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Stuttering Is My Voice: How Speech Therapists Can Empower People Who Stutter

Applying lessons from the neurodiversity movement, Stutterology will lead an engaging session about how speech therapists can make room for stuttering in nuanced ways, how to serve their stuttering clients with advocacy-focused outcomes, and how to respond when a client (or a family member) wants "fluency". And, of course, why it matters.

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This course will be live on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at 3 pm Eastern Time. Replays will follow immediately and will be available through Aug. 15, 2026.

Have you considered that stuttering therapy being one of the most challenging fields for speech therapists is because oftentimes, the ask is both impersonal and impossible? Wouldn't it be beautiful to find ways to honor your clients' voices, stutter and all?

This course equips SLPs to transition from fluency-centric models to neurodiversity-affirming stuttering therapy. Participants will consider their impact, explore trauma-informed responses to client fluency requests, and discuss advocacy-based frameworks. It will also analyze how the social model of disability theory can improve client relations and redefine speech therapy "success".

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Presenters

Ezra Horak
Ezra Horak is the Founder of Stutterology, a platform dedicated to changing the way we think about stuttering through a lived experience and trauma-informed lens. They're also Board Co-Chair and a co-Founder for SPACE (spacetostutter.org), a non-profit for people who stutter (and more!) promoting support and advocacy. Ezra's work is used by educators, SLPs, and professionals.

Learning Objectives

Explain various meanings "fluency" may have to a person who stutters through a lived-experience and trauma-informed lens
Describe how the social model of disability applies to stutter, and how that impacts people who stutter
Develop goals that are individually tailored for individuals who stutter that prioritize communication confidence
Integrate neurodiversity-affirming practices for stuttering into the speech therapy room

Agenda

15 minutes	Lived Experience: Introduction to the importance of this course
10 minutes	Brief Explanation of Medical/Social Model of Disability, and Brief Overview of Neurodiversity-affirming framework
15 minutes	How neurodiversity-affirming movements can apply to stuttering
5 minutes	What does fluency mean to PWS?
10 minutes	How do we create goals that reflect these ideas and frameworks?
5 minutes	Q+A

Disclosures

Financial:	Ezra Horak has no financial relationships to disclose.
Non-Financial:	Ezra Horak has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Content:	Ezra Horak has no additional content information to disclose.

ASHA

This course is offered for .1 ASHA CEUs, Intermediate Level, Professional Area

To earn ASHA CEUs you must complete the courses by viewing them, provide course feedback, pass the exams with a score of 80 or more, provide your ASHA credentials, and confirm submission.

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Summit ASHA Opt In - July '26

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