Bay Area stuttering activists are finding their voices to raise acceptance of verbal diversity

by Olivia Wynkoop, Bay City News May 24, 2023May 23, 2023

Podcaster Maya Chupkov wraps herself in a stuttering awareness flag in the Lower Haight neighborhood of San Francisco on May 10, 2023. One of many who have lived with a speech impediment, Chupkov is actively working to change the public's perception of stuttering and embrace it as another form of diversity. (Olivia Wynkoop/Bay City News)

CALIFORNIA COULD BE the first state in the nation to mark the second week of May as Stuttering Awareness Week.

Over 70 California legislators this month sponsored Assembly Bill 59, which supports the voices of people who stutter and recognizes the societal challenges they run into. The resolution unanimously passed in the Assembly and was on the Senate floor as of Monday.

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