Virtual Learning

Virtual Learning by The Stuttering Foundation is an online series of free, interactive workshops with a variety of offerings for speech-language pathologists, parents, and individuals who stutter.

The series includes monthly offerings ranging from clinical training opportunities, to parent education, to a platform for people who stutter of all ages to share their stories. Sessions are moderated by many of the world’s leading clinicians, researchers, and self-help advocates — bringing learning and collaboration to you.

Our Stories: A Panel Discussion and Q&A Exploring the Lived-Experience of Stuttering

Moderator: Sara MacIntyre, M.A., CCC-SLP

Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Time: 4-5:30pm ET

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Description: Learning from the lived-experience of those who stutter is critical to understanding stuttering in a comprehensive, multifaceted manner. By better understanding the experience through the lens of those who stutter, we are better equipped to help support those we work with clinically.In honor of National Stuttering Awareness Week, a panel of adults who stutter, from a variety of different backgrounds, will share their stories and delve into what helped support their journeys towards positive change. Panelists: Aidan, Angelica, Christopher, Elaine, and Geneviève will reflect on lessons learned along the way and share insights from their own therapy and support experiences. Panelists will answer questions submitted in advance through registration as well as live viewer questions.

Details:

Target Audience: Adults who Stutter, Teens who Stutter, Speech-Language Pathologists, Parents of Children who Stutter, Graduate Students
There is no fee for this event
*This session is not eligible for CEUs
Please register if available for the live event only. A recording may be available at a later date on our streaming site for a small fee.

Bio: Sara MacIntyre, M.A., CCC-SLP organizes and moderates the Virtual Learning by Stuttering Foundation series as well as the Stuttering Foundation Podcast. She owns YouSpeak, LLC where she provides therapy and consulting services. She teaches as an adjunct instructor at Teachers College, Columbia University, and serves as the One-Day Conference Director for Friends: The National Association of Young People Who Stutter.

CELEBRITY FOCUS

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

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.

Carly Simon

Carly Simon began stuttering severely when she was eight years old.

Bill Walton

From BillWalton.com

Thank you for your interest in my life long problem with my speech and communication skills. I was a very shy and reserved young man who could not speak at all without severely stuttering until I was 28 years old. Always a success in the classroom and on the basketball court, I took refuge in the things that I did well as a youngster. A straight A student, my athletic abilities covered the deficiencies that limited my overall growth and development. The game of basketball was my religion, the gym my church. It was a convenient way of avoiding my responsibilities of developing my human relation skills.

When I was 28, a chance encounter at a social event with Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Glickman completely changed my life in so many ways that things have never been the same since, nor have they ever been better. That day, in a very brief, private conversation (one way, mind you, since I literally could not speak at the time) Marty explained, patiently and concisely, that talking, communicating was a skill not a gift or a birthright and that like any skill, whether it be sports, music, business or whatever, needed to be developed over a lifetime of hard work, discipline, organization and practice. Marty gave me some simple tips that day and then encouraged me to take those keys and apply them to methods of learning that I had received from the special teachers that I had come across in my life, particularly the 6 Hall of Fame basketball coaches that I had played for throughout my career. The beginning of my whole new life was as simple as that. No gimmicks, tricks or shortcuts. Just the realization that with some help, guidance and a lot of hard work that I too could do what seemed so easy, simple and natural to everyone else, yet seemed impossibly out of my reach and comprehension.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.