This year’s National Stammering Awareness Day (NSAD) will take place in the Hilton Kilmainham Hotel, Dublin on Saturday 17th October.

The 2015 National Stammering Awareness Day will be in its 9th year and once again it is being kindly sponsored by ‘Speak Soon Communications’ with additional assistance from Irish Stammering Association. Irish McGuire Programme also provide financial support to the event.

Spread the Word – Education, Cooperation, Communication is this year’s theme. This is a great opportunity for all who are interested in stammering to attend and get involved. Family & friends are very welcome. It’s free to attend.

ISA breakout sessions take place for for children (11 a.m.), parents at (1 p.m.) and teens at (2.40 p.m.)

The full schedule is as follows;

10:00 a.m. Welcome – Michael O’Shea & Jonathon Linklater

10:05 a.m. Icebreaker

10:15 a.m. Deirdre McCabe (Person who stutters)

10:30 a.m. Timmy Hammersley (Person who stutters)

10:45 a.m. Ciara Gleeson (Speech and Language Therapist)

11:00 a.m. Tea & coffee break

11:15 a.m. Keynote: Michael Ryan (Chairman, Irish Stammering Association)

11:45 a.m. Cathy Cooling (Person who stutters)

12:00 p.m. Anthony Fowler (Person who stutters)

12:15 p.m. Dominic Sutton (Person who stutters)

12:30 p.m. Keynote: Alan Badmington (Person who stutters)

1:00 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. Ian Hickey (Person who stutters)

2:20 p.m. Keynote: Veronica Lynch (Person who stutters)

2:50 p.m. Keynote: Ciarán Kenny (Speech and Language Therapist)

3:15 p.m. Michael Donnelly (Person who stutters)

3:30 p.m. Jamie Googan (Person who stutters)

3:45 p.m. Keynote: Pamela Mertz (Person who stutters)

4:15 p.m. Open mic

4:25 p.m. Closing comments – Michael O’Shea & Jonathon Linklater

4:30 p.m. Close

Parallel sessions

11:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

Breakout room 2: ISAYiT! drama group facilitated by Gaiety School of Acting

1:00 p.m. – 1.45 p.m.

Main Room: ISA Parent Support Network meeting (all parents welcome)

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Breakout room 2 McGuire Programme information session

2:40 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.

Breakout room 2: ISA teenager session

All talks in main room unless otherwise stated