15 April 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' reported that the British Stammering Association had branded the sketch as "a gross and disgusting gleefulness at pointing out someone else's misfortune".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a310070/lenny-henry-criticised-for-speech-spoof.html| title=Lenny Henry criticised for 'Speech' spoof | publisher= ''[[Digital Spy]]''| accessdate=21 March 2011 | author=Ryan Love | year=2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/3480049/Lenny-Henrys-stammer-joke-is-blasted.html | title=Lenny Henry's stammer joke is blasted| work= [[The Sun (United Kingdom)|''The Sun'']]| accessdate=22 March 2011 | date= 21 March 2011}}</ref> |
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BSA's chief executive Norbert Lieckfeldt describes stammering as "the hidden disability".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/09/stammering-the-kings-speech| title= Stammering: lost for words| author=Keith Austin| publisher= ''[[The Guardian]]''| date= 9 January 2011 |accessdate=30 May 2011}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Stuttering]] |
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Revision as of 15:08, 30 May 2011
| Abbreviation | BSA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1978 |
| Legal status | charity and membership organisation |
| Purpose | People who stammer |
| Headquarters | London |
| Location | |
Region served | United Kingdom |
Chief Executive | Norbert Lieckfeldt |
Budget | £363,505[1] |
Staff | 9[2] |
| Website | http://stammering.org/ |
The British Stammering Association (BSA), a charity since 1978, is a national membership organisation in the United Kingdom for adults and children who stammer. Based in London, it offers support to all whose lives are affected by stammering, supports research into stammering and aims to raise awareness of the issues surrounding stammering. The Association's Chief Executive is Norbert Lieckfeldt and the Chair is Leys Geddes.
In 2010 the Association produced research showing that children with signs of stammering are more likely to overcome the problem if they receive help before they reach school age.[3]
Between 2004 and 2005 the Association published a research journal, Stammering Research,[4] which was edited by Professor Peter Howell, University College London.[5]
To increase understanding in schools of stammering, the Association has produced an online resource for all teachers and school support staff in England and Scotland. It includes guidance on how to identify children who stammer and strategies on how to support them in both primary and secondary schools.[6]
The Association has campaigned for several years to eradicate misleading advertising claims made by stammering treatment providers. Some claim, for example, that they can 'cure' stammering − but it is not possible to 'cure' a stammer, in the accepted medical sense of the word. Accordingly, the BSA believes such claims not only give false hope to those who stammer − but also give people who don't stammer the false impression that stammering can easily be rectified. 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. The campaign has been conducted by, firstly, encouraging treatment providers who are making doubtful claims to provide supporting data and, if they cannot do so, to moderate those claims; and, secondly, in cases where the treatment provider has not co-operated, the Association has reported their advertisements to the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), who have investigated the claims and, if they prove to be unsupportable, have instructed them to remove the offending advertisement and amend any future claims. As from 1 March 2011, the ASA, and thus the Association, have also been able to act against misleading claims made in editorial copy on websites.
At their last World Congress in Brazil, the International Fluency Association awarded the IFA Consumer Award of Distinction 2009 to the British Stammering Association.
The Association publishes a quarterly magazine, Speaking Out.[7] Most of the articles also go on the Association's website, normally after a few months' delay. The spring 2011 issue includes an article in which BSA member Richard Oerton recalls his own experiences with King George VI's speech therapist Lionel Logue who is featured in the film The King's Speech.[8] In May 2011, the Association published on its website an interview with Neil Swain, voice coach for the film, which will be included in the summer 2011 issue.[9]
The Association criticised comedian Lenny Henry for his opening sketch for the 2011 Comic Relief, during which he spoofed the film The King's Speech and grew impatient with Colin Firth's portrayal of King George VI as he stammered over his speech.[10] The Sun reported that the British Stammering Association had branded the sketch as "a gross and disgusting gleefulness at pointing out someone else's misfortune".[11][12]
BSA's chief executive Norbert Lieckfeldt describes stammering as "the hidden disability".[13]
See also
- Stuttering
- Cluttering
- Stuttering therapy
- International Stuttering Awareness Day
- International Stuttering Association
- European League of Stuttering Associations
- Stuttering Foundation of America
- National Stuttering Association
- The Indian Stammering Association
- Israel Stuttering Association (AMBI)
- The King's Speech
References
- ^ http://stammering.org/BSAaccounts2009.pdf
- ^ http://stammering.org/BSAaccounts2009.pdf
- ^ "Brain disorder is key to a stammer". Daily Mail. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Stammering Research". British Stammering Association. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "Prof Peter Howell: personal profile". University College London. 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ^ "The King's Speech means stammerers understood". The Guardian. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Speaking Out". British Stammering Association.
- ^ "Remembering Lionel Logue". Speaking Out, British Stammering Association. Spring 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "The King's Voice". British Stammering Association. May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Norbert Lieckfeldt, BSA Chief Executive (April 2011). "No relief for children who stammer on Red Nose Day". British Stammering Association website. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ^ Ryan Love (2011). "Lenny Henry criticised for 'Speech' spoof". Digital Spy. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Lenny Henry's stammer joke is blasted". The Sun. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Keith Austin (9 January 2011). "Stammering: lost for words". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
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