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From: Pamela Mertz
Date: 01 Oct 2008
Time: 15:11:01 -0500
Remote Name: 163.153.6.145
Great article. I agree that we need to do so much more to educate the general public and raise awareness. I did a couple of YouTube videos at the urging of one of the Stuttertalk.com guys. We need to stutter publicly, to de-mystify the whole thing for those who don't stutter. We need to be willing to put ourselves out there for all the world to see, so others can take in an experience different from their own. I have done a radio interview and a tv segment. It is very empowering. I am also planning to talk to middle school students on 10/22 - to make them aware of what stuttering is, so they won't be so quick to tease and bully, which is epidemic in schools anyway. I want to thank you for sharing this article, and challenging us to dare to show our true selves to the world.