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  2. How a sports broadcaster became a voice for those who stutter

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    With his many accolades, Ms Fraser said Walton “built a long tradition of helping others” that will reverberate for future generations. “I think that’s his immortality,” she said. NBA ...

  3. Stuttering pride - Wikipedia

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    Stuttering pride (or stammering pride) is a social movement that repositions stuttering as a valuable and respectable way of speaking. [1] The stuttering pride movement challenges the pervasive societal narrative of stuttering as a defect, repositioning stuttering as a form of vocal and linguistic diversity that enriches our language, ideas ...

  4. Telephone phobia - Wikipedia

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    Telephone phobia ( telephonophobia, telephobia, phone phobia) is reluctance or fear of making or taking phone calls, literally, "fear of telephones ". [1] It is considered to be a type of social phobia or social anxiety. [1] It may be compared to glossophobia, in that both arise from having to engage with an audience, and the associated fear of ...

  5. Stutterer (film) - Wikipedia

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    Greenwood, on hold to attempt to deal with his bill problem still, does not respond, fearing to show her he has a stutter. The next day, Greenwood is at his father's home and his father is on the phone arguing with the company about communicating with his son about his bill. Ellie sends another message, sad that Greenwood has not replied.

  6. Stuttering Foundation of America - Wikipedia

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    The Stuttering Foundation of America provides free online resources, services and support to those who stutter and their families, as well as support for research into the causes of stuttering. A 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, The Stuttering Foundation was established by Malcolm Fraser in 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee. [1]

  7. Phone etiquette 101: When it’s rude to be on speaker - AOL

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    Remember to blame the device and not the person. When a call ends due to poor connection, it’s usually best to have the person who lost service reach back out once they gain it again. If you ...

  8. Stuttering in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    There are many references to stuttering (also called stammering) in popular culture. Because of the unusual-sounding speech that is produced, as well as the behaviors and attitudes that accompany a stutter, stuttering has been a subject of scientific interest, curiosity, discrimination, and ridicule. Stuttering was, and essentially still is, a ...

  9. Dial tone - Wikipedia

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    Dial tone. A dial tone ( dialling tone in the UK) is a telephony signal sent by a telephone exchange or private branch exchange (PBX) to a terminating device, such as a telephone, when an off-hook condition is detected. It indicates that the exchange is working and is ready to initiate a telephone call. The tone stops when the first dialed ...