DISCUSSION FORUMS

 Discussion forums are groups that you subscribe to. There is no fee to subscribe. At present, several forums are dedicated to the topic of stuttering. When you subscribe to a discussion forum, you will join a group of people interested in stuttering who ask and answer questions, offer suggestions, discuss issues, evaluate therapy programs, etc. Subscribing to a list assumes that you will follow the certain rules of Netiquette as well as the general rules posted by the list owner. After you subscribe to a listserv, you will receive any message sent to that address. You can read them and reply to them (if you choose to), either replying to the entire group of subscribers, or to the individual who posted the message. It is important to remember that if you send a message to listserv@rest.of.address, you are talking to a computer. You write to the computer to subscribe to the group, to review who else is subscribed, to check the archives, to signoff, etc. When you send an email message to the stutt-lists@rest.of.address described below (stut-hlp, stutt-l, stutt-x, sid4, stot-ml, wordfree) you are sending a message to everyone subscribed to that list - probably close to 300 people. You can also search the archives to find past discussions.

Before you ask questions on mailing lists, you will find that

  • Lou Heite's information on Posting Questions on Discussion Forums is very helpful.

  • SID4@LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU is a mailing list for members of the ASHA Special Interest Division 4 on Stuttering and other fluency disorders. Any ASHA member is welcome to join SID4 which will then make them eligible to join the closed mailing list. Subscribing to the mailing list can be accomplished by sending the following message to listserv@listserv.temple.edu subscribe sid4 yourfirstname yourlastname. This message will be automatically forwarded to the list moderator, Robert Quesal

  • STUTT-L@LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU is a forum for the discussion of stuttering. There is a very helpful Frequently Asked Questions about this list, including subscription information. Or you can use the following information - to subscribe, send the following message to listserv@listserv.temple.edu subscribe Stutt-L firstname lastname. The list owner is Russ Hicks. Instructions for leaving the list are available. Some of the archives (former postings) for Stutt-L are also available at List archives at LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU.

  • STUTT-X@ASU.EDU is a forum for the discussion about research of communication disorders, fluency disorders in particular. To subscribe, send the following message to listserv@asu.edu subscribe Stutt-X firstname lastname. The list owner is Donald Mowrer. Step by step instructions on how to subscribe to Stutt-X by Lou Heite. Instructions for leaving the list are also available.

  • BVSS-LIST@BVSS.DE is a German-language list sponsored by the German Stuttering Association (Bundesvereinigung Stotterer-Selbsthilfe), for all people who are interested in stuttering. To subscribe send an empty email to bvss-list-request@bvss.de and type subscribe bvss-list in the subject line. Or you can use this website to subscribe. The list administrator is Ulrich Natke - ulrich@natke.info

  • WORDFREE@LISTSERV.TEMPLE.EDU is a mailing list for young person who stutter. Anyone who stutters and is old enough to use email on a computer but younger than age 20 is welcome. To join send the following message to listserv@listserv.temple.edu sub wordfree firstname lastname.

  • CAPS-NEWS@WEBCON.NET is a mailing list used for open discussion of any aspect of the Canadian Association of People who Stutter (CAPS) organization or of stuttering in general. To subscibe address e-mail to caps-news-request@webcon.net, and type subscribe in the subject line as well as the body. The list maintainer is David Block.

  • STAM-L is a mailing list on stuttering for people speaking Swedish, Norwegian or Danish (these are closely related Scandinavian languages). STAM-L is owned by the Swedish stuttering association ("Sveriges Stamningsf–reningars Riksf–rbund") The administor is Gustaf Liljegren. For subscription information check http://www.stamning.se/lista/

  • ELSA.EUROPE@TELIA.COM is a mailing list in conjunction with the European Year of People with Disabilities (EYPD 2003). ELSA is providing a discussion forum as an opportunity for everybody interested in stuttering to contribute to raising the awareness of stuttering Europewide. During the Year they will provide information, and the opportunity to contribute to raising the awareness of stuttering either through various national stuttering associations, ELSA, the EDF and a public relations company funded by the European Commission to promote the Year. To subscribe, email elsa.europe@telia.com the following message: EYPD Subscribe

    There are several lists and chat forums about stuttering that have been formed on yahoogroups.com that may be of interest to some individuals. Those I know about are listed below. You can subscribe by either using the subscription format on the web addresses provided below or by emailing nameoflist-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

    E-PUBLICATIONS

     Unlike the mailing groups listed above, when you subscribe to an E-Publication, there is no opportunity for discussion. You simply receive a copy of the electronic publication/newsletter that is sent to a list of persons interested in receiving one. There is no fee to subscribe to the e-publications listed on this page.

  • "SPEAKING OUT" E-DIGEST is a electronic digest of the monthly magazine of Canada's Speak Easy Inc. Speak Easy is Canada's national organization for people who stutter. Each month, Speak Easy publishes an electronic digest designed to serve as a companion to Speak Easy's monthly magazine, "Speaking Out." This digest is sent to those requesting it and is emailed prior to the first of each month. It gives brief descriptions of material appearing in the upcoming issue of S/O. This service is free. If anyone would like to receive it, they can request this monthly digest by sending a blank email to speakeasycanada-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

  • Stammering Research Volume 1, Issue 1, a PDF file of the entire online journal from the Psychology Speech Group and the British Stammering Association

    NEWSGROUPS AND BULLETIN BOARDS

    Newsgroups are discussion groups that do not require you to subscribe. You can check in at any time and read what is being discussed. If you wish, you can also post messages. There are thousands of different newsgroups which may or may not be available through your Internet connection. There are several newsgroups which may be of interest to persons who stutter.

  • alt.support.stuttering is a usenet newsgroup about stuttering

  • de.sci.medizin.logopaedie - Diese Newsgroup ist auch fuer das Thema Stottern und Selbsthilfe offen. (may not be available on US newsreaders).

  • alt.org.toastmasters is a newsgroup about Toastmasters International.

  • alt.support.dystonia is a newsgroup for patients to share their experiences with different types of treatments and methods of coping with various types of dystonia, including spasmodic dysphonia.

  • Stuttering Forum

  • Stutteringthoughts.com is an online community for people who stutter using a threaded discussion, web-based format, with focused topics.
  • Parole de bègues, le forum du bégaiement - in French

    PENPAL OPPORTUNITIES
  • E-friends (http://www.stammering.org/selfhelp_e-friends.html) is a one-to-one email list. Email e-friends@stammering.org, and the list co-ordinator David Morris will email you back with more information about the scheme and inviting you to send in some individual details. When you have joined, you receive the email addresses and summaries of other people on the list, and the other people receive yours. It's then up to list members to email whoever they choose.

  • Friendship Center is a free support database for persons who stutter which enables stutterers to share their life stories, then search for other stutterers by age, location, gender, marital status, occupation, religion, or other parameters. Sponsored by Thomas David Kehoe.

  • Primarily for teens - from the Stuttering Home Page

  • For children - from the Stuttering Home Page - posted only through the speech clinician's email account or on a parent's account with permission.

    BLOGS

    The word "blog" is short for "web log" and is "a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies." (Onelook Dictionary). Below are examples of blogs which focus on stuttering.

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