Some Words From Our Blogger Voon Pang
Hello everyone, my name is Voon Pang and I have been blogging for the Stuttering Foundation since August of this year. I am a Speech Language Pathologist working for the Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust in Auckland, New Zealand.
Czech Republic Celebrates International Stuttering Awareness Day
The ancient Moravian city of Brno in the Czech Republic was the setting for an exciting workshop focusing on stuttering in the days leading up to International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD). The 10th annual conference of the Speech Therapists Association of the Czech Republic was held Friday, Oct. 19, 2012.American Idol Contestant is 'Already a Winner' to Stuttering Community
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571-239-7474MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Jan. 18, 2013) — Stuttering Foundation president Jane Fraser had the following comment about last night's American Idol show featuring Lazaro Arbos, a contestant who stutters:
The Stuttering Foundation: Giving a Voice to People Who Stutter for 65 Years
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Dec. 19, 2012) — The Stuttering Foundation, www.StutteringHelp.org, celebrates its 65th anniversary this year, marking more than six decades as the world’s foremost non-profit dedicated to helping those who stutter.
Bloodstein Presented with Prestigious Malcolm Fraser Award
The 1999 Malcolm Faser Award, which honors excellence in the field of fluency, has been presnted by the Stuttering Founation of America to Oliver Bloodstein, a speech-language pathologist. Bloodstein is a Professor Emeritus of Speech at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York and has served on the school's faculty for almost 50 years.
Quality Journalism Honored
The Stuttering Foundation announced its 2012 Awards for Excellence in Journalism during May. “Journalists in a variety of settings have done an outstanding job of focusing on stuttering during the past year,” said Jane Fraser, president of the 65-year-old nonprofit foundation. “We are seeing a significant shift in how we reach people - not only through newspapers and columnists but also through websites and blogs. We are particularly excited about increased outreach in Canada and within the Spanish speaking community.”
Foundation Releases New DVDs
Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence: Closing the GapDiscussions about evidence-based practice often culminate in claims that there is one best approach to treatment of a particular type of client, or that we lack appropriate evidence or that clinicians lack access to what evidence we have.
Fund-raiser Runs at Full Steam to Make Record Gift to Foundation
Kirk and John Tarver and their Memphis-based Shelby Railroad Services Inc. raised an astonishing $11,000 for the Memphis-based Stuttering Foundation.