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International Stuttering Awareness Day

Every year on October 22, the world pauses to listen a little more patiently. International Stuttering Awareness Day is a day of understanding for the millions of people who stutter, and an invitation for everyone else to slow down, listen fully, and let every voice be heard in its own time.

OCT22

Friday, October 22Every year on October 22

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Roots: Proposed in 1997 by Michael Sugarman, co-founder of the National Stuttering Project; declared in 1998 by the ISA, IFA, and ELSA.
Also on Oct 22: Color Day · Make a Dog’s Day · Nut Day
Hashtag: #InternationalStutteringAwarenessDay

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3 ways to celebrate

WITH FRIENDS

Listen all the way through

Give every speaker your full attention. Wait patiently without interrupting or finishing sentences, and respond to what they said, not how they said it.

IN THE COMMUNITY

Share respectful awareness

Post about International Stuttering Awareness Day and the sea-green ribbon. Help replace myths with facts: stuttering is a speech difference, not a measure of worth.

AT HOME

Learn from people who stutter

Read personal stories and watch talks by advocates, or explore the October online conference resources. Lived experience teaches what textbooks cannot.

Plan ahead

International Stuttering Awareness Day is observed on October 22 every year. Here is where it lands for the next ten years, handy for planners, marketers and party people.

2026Thu, Oct 22this year

2027Fri, Oct 22

2028Sun, Oct 22

2029Mon, Oct 22

2030Tue, Oct 22

2031Wed, Oct 22

2032Fri, Oct 22

2033Sat, Oct 22

2034Sun, Oct 22

2035Mon, Oct 22

2036Wed, Oct 22

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