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The Stuttering Foundation of America is a non-profit charitable organization working toward the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Stuttering Foundation was established by Malcolm Fraser, the co-founder of Genuine Parts Company, in 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee〔http://www.thepanamanews.com/pn/v_12/issue_03/community_04.html〕 The Stuttering Foundation provides a toll-free helpline and free online resources including referral services, support and information for people who stutter and their families, as well as research into the causes of stuttering.〔http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shame-on-you-mr-trump-stuttering-foundation-responds-to-negative-comments-121082814.html〕 Today, Malcolm Fraser's daughter, Jane Fraser, is president of the Foundation. In 2007, Fraser was named the Nonprofit Executive of the Year by The NonProfit Times.〔http://www.thenonprofittimes.com/article/detail/npt-executive-of-the-year-jane-fraser-took-on-the-cfc-and-won-2095〕 The Foundation sponsors educational conferences, workshops and symposia,〔http://www.friendswhostutter.org/events.asp〕 and week-long intensive training workshops for speech-language pathologists.〔http://www.longwood.edu/6228_12983.htm〕 ==History== In 1947, Malcolm Fraser, a young man from Memphis, Tennessee, knew about stuttering from personal, often painful experience.〔http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/isad/papers/fraser.html〕 He decided to do what he could to help others who stutter, and met with one of the foremost authorities of the day, Dr. Charles Van Riper, to discuss founding a nonprofit charitable organization. The organization Fraser founded became today's Stuttering Foundation of America. Its goal was to provide the best and most up-to-date information and help available for the prevention of stuttering in young children and the most effective treatment available for teenagers and adults. More than sixty years later, the Stuttering Foundation continues to pursue these same goals, although the tools to accomplish them are more varied and widespread. As it did when Malcolm Fraser turned his dream into reality, the Foundation dedicates itself to the contemporary concerns of all those who stutter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Stuttering Foundation of America」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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