Mastodawn

I am VERY grateful to the three adults walking along the Promenade yesterday afternoon who stepped in and spoke to the Taxi driver to explain that I was on the Promenade and he was in the road on the opposite side of Hove Lagoon. More than I could do #speechimpediment

John 5d ago

NewsletterTF Apr 29

KC Concepcion Selected in NFL Draft First Round Amidst Scrutiny of Speech Impediment

Texas WR KC Concepcion selected in NFL Draft's first round. He faced online mockery for his stutter but used it to inspire others. What happens next?

#KCConcepcion, #NFLDraft, #TexasFootball, #SpeechImpediment, #Inspiration

https://newsletter.tf/kc-concepcion-nfl-draft-first-round-speech-mockery/

NewsletterTF Apr 29

KC Concepcion was picked in the first round of the NFL Draft, a huge step after facing online jokes about his stutter. This is a major win for him.

#KCConcepcion, #NFLDraft, #TexasFootball, #SpeechImpediment, #Inspiration
https://newsletter.tf/kc-concepcion-nfl-draft-first-round-speech-mockery/

KC Concepcion Drafted in NFL First Round Despite Speech Mockery

Texas WR KC Concepcion selected in NFL Draft's first round. He faced online mockery for his stutter but used it to inspire others. What happens next?

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Bi Sasquatch Feb 24

This is me this morning as I broke though the AM fog and worked with my Alexa to set up a routine to remind me to research assistive technology.

Given my name I understand where the confusion comes from though for people with speech impediments working with the voice recognition of AI digital assistants can be frustrating hence the need for alternative input methods such as a computer interface or eye control technology for those with impaired mobility.

The need for accessing these alternative means of inputing commands or making corrections should be taken into account when designing AI ditial assistants.

And yes, I get the irony of creating AI slop art to point out an issue with AI digital assistants 😉

Enjoy your Monday coffee ~ Jim

#AI #DigitalAssistant #AssitiveTechnology #Disabled #SpeechImpediment #EyeControlTechnology

Ewen Bell 📸Jul 19, 2025

I wanna share a story about people having a bad day. Because right now that's more common than it's ever been and some of us need a reminder to just be kind to ourselves.

I have a speech impediment. It's a lifelong thing and it confuses a lot of people when they meet me, mainly because I work so hard to keep it under control. I even have a YouTube channel because that's the level of self-tormenting I subject myself to these days. It has helped me learn to control my speech better.

But it's hard work. Seriously hard work. My brain is working triple time to search of better words, better neural paths, better ways to get words out fast and get myself out of the line-light. Every conversation is immense effort to make myself appear semi normal.

So how bad can it be? On a bad day I cannot even say my name. Yesterday was a bad day.

#BadDays #Stuttering #Stammering #SpeechImpediment

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