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Children's book about stuttering illustrates the importance of communicative relationships

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Category: Book Reviews

Published: Wednesday, 25 November 2020 17:59

Written by Lisa Wilder

Jordan Scott is an award winning, world-renowned Canadian poet who has stuttered his whole life. His first book of poetry published in 2006, Silt, won the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. His second body of work, Blert in 2008, directly addresses the experience of stuttering and language. He is also the author of Night & Ox, among other works.

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CSA Podcast: Jordanne Erichsen Interviews Scroobius Pip

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Published: Tuesday, 10 November 2020 16:05

Written by CSA Admin

Scroobius Pip is a British actor and podcaster who has become involved with a campaign to bring awareness to and change attitudes toward stuttering, STAMMA. He narrates a video about changing the way people talk about stuttering that has since gone viral. CSA member Jordanne Erichsen interviewed him recently for CSA's first featured podcast. Listen to it here:

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Canada-Wide Support Group Launches

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Published: Wednesday, 04 November 2020 00:43

Written by CSA Admin

The Canada-wide support group is a monthly virtual support group open to all teens and adults who stutter in Canada, regardless of location. Our intention is to connect people who stutter who may live in rural/remote communities, areas without in-person support groups and those who attend other support groups but would like additional opportunities to meet. If you attend our meetings you are of course welcome to attend other CSA in-person or virtual meetings! Check it out here.

Annual General Meeting

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Published: Wednesday, 04 November 2020 00:26

Written by CSA Admin

CSA is hosting our Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2020 where you will meet the CSA Board of Directors, receive a Financial Report, and hear about our Strategic Plan and other initiatives underway, as well as ask questions!

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Documentary about Stuttering Nominated for Award

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Published: Tuesday, 03 November 2020 16:52

Written by CSA Admin

Getting the Words Out” a short-documentary, has been nominated by the Silver Wave Film Festival.

“Getting the Words Out" recently produced by Director/Producer: Dr. Paul De Decker, Associate Professor, Linguistics Department Memorial University of Newfoundland and his team, as part of a larger research project with the Newfoundland and Labrador Stuttering Association.

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International Stuttering Awareness Day Wrap Up

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Published: Tuesday, 03 November 2020 14:24

Written by Dennis Potharst

The CSA was excited to support a global campaign that sought to raise awareness and change the way we talk about stuttering as we recognized International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD) on October 22.

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