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 in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words, or phrases as well as involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the ...

. 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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