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My name is Thomas Gambino. I am 6 foot 7, 244 pounds with an unfortunate receding hairline. Currently, I am a first year doctoral student at Rutgers University studying school psychology. Most importantly I am someone who stutters.

In a reception at The Lotos Club, Foundation president Jane Fraser noted, "Finding meaningful employment can be one of the hardest endeavors those who stutter face during their lifetime. For some, starting or running a successful business is both a personal triumph and a necessity."

"Stuttering" is a poem by Dan Pappas that was featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Fall 2015 Newsletter.

Canadian Country music star Shane Yellowbird has topped the Canadian charts, with hits including "Bare Feet on the Blacktop" and "Pickup Truck." Born and raised in Alberta, Canada, Yellowbird was set to follow in his parents footsteps and become a rodeo cowboy until his stuttering changed everything.

For a long time I felt as though my stutter was robbing me of the person I wanted to be; I was the shy girl who didn't really say much, which in today's world is somehow synonymous with not knowing much, and I was always viewed as less capable than others.

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Foundation Expands Reach to International Stuttering Community

Lisbon, Portugal, is one of the oldest cities in the world. But this summer it was also the location for discussing some of the newest research on stuttering.