SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It's estimated that more than 79 million people worldwide live with a stutter. In the Bay Area, there's a small but mighty group looking to spread awareness and acceptance of ...

As I sat in a university lecture, my breathing was shallow and fast, my palms sweaty and my heart raced as one-by-one my classmates stood up to speak. This scene played out countless times before but ...

What I remember most about my stutter is not the stupefying vocal paralysis, the pursed eyes or the daily ordeal of gagging on my own speech, sounds ricocheting off the back of my teeth like pennies ...

I was waiting in line at my bank's drive-up service, hoping to make a quick withdrawal. I debated my options: two vacant service lines and one busy one for the ATM. The decision was easy: Wait in the ...

My fondness for words began at a young age, around the same time I developed a stutter. It is odd since I’d just discovered the beauty of the written word only to get inhibited verbally. Noticing this ...

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this started Monday morning when you woke up uh yes so we're in Cleveland this week last week we were in Fort Wayne I mean I know you said you normally get a little stressed at the start of touring ...

(Reuters) - Mel Tillis, who embraced his own speech impediment to become one of Nashville's most celebrated singer-songwriters during a six-decade career in country music, has died at age 85, his ...

He's the voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, but here actor James Earl Jones reveals the secrets of his childhood torment. Close your eyes and listen to the deep, mellifluous tones and ...