Maya is a writer and storyteller whose work is rooted in social justice and narrative shift. As a woman who stutters, she is a stuttering advocate working to shift societal norms around stuttering and the disability community. Maya lives in San Francisco with her sister, fianc\xe9, and doggie.
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0:00-05:39 Intro
05:39-10:28 National Stuttering Awareness week and advocacy\xa0
10:28-13:58 Growing up with a stutter 13:58-17:37 Stuttering in the Workplace17:37- 22:27 Self-acceptance
22:27-25:16 Bullying
25:16- 27:56 Covering speech differences in the classroom
27:56 - 32:51 Mentors in the stuttering community
32:51-37:39 Proud Stutter Podcast\u2019s mission.
37:39 - 45:16 Starting \u2018Proud Stutter\u2019
45:16 - 48:56 Advocating with city resolutions.\xa0
48:56 - 52:01 Uri Schneider and the stuttering community.\xa0
52:01-53:03 Outro
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Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech; creator and host of Transcending Stuttering; and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.
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