The National Stuttering Awareness Week is an observance in the United States for people who

stutter Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder characterized externally by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses called blocks in which the person who ...

. It was established in 1988, by a President's proclamation as the second week in May in response to the advocacy of the members of the National Stuttering Association.Distinguished Service Award Nomination for the National Stuttering Association
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