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May 28, 2019

When Fluent Speech Meets Stutter

Fluent Speech: Hi, my name is fluent speech. I flow right out of people's mouths! I have no problems getting out what I need to say! As far as I know, everyone's voice comes out like me. Haven't met anyone different. I wonder what that would be like. Wait. I hear something unusual; never heard this type of talk before.

May 14, 2019

Virtual Learning Launch a Success!

Last week was the launch of Virtual Learning by Stuttering Foundation, a new collaborative online workshop series that will include a variety of topics ranging from: clinical training opportunities, to parent education, to panels of people who stutter of all ages sharing their stories.

May 8, 2019

You

Who can bring awareness of stuttering to their neighborhood? YOU. You can extend a friendly smile, start a nonjudgmental conversation and change someone's life. YOU are the answer.

March 15, 2019

Broken Speech

Br-broken speech makes communication communication difficult. Words do not flow from my mo-mouth perfectly perfectly.

March 8, 2019

Learn How to Celebrate Small Victories

I had people in my life show me and celebrate with me the small victories of stuttering, but how quickly I forgot those lessons and those times.

February 27, 2019

Seashells

Originality can attributed to people who stutter, as each of us are designed differently. We possess various strengths and talents that define us; giving us shape and character.

February 15, 2019

Rachel the Lioness

Rachel, as a child, was very sweet. She always wore a smile with pig tails in her hair. However, she did not have many friends.

February 8, 2019

Stuttering as an Impediment to Driving?

Just when I thought I had seen all the crazy examples of how misunderstood stuttering is, something more outrageous has come along!

February 6, 2019

A Father's Advice

As parents, we want the best for our children. We hope and pray that things will go well for them in all areas of their life.

January 31, 2019

Say Your Name

There are times when phone technology is a blessing because of better service and quality. But the one thing that technology hasn't improved is making phone automated prompts accessible to everyone.

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bob Love

Bob Love has dreamt about being a great public speaker since his early days in Bastrop Louisiana, even though, as a young man, he could barely put two words together, let alone speak a full sentence.

In spite of his severe stuttering disability, Bob Love, the son of a sharecropper, rose to become a Chicago Bulls NBA superstar, whose records were eventually surpassed by Michael Jordan. Throughout his entire athletic career, Bob Love kept his stuttering a secret from the fans who adored him, thinking he could do his “talking” on the basketball court.

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.