Conference For African-Americans Who Stutter April 27-28, 2012, NY NY

Dear Friends,

I am pleased to pass on to you this announcement from my colleague Eloise Tyler. I hope that some of you can support her important work.

Best,

Devva

Hi Devva,

Hope all is well.  The Clara Cantrell Clemmons Assistance Center is having its first conference for African-Americans who are challenged with the speech disability of stuttering. This is a nationally focused conference, the first of its kind focusing on how stutter effects the overall quality of life of African-Americans who stutter. It is imperative that this information is distributed and I am therefore asking you and SDS to help. I am also seeking support and looking for conference speakers/participants.

Who should attend this conference?
African-American men and women who stutter
Clergy
Educators
Healthcare providers
Human Service Providers
Psychologists
Social Workers
Sociologists
Speech Pathologists
Journalists and others who desire to gain insight on this often misunderstood disability

See attachments for the conference particulars.

I am also in need of a media arts team who will be willing to tape sessions. The center is financially challenged and volunteers and in-kind donations of services and good are needed and will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Eloise Tyler
African-American Women Who Stutter Project
The Clara Cantrell Clemmons Assistance Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 160
New York, NY 10116
Phone: (718) 777-4397
Toll Free: 1-888-766-1414
Fax: (718) 777-2170
<http://www.clemmonscenter.org/>www.clemmonscenter.org
<mailto:etyler@cclemmonscenter.org>etyler@cclemmonscenter.org

Here is the text of the attached flyer:

 Having Our Voices Heard
A Conference For African-Americans Who Stutter
April 27-28, 2012 * Friday-Saturday * 8:00 A.M.  5:00 P.M.
State University of New York
Empire State College Metropolitan Center
325 Hudson St. (Hudson & Van Dam Streets), New York, NY 10013
(Entrance on Van Dam Street)
Having Our Voices Heard: A Conference For African-Americans Who Stutter is a component of African-American Women Who Stutter Project. This much needed national focused, groundbreaking conference is the first of its kind, focusing on how stuttering effects the overall quality of life of African-Americans who stutter.
The conference will provide African-Americans who stutter the opportunity to come together with the concerned-community of clergy, educators, healthcare providers, human service providers, psychologists, social workers, sociologists, speech pathologists, and others who desire to gain insight on this often misunderstood speech disorder, also breaking the society silence, especially in the African-American community.
African-American Women Who Stutter Project is an initiative of The Clara Cantrell Clemmons Assistance Center. It is designed to bring awareness of African-American women who stutter, to show how stuttering effects their overall quality of life. This project will encompass the gathering, documentation and dissemination of information on African-American women who stutter.
The Clara Cantrell Clemmons Assistance Center, Inc. established in 1993 is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of African-Americans, with a special focus on African-American women. Since its inception the center has provided a variety of services to men, women and children. The founder and CEO is an African-American woman who stutters.
Conference Particulars
Registration Fee: $100.00 * One Day: $75.00 Deadline: April 12, 2012
After April 12th and on site: $125.00 * One Day: $90.00
Contact: Eloise Tyler * (718) 777-4397 * Toll Free: 1-888-766-1414 etyler@cclemmonscenter.org
The Clara Cantrell Clemmons Assistance Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 160 * New York, New York 10116 * Phone: (718) 777-4397 * Fax: (718) 777-2170
E-Mail: AAWWSP@cclemmonscenter.org * Website: www.cclemmonscenter.org


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Committee on Minority Issues in Anthropology, American Anthropological Association
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