MISSION
VISION
PILLARS
Our Mission
To improve access to healthcare and expand services and resources for those who stutter.
Our Vision
To change the social stigma of stuttering through awareness, education and empowerment.
Our Pillars
Change & Impact advances its mission through three core pillars: Advocacy, Awareness, and Education. Each pillar is a unique representation that reflects our work and the support of our donors and partners. Together, we are driving meaningful progress for the stuttering community.
Advocacy
Public Support or Recommendation for a Particular Cause or Policy
Advocacy
Knowledge or Perception of a Situation or Fact
Education
The Process of Receiving or Giving Systematic
Instruction
Our Goals
- Share our voice in support of federal and state legislation that would improve speech therapy insurance coverage for stuttering and backs stuttering intervention research.
- Enhance speech therapy education and training for the stuttering community and other industries.
- Explore research funding to expand outcomes data on the efficacy of speech therapy.
- Empower families on how to navigate the healthcare system for speech therapy.
- Work with key stakeholders to establish a standardized definition of stuttering.
- Target efforts towards primary care provider education on speech therapy clinical protocols and referrals.
- Educate insurance carriers on the efficacy and medical need of speech therapy for the stuttering community.