On Thursday, November 30, U.S. Representatives Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) and Kat Cammack (R-Fl.) announced the Congressional Bipartisan Unified Voices Caucus to advocate for individuals facing communication challenges, with a primary focus on stuttering. Joined by Change & Impact Founder & CEO, and NBA veteran, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, the caucus announcement was followed by a panel of guest speakers who share a variety of expertise in the stuttering community. That panel included Academic & Research Program Director at the Center for Childhood Communication at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Joseph Donaher, Ph.D.; Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Oregon, Jessica Fanning, Ph.D., CCC-SLP; Board-Certified Speech Language Pathologist and Founder of the Chmela Communication Center, Kristin Chmela, M.A. CCC-SLP BCS-F; and the parent of a teenage daughter who stutters, Shaneen Quarles.
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