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Published: Saturday, 01 November 2014 09:09
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Written by Lisa Wilder
Alexandra and Sam at the check-in table
The 2014 Canadian Stuttering Association Conference took place on October 25. It featured a series of speakers that addressed topics such as current research and treatment directions. People who stutter were also featured speakers, giving personal commentary on their own experiences and perspectives. Attendees enjoyed a lunch and time to socialize and meet people, as well as say hi to old friends.
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Published: Sunday, 28 September 2014 14:20
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Written by Richard Inomata
Norm McEwen at the 2007 CSA conference
Last week, Norm McEwen of Ottawa, a longstanding member of and valued contributor towards the Canadian Stuttering Association, passed away. His good humour, pleasant nature and devotion to the CSA and other causes he believed in will be remembered. We will miss him! Here, Richard Inomata remembers his friend Norm.
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Published: Monday, 30 June 2014 14:17
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Written by Lisa Wilder
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For dates and times, go to the Find a Group page
New Location
North York Civic Centre
5100 Yonge St.
TTC: North York Centre station
North York, ON
Amanda Chen has established a new Toastmasters club, Toastmasters with Targets, for people with speech disfluency to practice applying their targets in public speaking. Targets are techniques that help us to improve and train our brain and speech muscles when speaking. For more info contact Amanda or go to the meetup page.
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Published: Monday, 27 October 2014 20:46
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Written by CSA Admin
The Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research offers the following treatment courses:
Dec. 1-5, 2014 - 5 day refresher
Jan. 12-30, 2015 - 3 week intensive clinic
Feb. 6-8, 2015 - 3 day refresher
The therapy approach used during our intensive and refresher clinics is the Comprehensive Stuttering Program. Clinical staff at ISTAR are familiar with other stuttering treatment approaches and will also develop individualized treatment programs to best suit the needs or our clients as required.
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Published: Saturday, 02 August 2014 03:26
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Written by Lisa Wilder
The Annual Walk/Run event for Stuttering Awareness will be held again in 2014 in Toronto on September 21. This walk is organized by Greg O'Grady to support the grant program of the Speech and Stuttering Institute.
You can help people who stutter get the treatment they need from the Speech and Stuttering Institute, and you'll have fun doing it! You can register right now through the Running Room website.
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Published: Tuesday, 20 May 2014 10:10
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Written by Lisa Wilder
Megan Washington is an award winning Australian singer songwriter who put out her first album in 2010. Originally focusing on jazz music, she now has an indie-pop sound. Recently, during a TedX talk in Sydney, Australia, Megan opened up about her life-long struggle with stuttering.
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