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May 11, 2017
Foundation Celebrates 70 Years
The Stuttering Foundation celebrated its 70th anniversary during a gala in New York City. Among those in attendance was TV news anchor John Stossel.
May 8, 2017
The Stuttering Foundation: Giving a Voice to People Who Stutter for 70 Years
The Stuttering Foundation celebrates its 70^th anniversary this year, marking seven decades as the world’s foremost nonprofit dedicated to helping those who stutter.
May 5, 2017
The Magic Pill and Me
“If you could take a magic pill to get rid of your stutter, would you take it?” Some form of this question inevitably comes up when I talk to a group of people about stuttering. Over the years my response has changed.
May 1, 2017
Erik Weir: Be Grateful and Don’t Be Afraid to Work Hard to Achieve Success
Erik Weir is a successful money manager. But this self-made success story struggled with stuttering, which, along with his faith in God, made him the man he is today.
March 30, 2017
Stuttering Gave Me a Special Affinity Toward Others
My name is Achilleas Souras. I’m 16 years old and I live in Barcelona. Growing up, talking wasn’t always easy for me. Speaking on the phone was hard. There were times when I was mocked and other kids finished my sentences for me.
November 7, 2016
First Workshop for University Faculty
The University of Iowa and the Stuttering Foundation co-sponsored the inaugural University Instructors’ 5 Day Workshop.
October 25, 2016
70th Birthday
The Stuttering Foundation is marking its platinum jubilee in 2017! This will be a year-long celebration that looks back on our 70 years of helping those who stutter.
October 17, 2016
International Stuttering Awareness Day 2016: Advice from Speech-Language Pathologists Around the World
Here is advice about stuttering from speech-language pathologists from around the world.
October 13, 2016
Foundation Reaches 55,000+ Pediatricians
When parents have questions or concerns about the health and development of their children, the first place they often look for advice is from their doctor.
October 11, 2016
Joseph Agnello Remembered
This quote is from Abraham Lincoln and applies to my dad’s last two years, “When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on."

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Emily Blunt

Actress Emily Blunt struggled with stuttering early in her life. A teacher encouraged her to act in a school play at age 12 despite her stuttering.

Blunt’s name is prominently featured on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

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.

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, is well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones has spoken some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.