by Friends | Dec 21, 2023 | Announcements
This was a year full of support, advocacy, and creativity — here’s our review. Friends in Ohio We kicked off the year with a one-day conference in Ohio, welcoming 15 families and adults who stutter. What a great way to start the year! Life on Delay We...
by Friends | Oct 13, 2023 | Stuttering Awareness
“One Size Does Not Fit All”Sunday, October 22, 2023 October 22nd is International Stuttering Awareness Day! The theme of this year’s ISAD conference is One Size Does NOT Fit All. Let’s come together to celebrate this special day by building...
by Friends | Aug 25, 2023 | Convention Reflections
By Jeff Shames JJJJJerome Ellis presented a unique and moving keynote address at the 26th Annual Friends Convention in Chicago. As someone whose name begins with a J, I admire JJJJJerome for the unique spelling of his name. But I will refer to him here as Jerome. In...
by Friends | Feb 23, 2020 | Reaching Out
by Michael Retzinger Mike, an SLP in Wisconsin, writes to Rachel Szelfi in response to her article in the May issue of Reaching Out about a speech she gave on Martin Luther King Jr. Day about her dream to be able to tell the world about the respect owed to people who...
by Friends | Dec 6, 2013 | Reaching Out
by John Ahlbach I have watched my wife Peggy give birth to our three children, but as one midwife we talked to described the experience for the husband – each time it was like going to a dance and not being able to hear the music. As much as I wanted to know...
