Philip Garber Jr., a 16 year old who stutters, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his recent experience concerning his stuttering and treatment by a college professor.
Philip discusses his views on what happened between him and his professor, speaking to the media, what he would say to his professor if she was listening and much more. Mr. Garber discusses possible accommodations a person who stutters may receive in college such as having specific times in class for students to ask questions. Mr. Garber suggests that one possible accommodation is asking a student who stutters to give a presentation on stuttering to the entire class. Philip demonstrates the use of speech tools such as pausing and a soft voice to manage stuttering and explains why such tools are not always easy to use. Towards the end of the episode, Mr. Garber mentions that he cannot support the way the media has demonized his former professor.
Richard Pérez-Peña broke this story (see the two articles below) for the New York Times and was featured on StutterTalk episode 303 to discuss his reporting.
New York Times reporter Richard Pérez-Peña joins Peter Reitzes to discuss the story he has been covering regarding Philip Garber Jr., a 16 year old student who stutters, and his professor, Elizabeth Snyder. Ms. Snyder is reported to have asked Mr. Garber to bring up questions before class and after class “so we do not infringe on other students’ time.”
Mr. Pérez-Peña wrote the two articles below which have received an unprecedented amount of national and international attention.
Welcome to another fantastic StutterTalk B Team episode.
CARYN HERRING and JOEL KORTE of the “Stuttertalk “B Team” interview the very inspirational JODY FULLER who they were able to meet at this past year’s National Stuttering Association (NSA) annual conference. They talk about stuttering in the military, humor in stuttering, the wonderful experience of the NSA annual conference, and much more. B Team co-host ROISIN MCMANUS is away today.
Jody Fuller currently serves as a Captain in the Alabama National Guard, is a public speaker, and comedian. He has served three tour of duties in Iraq. Jody was born and raised in Alabama and is a person who stutters.
Andy Fenwick and Joel Korte join Peter Reitzes to discuss Black Swan Green by the British writer David Mitchell.
Black Swan Green takes place in early 1980s England and is narrated by Jason Taylor, a 13 year old boy who stammers (stutters). One reviewer has referred to Black Swan Green as “Britain’s Catcher in the Rye.” Prominent themes are bullying, being different, divorce and family relationships and underlying all of this is Jason’s stammering.
The author, David Mitchell, is a person who stammers (in Britain, stammering means stuttering). Using the voice of Jason Taylor, Mr. Mitchell has created perhaps the finest fictional account of stuttering , or more to the point, of avoiding stuttering.
Check out this really great blog post titled the Black Swan Green Soundtrack which discusses the music and songs mentioned in the novel.
Andy Fenwick has an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, has published poems & fiction-reviews in numerous literary journals, and is a current contributor of author profiles and novel reviews to Benet’s Reader’s Encyclopedia, 5th edition (Harper Collins).
Joel Korte is a “B Team” co-host, a person who stutters and attends a masters program for Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Minnesota on a part-time basis. He attained his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN in 2007. He currently works as a design engineer for ZVEX Effects, a highly regarded guitar effects pedal company, and is a musician in a Minneapolis based band, Ghost Towns of the West.
Robert Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to answer a listener question on why it seems that speech-language pathologists are trained more in fluency shaping than stuttering modification.
Bob “the Expert” Quesal and Peter share that, like the listener who asked the question, it is their experience that graduate programs in speech-language pathology seem to teach more about fluency shaping than stuttering modification treatment approaches. Bob and Peter discuss the different reasons why some professors may be uncomfortable teaching stuttering modification.
Hayden, Sylvia and Isabel from Camp Our Time join Peter Reitzes and Caryn Herring to share their favorite activities at Camp Our Time, to discuss stuttering, feeling accepted at Camp Our Time and so much more.
This is the third and final episode recorded at Camp Our Time in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Today we speak with three children about Camp Our Time, fun activities, stuttering, making new friends and so much more.
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18 Oct 2011
Stuttering and Accommodations with Philip Garber Jr. (304)
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Philip Garber Jr., a 16 year old who stutters, joins Peter Reitzes to discuss his recent experience concerning his stuttering and treatment by a college professor.
Philip discusses his views on what happened between him and his professor, speaking to the media, what he would say to his professor if she was listening and much more. Mr. Garber discusses possible accommodations a person who stutters may receive in college such as having specific times in class for students to ask questions. Mr. Garber suggests that one possible accommodation is asking a student who stutters to give a presentation on stuttering to the entire class. Philip demonstrates the use of speech tools such as pausing and a soft voice to manage stuttering and explains why such tools are not always easy to use. Towards the end of the episode, Mr. Garber mentions that he cannot support the way the media has demonized his former professor.
Richard Pérez-Peña broke this story (see the two articles below) for the New York Times and was featured on StutterTalk episode 303 to discuss his reporting.