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My Journey from a Student Who Stutters to a Teacher Who Stutters

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Category: Personal Stories

Published: Friday, 30 April 2010 17:14

Written by Scott Kerby

Scott Kerby

When I think of my chosen profession, and how it came to be, I see that being a person with a mild to severe stutter has played an important role in defining who I am and what I chose to do as an occupation. For the past twelve years, I have been teaching in the public school system, and currently, I’m a Special Education teacher at F.H. Collins high school in Whitehorse, Yukon. Before that, I was involved in instructing outdoor education and leadership programs based out of Toronto.

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Stuttering and your career

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Friday, 30 April 2010 17:12

Written by Jaan Pill

Panel Members

This article appeared in the Winter 2009 issue of the CSA Newsletter.

As people who stutter, we face challenges in the community, and in our careers. This article highlights presentations by five panelists at a Stuttering and Your Career workshop at the CSA national stuttering conference in Toronto on August 16-19, 2007. The workshop, chaired by Thomas Klassen, was held on Saturday, August 18, 2007.

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Baby steps to public speaking

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Friday, 30 April 2010 17:08

Written by Daniele Rossi

This article first appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of the CSA newsletter.

I am active in the podcasting community where everyone is encouraged to give presentations at conferences. I was eager to participate since my early days in the podcasting community, but having stuttered all my life, I automatically wrote that idea off as “I could never be able to do that”.

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Saying Farewell to the Role of CSA Coordinator

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Category: Personal Commentary

Published: Friday, 30 April 2010 17:13

Written by Shelli Teshima

This article first appeared in the Fall 2009 issue of the CSA Newsletter

Shelli is a speech pathologist and a person who stutters. She became involved in the CSA to support other people who stutter by sharing her personal experiences, and to be a strong voice for people who stutter in Canada. She lives in Edmonton with her husband, Joe.

Shelli Teshima

Four years ago I was given an opportunity to be the national coordinator of the Canadian Stuttering Association. Upon reflection I realize that I did not know what I would be dealing with as coordinator, or what an impact the position would have on my life.

I thought I would lead a few meetings, send some emails, attend conferences and hopefully inspire others who stuttered to become involved in the CSA. Those would prove to be some of my tasks, but there were so many more duties that came my way and challenged me as a person who stutters.

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If I stutter, what help is out there for me?

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Category: Personal Stories

Published: Friday, 30 April 2010 17:11

Written by Jaan Pill

Jaan PillMany treatment options are available for people who stutter. What follows are my personal opinions on this topic — based on my experiences, which may well differ from your own.My personal views do not represent the views of the Canadian Stuttering Association, of which I’m a co-founder. CSA neither endorses nor rejects any particular approach to dealing with stuttering.

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