5 Ways You Can Celebrate Stuttering
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- Category: Personal Commentary
- Published: Tuesday, 24 May 2016 14:07
This month we celebrated National Stuttering Awareness Week, a week dedicated to putting a public focus on stuttering, which affects approximately 1% of Canadians. Knowing that we are all unique and that our stutters are only part of us, but do not define us, is an important move towards celebrating stuttering. But, in addition to this, here are 5 other ways that you can celebrate stuttering, regardless of the week!
One woman who stutters has taken the internet by storm after she was discriminated against and detained at an airport. Why was she detained? Because she stuttered on the words “Costa Rica”. 
First dates, butterflies and wondering when your crush will text you back are enough to make anyone’s head spin. But for someone who stutters, there’s an added layer of personal anxiety. 
From the electrical telegraph, to the rotary dial phone, and now the cellphone, humans have always had a longing and desire to innovate and communicate. But, who would have thought that this technological advancement would be such a terror to a segment of the population?