Are you a former member of Speechmasters of Ottawa the self-help group for people who stutter that was very active in the 1980s and the early 1990s? This was a very large group that met in the Ottawa Rehabïlatation Centre. Marie Poulos was the speech therapist at the Stuttering Treatment Clinic at that time. […]
Author Archives: Tania Kamienski
CONGRATUALTIONS TO THE HALIFAX SUPPORT GROUP AS THEY CELEBRATE SEVEN YEARS
In May the Halifax Support Group for People Who Stutter celebrated their seventh anniversary. Participants enjoyed celebratory snacks and drinks as well as a presentation from Dr. Michael Kiefte, a Dalhousie researcher who is interested in methods to reduce the frequency of stuttering. Lively discussion followed, along with some choral reading to help members with […]
$3629 RAISED FROM THE RACE WEEKEND!
One of the most important events members of OAPWS participate in to raise money for the Marie Poulos Fund is Ottawa’s Annual Race Weekend held at the end of May. This fund enables individuals to attend intensive and semi intensive programs at Ottawa’s Stuttering Treatment Clinic.
OAPWS 1st ANNUAL GARAGE SALE TO BE HELD JUNE 25, 2011
The Ottawa Association of People Who Stutter (OAPWS) will be holding its first annual garage sale on Saturday June 25, 2011 in the west end of Ottawa at 2389 Iris St. The map bellow shows the location just 3 blocks west of Woodroffe and Iris Streets near the corner of Gateway St. The garage sale […]