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August 5, 2018
Remembering Alan Rabinowitz
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Stuttering Foundation Board Member Dr. Alan Rabinowitz.
August 1, 2018
It’s Time for This to Stop
Stuttering is the only disability that people still laugh at — too often in the face of a person struggling to speak fluently.
July 30, 2018
Stuttering in a Fluency World
When I was 18, speech therapist John Seamon, told me, “Don’t let stuttering control you. You control it.”
July 6, 2018
The Stutterer's Apprentice
At just 17 years old, Akiva Splaver wrote his first book, which is already a No. 1 best seller on Amazon.
July 5, 2018
One World, Many Voices
The inaugural Joint World Congress will be held July 13-16, 2018, in Hiroshima, Japan. Be sure to visit the Stuttering Foundation booth!
July 5, 2018
Workshop on Cluttering in Italy
There will be a workshop on cluttering with Yvonne Van Zaalen on Sept. 28-30, 2018, in Turin, Italy.
June 19, 2018
Stuttering Can't Stop You
It all started at the age of 6. My mother thought my speech pattern was due to me mimicking my cousin and brother, who had a stutter, too.
May 30, 2018
Stutter Love
The tale of “Austin and Shelly Forever” sounds like your typical vaguely romantic love story...
May 21, 2018
Remembering Gerry Goffin
The Broadway musical Beautiful: The Carole King Story tells the story of Carole King’s career and songwriting collaboration with husband and lyricist Gerry Goffin.
May 16, 2018
1965: Speech Pathology and Audiology Research Then and Now
This article was written by Dr. Charles Van Riper in 1965. Van Riper's research remains valuable and important to consider more than 50 years later.

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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.

Marilyn Monroe

From Edward S. Herrington's letter to Southcoasttoday.com

I am writing in response to "The importance of voice" (May 29), which mentioned that famous actor James Earl Jones struggled with stuttering. Another famous voice that you cited was the trademark breathy voice of Marilyn Monroe; however, you did not make mention of the fact that Marilyn Monroe also struggled with stuttering at various points in her life, sometimes very painfully.

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.

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.

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, now a running back for The Philadelphia Eagles, made history with the San Diego Chargers 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.

After that game, Sproles was approached more often for interviews, which exacerbated his stuttering. “I had to talk to the media a lot, and once they put a camera in my face that's when it got bad," Sproles said. 'I just had to work on it. I couldn't really stress about it, because that's just me."