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Category: Research
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Published: Wednesday, 12 December 2018 01:57
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Written by CSA Admin
The Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR), part of the University of Alberta in Edmonton, is conducting a research study involving the changing facial movements of people who stutter while they are talking. Torrey Loucks, a professor at U of A, is the lead researcher, and says his work could shed light on potential treatments for stuttering. This study started in June 2018 and will be going on until October 2019.
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Category: News Items
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Published: Tuesday, 04 December 2018 11:34
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Written by Lisa Wilder
Sports journalist and frequent CSA contributor Ryan Cowley has been featured in a CBC article and interviewed for CBC radio about his job covering sports as a person who stutters. Recently Ryan experienced one of the highlights of his career when he covered the 2018 induction ceremony at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
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Category: News Items
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Published: Tuesday, 04 December 2018 02:38
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Written by CSA Admin
The University of Ottawa Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology program is looking for people who stutter to participate in a research project. Graduate students Cynthia Rochon and Shannel Champion will be getting a first-hand account from people who stutter about their communication experiences.
The methodology they will be using is called "Photovoice" in which individuals take pictures to best represent experiences with certain situations. Ottawa SLP Caroline Bredeson is a co-supervisor on the project.
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Category: Personal Stories
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Published: Friday, 30 November 2018 11:27
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Written by Ryan Cowley
Of the approximately one percent of the world adult population who stutters, among them is Dave Taylor, former captain — and later general manager — of the Los Angeles Kings. He worked his way from the nickel mines of Levack, Ontario, to forge an illustrious 17-year playing career before embarking on a successful career as an NHL executive.
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Published: Friday, 16 November 2018 23:11
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Written by CSA Admin
Materials from the 2018 CSA Conference on October 20 are now available for download. You can read the text of Mary Wood's moving keynote speech. Casey Kennedy and Anna Huynh's workshop on financial support for disability has useful pages for download. Also, David Stones' popular workshop on Neuroplasticity: Speech Workouts to Reshape Neural Pathways, Remap Your Cortex, and Improve Fluency features a handout of research papers and information on the topic. You can access these pdfs here.
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Published: Sunday, 11 November 2018 13:44
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Written by Greg O'Grady
Event organizers at the Walk & Run fundraiser in St. John's.
The 2018 7th Annual “A Million Things I Need to Say” 1K/5K Walk & Run for Stuttering Awareness and Fundraiser in support of the Speech and Stuttering Institute in Toronto raised over $21,000! For the first time, the same walk took place in St. John's, NL on September 29 to support The Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists, and raised over $3,000.
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