• Marathon Golfer Raises $2,600

    For the third year, Matthew Sander supported the Stuttering Foundation by raising more than $2,600 in pledges during this year's Hundred Hole Hike, a national golf marathon held each June at Ballyneal Golf Club in Holyoke, Colo. Matt golfed and hiked for more than 14 hours in support of the stuttering community, setting a new personal record of 126 holes.

  • Speak Your Beauty Inspires Generous Lessons

    I graduated from Big Sky High School in Missoula, Montana, last June. Each year the graduating class is required to do a Senior Project with an activity component and a written research paper that relates to the activity field work.

  • 91-Year-Old Encourages Others to Face Fears

    Terror accompanied by waves of nausea occurred when John Gleeson was called to present his five minute speech in Basic English, 7th Grade at Jefferson Junior High School, Long Beach California. You see I am a stutterer. It was in the time of the Great Depression (nothing great about it), my family was dysfunctional, we were on welfare often, and life was very difficult.

  • Popular Workbook Now Available in Polish

    The School-Age Child Who Stutters: Working Effectively with Attitudes and Emotions has been translated into Polish thanks to the tireless efforts of Katarzyna Wesierska.

  • Book Helps Students Open Up

    Addressing students about their stuttering is one of the hardest tasks for me to do. Maybe it is because I am new to the field. I do not have the perfect words to say or a script to memorize. I've learned that you have to approach every student differently. That goes for any child – even those who do not stutter. Nobody is the same. I love that!

  • Shane Garcia: Dance is My Language

    In 2013, reality TV shared with us several talented artists who are also persons who stutter. American Idol's Lazaro Arbos was a huge favorite among our Facebook friends while Harrison Craig of The Voice – Australia came in first place. Today's Q&A Spotlight is on Shane Garcia, a contestant from Florida on Fox's So You Think You Can Dance.

  • "Everytime You Go Away" from the 1980s Still a Hit Today

    As is evident from the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, there is no shortage of U.S.-based singers who have achieved success. Across the pond in the UK, there also seem to be notable entertainers who have used singing to break free of their stuttering bonds. Take British rock performer Paul Young. He was highly successful in the '80s.

  • Catchy Phrase Has Deep Roots for Stuttering Community

    Keep Calm and Carry On. We're sure you've seen it on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter or even Instagram. It's a catchy meme. It seems to be a phrase to which many persons who stutter can relate. Its first appearance wasn't on a Droid RAZR or a Macbook Pro but in London during a time of great panic and uncertainty. And it has deep roots in the stuttering community.

  • Foundation Honors Four Courageous, Inspirational Authors

    To celebrate National Stuttering Awareness Week, May 12-18, the Stuttering Foundation honored four authors whose recent books are widely acclaimed by both critics and readers alike.

  • The Turbulent Life of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

    Rubin "Hurricane" Carter was famous for many things in his life. First, he was a world famous boxer who seemed destined to win the World Middleweight Boxing Championship. After losing a title fight for the championship, he was set to make another attempt for the world crown when he was erroneously arrested and wrongfully convicted for the triple murder of three people in a bar in Paterson, New Jersey in 1966.

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