Where to look for a person who stutters?
March 22, 2015 7:23 PM Subscribe
I am required to find someone with a stutter for a class project and I've exhausted my contacts.
I need to interview someone with a stutter (in person or over skype) and I've asked on facebook and my family/friends and got nowhere, which is unsurprising as I have a small group of contacts. I've also asked my classmates what they're doing but they had relatively good responses with facebook. I've tried looking for online support/forums to post to, but have found limited success finding them, and nothing has come off that so far.
Any and all suggestions welcome. I'm running out of time and getting desperate.
I need to interview someone with a stutter (in person or over skype) and I've asked on facebook and my family/friends and got nowhere, which is unsurprising as I have a small group of contacts. I've also asked my classmates what they're doing but they had relatively good responses with facebook. I've tried looking for online support/forums to post to, but have found limited success finding them, and nothing has come off that so far.
Any and all suggestions welcome. I'm running out of time and getting desperate.
I know a person with a stutter. They are interested in hearing the details. MeMail me if you don't find anyone in person?
posted by stoneandstar at 7:40 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by stoneandstar at 7:40 PM on March 22, 2015 [1 favorite]
Me! I have extensive experience being a part of the stuttering community here in NYC and stutter pretty severely myself. I can also introduce you to about a hundred other people I know personally. MeMail me!
posted by marsbar77 at 7:57 PM on March 22, 2015 [10 favorites]
posted by marsbar77 at 7:57 PM on March 22, 2015 [10 favorites]
Advertise on Craigslist.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 9:14 PM on March 22, 2015
posted by Confess, Fletch at 9:14 PM on March 22, 2015
You could contact Speech and Language practitioners in your area; they work with people who have stutters. Maybe they have a client who'd be willing to help; at the very least they'd be able to mimic a stutter for you and explain its impact on a person's life.
posted by kinetic at 2:46 AM on March 23, 2015
posted by kinetic at 2:46 AM on March 23, 2015
You might contact the folks at SAY. I know they have a roster of adults who stutter and might be able to recommend someone for you. My boss participates and has great things to say about the program.
posted by schroedingersgirl at 3:34 AM on March 23, 2015
posted by schroedingersgirl at 3:34 AM on March 23, 2015
A project that involves beating the bushes for a person with a disability may be in violation of research ethics. Your school should have a person in charge of research integrity. Using humans for a project needs to follow the rules so that the humans are protected. It's your teacher's job to monitor this.
posted by theora55 at 5:43 AM on March 23, 2015 [18 favorites]
posted by theora55 at 5:43 AM on March 23, 2015 [18 favorites]
Memail me. I have a friend/contact who works within the stuttering community and does lots of outreach. I'd be happy to connect you.
posted by xingcat at 6:05 AM on March 23, 2015
posted by xingcat at 6:05 AM on March 23, 2015
IRBs often do not cover things done for class assignments (here's one example), but I would still contact your IRB to ask about this. Or I might ask about it in class: "I am wondering why we don't need ethics board approval for this. In general, doesn't research with human subjects require oversight?" This should be covered in any class where you are doing what would be considered human subjects research if it were conducted outside of a classroom setting.
posted by sockermom at 7:31 AM on March 23, 2015 [7 favorites]
posted by sockermom at 7:31 AM on March 23, 2015 [7 favorites]
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There are three people online, in the forum, right now.
posted by Maxwell_Smart at 7:40 PM on March 22, 2015 [2 favorites]