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2018 Hiroshima Joint World Congress Slideshow

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Welcome

Event Chair Norimune Kawai

The welcome team

Collaboration chairs of International Fluency Association, International Cluttering Association, and International Stuttering Association

Awardees Jenny Packer and Kirsten Howells IFA's Unsung Hero Award

Awardee John Gomez IFA's Supporter of People with Fluency Disorders Award

Awardee Marie Christine Franken IFA's Knowledge Development and Innovation Award

Awardee Scott Palasik IFA's Supporter of People with Fluency Disorders Award

Chairs of ISA Annie Bradberry and ICA Charley Adams and Susie Cook

Headline sponsors

Hiroshima

Hiroshima Memorial Peace Park

A Bomb Dome Hiroshima

Main auditorium

One World Many Voices

Poster session

Taiko drumming

Dragon Dance

The hero appears

Curtain call

WelcomeEvent Chair Norimune kawaiThe welcome teamCollaboration chairs of International Fluency Association International Cluttering Association and International Stuttering AssociationAwardees Jenny Packer and Kirsten Howells IFA s Unsung Hero AwardAwardee John Gomez IFA s Supporter of People with Fluency Disorders AwardAwardee Marie Christine Franken IFA s Knowledge Development and Innovation AwardAwardee Scott Palasik IFA s Supporter of People with Fluency Disorders AwardChairs of ISA Annie Bradberry and ICA Charley Adams and Susie CookHeadline sponsorsHiroshimaHiroshima Memorial Peace ParkA Bomb Dome HiroshimaMain auditoriumOne World Many VoicesPoster sessionTaiko drummingDragon DanceThe hero appearsCurtain call

Full Text of Fourth World Congress Proceedings Now Available!

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The IFA is pleased to announce the availability of the Proceedings of the Fourth World Congress of Fluency Disorders. IFA members have access to over 500 pages and 80 articles, fully searchable and linked to a table of contents.

Read more: Full Text of Fourth World Congress Proceedings Now Available!

A kid who stutters and his dream: "I want to become a police officer"

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by Dieudonne Nsabimana. Coordinator of the African Stuttering Centre

The purpose of this article is to give you insight into the work we were doing to create positive change in our community . We have been translating education materials on stuttering into the local language with the support of the International Fluency Association (IFA). 

11year-old Bruce is a kid who stutters who lives in a rural area of northern Rwanda, where stuttering is defined by folk myths.

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Lesson from Rwanda: Using Technology to Provide Access to Therapy

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by Dieudonne Nsabimana. Coordinator of the African Stuttering Centre

There are only 2 Speech-language Pathologists (SLPs) in Rwanda for a population of over 11 million people. Using the universally accepted incidence rates of stuttering (1 percent of the population), there are 110.000 people who stutter in Rwanda, resulting in an estimate of 1 SLP for 55.000 people who stutter.  Clearly access to treatment for stuttering is not available to all who need it.

The application of telehealth technologies offers effective solutions to this challenge.  Distance Stuttering Therapy Program Africa (DSTPA) has been developed in Rwanda to deal with this shortfall.

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Stuttering in Africa: From Hopelessness to Recovery

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by Dieudonne Nsabimana. Coordinator of the African Stuttering Centre

The purpose of this article is to shed a light on the challenges that African children who stutter face and to give some insights about our efforts for positive change. And it’s also to thanks the International Fluency Association (IFA).

The students of GITWE elementary school from African rural communities are happy
to receive the booklets on stuttering in the Swahili language, a widely spoken African language

Dieudonne, with young children who stutter living in rural areas, who are happy to read booklets on stuttering in their local language

Students with educational materials on stuttering in Swahili language, a widely spoken African language

Equip NYANZA elementary school libraries in rural areas, the booklets on stuttering

Read more: Stuttering in Africa: From Hopelessness to Recovery