PROUD Stutter

30/09/2025

Thank you to our sponsors for making our art and film fundraiser possible!

What? A new photo exhibit + a preview of our documentary. There’ll be food, drinks, and coffee. Here’s more info:

When? October 9 at 6pm
Where? Rivian SF (340 Fell)
Who? and Issac Bailey, the main participant in our film.

Get tickets at the LINK IN BIO.

26/09/2025

✨ Meet our emcee for Still Here: Images of Resilience & Memory, the hilarious and brilliant Nina G!

Nina is a comedian, author (Stutterer Interrupted), and speaker whose work has been featured in Variety, NPR, BBC, HuffPost, and more. Her first comedy special is streaming now on Amazon Prime and YouTube, and her album debuted at #1 in Comedy on iTunes and Amazon. 🎉

She’s performed on stages with comedy legends, headlined across the country, and uses humor to change the way we think about disability and speech diversity.

We’re so excited to have Nina bringing her energy and wit as our emcee on October 9! 💜

🎟️ RSVP now : link in bio!

24/09/2025

✨ We are thrilled to announce that Issac Bailey will be a featured speaker at Still Here: Images of Resilience & Memory on October 9!

Issac is the main participant in our upcoming documentary — and this will likely be the only opportunity to meet him in person.

An award-winning journalist, author (My Brother Moochie, Why Didn’t We Riot?), and professor, Issac’s story anchors our film and offers a powerful perspective on race, family, voice, and resilience.

Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to hear from Issac directly. 💜

🎟️ Tickets are limited — link in bio to RSVP!

22/09/2025

We are so excited to announce as a featured speaker at our October 9 event, Still Here: Images of Resilience & Memory! ✨

Dom is the Co-Founder, President & CEO of and New Disabled South Rising, and has spent over a decade organizing in the South to build a more progressive and inclusive future for disabled people.

From rocking stages worldwide with his band A Fragile Tomorrow, to leading major advocacy efforts with Stacey Abrams’ campaign and Fair Fight Action, to writing for outlets like Teen Vogue and The Hill — Dom is a powerhouse voice for disability rights and justice.

We can’t wait for him to share his insights and energy with our community in San Francisco. 💜

🎟️ Get your tickets now via the link in bio!

16/09/2025

🎤 We are beyond honored to welcome James LeBrecht as a featured speaker at Still Here: Images of Resilience & Memory on October 9.

Jim co-directed and co-produced the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp, winner of the Sundance Audience Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Peabody. With over 40 years of experience as a sound designer, filmmaker, and disability rights activist, Jim has reshaped how the world sees disability on screen.

He is also a co-founder of and the , and a proud member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Television Academy Foundation.

We can’t wait for him to join us in conversation about storytelling, disability justice, and building a more inclusive future through film. ✨

Don’t miss it!

LINK IN BIO to register

15/09/2025

💜 Our work is only possible because of the people and organizations who believe in the power of community storytelling. We’re honored to recognize our Community + Supporting Sponsors for the October 9 event.

These partners reflect the heart of our mission: uplifting voices that are too often left out, and standing with us as we bring our film and this movement to life.

Thank you for backing our vision and helping us create a space where art, disability, and justice meet. ✨

🎟️ Join us October 9 for an evening of food, open bar, and powerful stories. Link in bio for tickets!

12/09/2025

✨ We’re thrilled to highlight our Executive Sponsors for Still Here: Images of Resilience & Memory on October 9: , / , and !

Join us for an unforgettable evening of art, film, and community — featuring a photo exhibition, film preview, delicious bites from The Bird, and an open bar. 🍗🍻

This fundraiser supports a film from the creators behind Proud Stutter, an organization dedicated to amplifying speech diversity and building a more inclusive future. 💜

🎟️ Tickets are limited: RSVP now via the link in bio!

24/08/2025

Greetings everyone!

I’m excited to share an upcoming event in San Francisco at Rivian spotlighting filmmakers who stutter and the wider disability film community. Around the world, filmmakers like Ismaele Tortella (Italy), Michael Turner (The Way We Talk), and Adriana Cespedes (Colombia) are reshaping how stuttering and disability are represented on screen.

San Francisco – October 9
Still Here: Images of Resilience and Memory – Community Art & Film Fundraiser
✨ Featuring a photography exhibit, sensory-friendly film activations, and conversations with Jim Lebrecht (Academy Award–nominated director of Crip Camp) and Dom Kelly (co-founder, New Disabled South).

🎟️ Tickets: $50

Proceeds will support my feature documentary about Issac Bailey, a Black journalist who stutters, navigating trauma and resilience across four generations of his family.

Would love to see some of you there and connect with more of the disability community!

Still Here: Images of Resilience and Memory is a public photography exhibition and short film preview celebrating Black life, identity, and intergenerational memory in the rural South. This immersive community event marks the premiere of a powerful new body of work from Bay Area visual artist Jon Ha...

26/03/2025

Survey alert for people who stutter!

I'm collaborating with another nonprofit, AImpower, on a fundraising campaign - the cool thing is you can support Proud Stutter by just completing a survey. AImpower will donate $10 to Proud Stutter for every survey response from a person who stutters. It will take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.

AImpower.org is a nonprofit led by Shaomei Wu, a woman who stutters. She is working on a project to develop a community-centered approach for collecting, sharing, and governing stuttered speech data. Their goal with this survey is to help build more stuttering-friendly speech AI technologies.

Would you be able to fill out the survey today?

SURVEY LINK:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei_8hsC10uJ10vuDluP_GDBCEdtT3TB6fKWRDyyno5CZ7u9Q/viewform

Thank you for participating in this survey. This survey is administrated by AImpower.org in partnership with ProudStutter. Deeply aligned with the mission of ProudStutter, AImpower.org is a stutterer-led nonprofit dedicated to changing the technology landscape and public discourse for stutterers, wi...

21/03/2025

Check out this interview with Deal or No Deal Island contestant Phillip Solomon!

Phillip of Deal or No Deal Island speaks with Maya about stuttering on reality TV. Check out the audio version of this interview here:https://pod.link/158833...

18/03/2025

🎉 Excited to share my conversation with Philip from Deal or No Deal Island!

Learn how he's redefining reality TV and discussing stuttering boldly.

Check out the latest episode of Proud Stutter—live now!

https://pod.link/1588336626