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From: Mike Hughes
Date: 10/2/01
Time: 2:39:35 PM
Remote Name: 198.164.200.232
Judy, Ken, and Rae,
FIRST: the permission request -
Speak Easy Inc. is Canada's national charitable organization for people who stutter. Since 1984, we have been providing information and support to adult stutterers, parents of stuttering children, professionals in the field, and the general public. "Speaking Out" is our monthly magazine in which we publish a wide range of articles/information about stuttering.
Your ISAD Online Conference paper is interesting. It is worthy of reaching even more people. We would like your permission for us to publish it in a future issue of "Speaking Out." Judy Kuster, the chair of this Online Conference thinks that this is a good idea and has no objection. Will you please grant us permission?
You can reply in this Question/Comments form, or e-mail us at: info@speakeasycanada.com. Thank you.
Mike Hughes Ex. Dir. Speak Easy Inc.
SECOND,
Our monthly magazine goes out to hundreds of people every month, hundreds more receive the online digest. We continually (usually every two years) send a questionnaire to our members to evaluate what services, magazine articles, etc. that they value most. By far, the most requested feature is:
Personal Stories!
They'll read, and enjoy, other articles/services. But personal stories are, by far, the biggest attraction. They want reassurance that (excuse the supposed "triteness") they are NOT ALONE. Others have this problem. Others have survived. Others have flourished!
Technical papers are fine. Therapy instructions are OK. Counseling is helpful. But, what they want most, is to know that others have gone through this and have managed to survive. Just knowing this makes their life easier and more bearible.
That's why I would LOVE to get permission to publish from each of you. The more your message gets out -- the more people you can help! By making it personal, you make it meaningful.
Mike