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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: Friday, 16 November 2018 11:16
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Written by CSA Admin
For all Fluency Plus graduates, warm up your targets for the holidays! Taking place on December 8 - 9 at the Speech and Stuttering Institute, this is a chance to brush up on the basics, develop new insights, and meet new and old friends. Enjoy a fun weekend to refresh your fluency skills and get ready for the holidays! Early bird registration is before November 21, so don't delay.
For more info, download the flyer and registration form here. You can also This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone Marni Kinder at (416)491-7771 ext 235.
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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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Published: Wednesday, 24 October 2018 23:54
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Written by Eeva Stierwalt and Lisa Wilder
Mary Wood gives the keynote speech at the 2018 CSA conference
Thank you to all of you who attended our 2018 annual conference held in Toronto! One major highlight of the conference was the keynote speech graciously given by Mary Wood. Every sentence was packed with wisdom, meaning, guidance and compassion! You can hear her speech on Daniele Rossi's Stuttering is Cool site here. Enjoy it!
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Published: Monday, 01 October 2018 23:20
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Written by CSA Admin
Members of the Canadian Stuttering Association met up on October 22 to see the awe-inspiring CN Tower in Toronto lit up in sea foam green in honour of International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD)! It was amazing to see our city landmarks commemorating this day. Thank-you Toronto!
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Published: Wednesday, 26 September 2018 09:51
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Written by Shaun Ghulam
My name is Zishan Ghulam, but people call me Shaun as it’s easier to pronounce. I am 35 years old and I am in the 1% of the worlds population who stutters. It runs in my family as my brother also stutters. I had it worse, but believe it or not I am happy I did, because it has taught me so much.
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