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Don't Leave Home Without It

Have you ever been stopped for speeding or had trouble when questioned coming through airport security? If you have, whether you stutter or not, you know how tough these two situations can be.
University Resources

From materials for the college classroom to resources for the university clinic, the Stuttering Foundation has many options for instructors.
Drawings and Letters Fly In

Check out what landed in our mailbox from kids around the world.
In Their Own Words: Kids Who Stutter Star in Animated Video

In this new video from The Stuttering Foundation, viewers meet other kids who recount how they handle challenges such as teasing, speaking out in class, and teaching others about stuttering.
Meet Cardinal Chomali

Cardinal Fernando Chomali Garib of Chile is not only a person who stutters, but is outspoken about his struggles with stuttering.
Remembering Bobby Sherman

The world received the sad news that former teen idol Bobby Sherman died at the age of 81.
Read Our Summer Magazine

A collection of artwork, letters, and fun for kids by kids.
22 Participants from 8 Countries Attend Workshop on Stuttering

The workshop, Using Cognitive Approaches with People Who Stutter, took place in Boston.
Mitch Guerra Brings Stuttering and Resilience to 'Survivor'

Mitch's appearance on Survivor provided further understanding about stuttering for all who watched, as well as inspiration and hope to those who stutter.
Remembering Roger John Ingham

"Those who worked with Roger found a man with a profound and lifelong passion for his work, which could ignite similar passions in others."

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life's Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA's All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

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.

John Melendez

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

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.

Famous People Who Stutter