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June 22, 2020
The King Takes the Stage
The world knows David Seidler best for his Oscar-winning screenplay of The King's Speech, a film that earned Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, as well as numerous BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG accolades.
June 12, 2020
Genetic Research Identifies Brain Cell Type Affected in Stuttering
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have now identified a specific brain cell type involved in stuttering.
June 9, 2020
The “Endless Summer” Affects Those Who Stutter
For children who have been at home for weeks now because of the pandemic, the start of summer break has been anything but a vacation.
May 21, 2020
Vegas Station Shines Spotlight on Stuttering
KTNV TV Features Foundation as a Jackpot for Resources
May 19, 2020
Remembering Annie Glenn
Annie Glenn was a longtime spokesperson of The Stuttering Foundation in addition to a stalwart supporter over the years.
May 18, 2020
TV Stations Report on Stuttering Awareness
NBC and Fox affiliates share numerous resources with their viewers.
May 12, 2020
Stuttering Awareness PSA
Watch the Facebook Q&A with SFA President Jane Fraser and film Director Cody Packer, who created a PSA on stuttering.
May 11, 2020
Stuttering Makes Headlines on WACH Fox 57
The Foundation is spreading the word for National Stuttering Awareness Week.
May 10, 2020
WJBF TV Highlights Stuttering
ABC Station Focuses on National Stuttering Awareness Week
May 9, 2020
KAGS TV Reports on NSAW
NBC Station Makes Stuttering a Top Story

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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.

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.

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.

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

John Melendez

He is a talented musician, actor, and comedian. Listen to a podcast.