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Adding New Voices to Our Blog

Beginning this week, we will be adding a few new voices to the Stuttering Foundation blog.

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Remembering Alan Rabinowitz

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Remembering Alan Rabinowitz

Streaming Video

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Streaming Video

2018 Gala

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2018 Gala

Summer 2018 Newsletter

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Summer 2018 Newsletter

NSAW18

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NSAW18

2018 Winter Newsletter

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2018 Winter Newsletter

A Look Back

Vince Vawter, author of "Paperboy," shared his personal messages to individuals who stutter, parents of children who stutter and speech clinicians.

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Workshops

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Workshops

Power of Change

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Power of Change

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.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

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.

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.

Marilyn Monroe

Born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926, Marilyn Monroe, according to Wikipedia, is known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million (equivalent to $2 billion in 2025) by her death in 1962.

Famous People Who Stutter