8 1997
The Stuttering Foundation of America, having undergone a name change and huge growth, is 50 years old! The office occupies 2000 square feet at Walnut Grove Road. A staff of 6 run 7 computers, 3 modems, 3 fax machines, 7 phone lines and 2 toll-free numbers, plus shipping books, videos and press releases.
The Memphis office is moved into a bigger, 3,000+ square- foot facility.
The Foundation expands into social media, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and MySpace. Plus, e-mail is used more than ever to share resources.
The catalog and newslet- ters are made into e-reader files so they can be read on a computer screen.
2002
The Foundation celebrates 55 years of helping those who stutter, now with a budget of over $1 million, support for re- search projects, expanded workshops and conferences and two Web sites.
www.StutteringHelp.org www.tartamudez.org
Stuttering gets the royal treatment with the release of the award-winning movie The King’s Speech. The Stut- tering Foundation’s King’s Speech poster is featured on Times Square.
Jane Fraser with actor Colin Firth at a charity gala in London.
a The Foundation’s first New York Gala honored The King’s Speech.
The DVD release of The King’s Speech includes the Stuttering Foundation’s PSA under “special features.”
Get the free mobile app at
http://gettag.mobi
Books are now available for e-readers such as the Kindle. QR codes are placed on brochures, catalogs, and posters to direct readers to additional resources online.
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