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Voice and Media
How do we talk about stuttering, aphasia, autism, or Deafhood in our media, arts, and speech therapy?
Voice and Media is a research-creation and knowledge mobilization initiative emerging from a doctoral project on the stigmatization and representation of stuttering. Our mission: to transform media practices around communication differences by equipping professionals in media, arts, and healthcare, and by creating resources accessible to all.
Too often, these realities are framed solely through the lens of pathology. We believe it’s possible—and necessary—to imagine more nuanced, just, and empowering ways of seeing, listening to, and telling these stories.
Our work
Talks, workshops, immersive art, exhibition and performances: an event to explore the richness and diversity of human voices, to represent with care, and to celebrate the diversity of voices.
- The Voice and Media Festival marked our first major public milestone in November 2025: three days bringing together people with lived experience, artists, researchers, clinicians, and professionals from media and cultural sectors. A second edition is being explored for 2027.
- Resources in development: We’re creating awareness tools, practical guides, and educational materials to support inclusive representations of stuttering and other communication differences.
- Participatory action research projects: In collaboration with people with lived experience, we document challenges, co-create solutions, and share what we learn.
News
The first edition of the Voice and Media Festival took place in November 2025, and we’re continuing! This section shares updates on our work: new resources, ongoing collaborations, post-festival reflections, and upcoming projects. Check back often to follow what’s unfolding.
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A Festival as a Calm Haven
A Festival as a Calm Haven My name is Ingrid Verduyckt. I am a researcher and professor in speech-language sciences. I am also a big sister. To explain what this […]
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Why This Festival?
Why this festival? The Voice and Media Festival was born out of a need: a need to better understand, represent, and bring visibility to the experiences of people with communicative […]
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Stuttering on Screen
Stuttering on Screen On May 21, 2025, at the Carrefour des arts et des sciences at Université de Montréal, Stuttering on Screen took place, an evening of film excerpts and […]
Events
Talks, workshops, screenings, launches: we create spaces for dialogue and co-creation around the representation of communication differences. Check this section for our upcoming public events.