Stuttering, also known as stammering, is a speech disorder characterized by disruptions in the normal flow of speech, leading to repetitions, prolongations, or blocks of sounds and syllables. It ...

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 ...

This week is San Francisco’s inaugural Stuttering Awareness Week. The annual event, created by a resolution passed by the city’s Board of Supervisors at a meeting Tuesday, is the first of its kind in ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- In her San Francisco home, Maya Chupkov is prepping to interview someone for her podcast. Something she may not have dreamed possible when she was growing up. That's because Maya has ...

Chupkov is executive director and host of Proud Stutter, a stuttering advocacy organization and podcast about shifting the narrative around stuttering. She lives in the Bay Area. Our culture has come ...

The advocate highlights how children bear the brunt of neglect in schools and families, and calls for a legal framework that ...

A sophomore at Clark-Shawnee High School is making a difference in her community by bringing stutter awareness to the middle school. Stuttering Awareness Day is internationally recognized on Oct. 22, ...

Richard Blanco was the first Latin and openly gay poet to read at a presidential inauguration when he read at President Obama’s second inauguration in 2013. Rent continues to skyrocket. How long will ...

WLKY’S ADDIE MINOR SHARES THEIR SPECIAL CONNECTION. AT ZACHARY TAYLOR ELEMENTARY ON TUESDAY. FIFTH GRADER FINNEGAN TAYLOR TOOK THE STAGE TO EDUCATE HER CLASSMATES ABOUT STUTTERING. IT MADE ME FEEL ...