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Better Life with Michal Tzafrir

Listen to this interview with an incredible speech therapist who participated in Camp Dream. Speak. Live. Israel!

First “Stutter Camp” in Mobile aims to give kids confidence in communication

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Happening today, a special camp for kids with speech impediments starts on the campus of the University of South Alabama. “Camp. Dream. Speak. Live.” is aimed at helping kids with the life-long challenge of stuttering.

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“Don’t correct us, and don’t complete our sentences.”

Four children who participated in the first camp of its kind in Israel for children who stutter explain to us how best to behave with them and towards them: “Maybe some of us take a little longer to complete sentences, certainly when we are excited. Wait patiently, you may be surprised by what we have to say.”

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Innovative Camp for Children who Stutter

Innovative camp for children who stammer held for first time at UL

This July saw 27 children from across the region with speech and language difficulties participate in a unique fun-filled and educational camp at University of Limerick designed for children who stammer.

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Bezuidenhout: Golf became ‘an escape’ from reality

Despite dealing with a stutter from an early age, Christiaan Bezuidenhout pushed aside all bullying in order to chase his golf dreams and impact many lives through charity partnership.

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C-Bez Says: PGA Tour golfer shares story, partners with UT Stuttering Center

Christiaan Bezuidenhout, or C-Bez for short, has three important words engraved on his golf clubs: Dream. Speak. Live.

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Austin-Based Center Brings Free Stuttering Support Camp for Kids to El Paso, TX

A camp focused on helping kids and teens who stutter is coming to El Paso, Texas, and the borderland will be home to this first all day camp: CARE for the Borderland.

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Camp aims to empower children, teens who stutter

UC professor brings program developed in Texas to Cincinnati.

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Summer camp for children who stutter helps them become effective communicators

At Camp Dream. Speak. Live., children who stutter, ranging in age from 4 to 15, set up shop on the University of Delaware’s main campus, grabbed the microphone, and proudly shared their name and that they have a stutter, and what they want the world to know about stuttering.

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Beyond Talent: Christiaan Bezuidenhout On The Mindset and Disciplines of Professional Athletes

In the world of sports, talent is abundant but individual greatness is defined by a unique mindset and steadfast discipline. In this series, we go one-on-one with athletes who raise the bar not just in skill, but in mental preparation and routine discipline.

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‘A part of me was crying for freedom’: The people embracing their stutter

Eighty million people around the world have a natural stammer. Krupa Padhy speaks to those who’ve decided to embrace it – and discovers surprising benefits.stuttering.

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University Of Texas Creates New Center On Stuttering With $20 Million Gift From The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundational Athletes

The University of Texas (UT) has received a $20 million grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to establish the Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research.e.

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Falcons owner Arthur Blank awards University of Texas with $20M grant for stuttering center

Blank said he was moved by the work of Dr. Courtney Byrd, a professor at UT and clinical expert in stuttering. Byrd founded and will lead the Blank Center, which is aimed toward making effective treatment accessible to all people.

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University of Texas creates new stuttering center with $20 million grant from Home Depot co-founder

Austin and the University of Texas will soon have the largest center for research and education on stuttering.

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Insights on Culturally Responsive Stuttering Assessment and Treatment

Speech-language pathologists understand the influence of culture on many aspects of communication. We know that with different cultures come different languages—or variations or dialects within a language.

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USA Hosts Stutter Camp

The camp is designed to give kids confidence and safety in communicating effectively

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The true impact of my training with Dr. Byrd can’t be put into words. To be welcomed and mentored within community that is dedicated to service of all people is a constant source of inspiration.

Ariah

Student Researcher & Clinician

As a person who stutters, my clinical training and research support experience with the Blank Center provided me with the insight into all that I felt I needed and all that I wanted to give to other people who stutter. My undergraduate and graduate experience has allowed me to gain the confidence and skills to pursue my dreams.

Kaj

Student Researcher & Clinician

The Blank Center teaches us to be confident in our speech, and we learn not to hate ourselves because of it, and we learn to get stronger.

LaWayne

Camp Dream. Speak. Live. Participant

As a graduate student from Belgium, I had the chance of a lifetime to study with Dr. Byrd. The lessons I gained from the Blank Center profoundly impacted both my professional and personal life. I have since specialized in stuttering and supported programming in Ireland and in Belgium, and hope to one day establish a satellite center in my home country as all persons all around the world are in need of this life-changing CARE.

Bieke

Student Researcher & Clinician

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Take a look at how CARE translates across cultures and backgrounds from the voices of the incredible communities we serve!

Better Life with Michal Tzafrir

First “Stutter Camp” in Mobile aims to give kids confidence in communication

“Don’t correct us, and don’t complete our sentences.”

Innovative camp for children who stammer held for first time at UL

Bezuidenhout: Golf became ‘an escape’ from reality

C-Bez Says: PGA Tour golfer shares story, partners with UT Stuttering Center

Austin-Based Center Brings Free Stuttering Support Camp for Kids to El Paso, TX

Camp aims to empower children, teens who stutter

Summer camp for children who stutter helps them become effective communicators

Beyond Talent: Christiaan Bezuidenhout On The Mindset and Disciplines of Professional Athletes

‘A part of me was crying for freedom’: The people embracing their stutter

University Of Texas Creates New Center On Stuttering With $20 Million Gift From The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundational Athletes

Falcons owner Arthur Blank awards University of Texas with $20M grant for stuttering center

University of Texas creates new stuttering center with $20 million grant from Home Depot co-founder

Insights on Culturally Responsive Stuttering Assessment and Treatment

USA Hosts Stutter Camp

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