"When I first came to the Blank Center, I was looking for someone to help me speak without stuttering. Dr. Byrd told me that the Blank Center could help me communicate, but I didn’t want that – I wanted to stop stuttering. After two years of trying other programs with different approaches...I came back to the Blank Center and decided to at least try their CARE program. I will be thanking them every day for the rest of my life.” - Stephen Washington Jr., Blank Center Participant
Changing the World for People who Stutter
The Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research (Blank Center), is changing the world for people who stutter through by empowering children, teens, and adults worldwide to stutter openly, speak confidently, communicate effectively, and advocate meaningfully so that stuttering never stops them from living their lives to the fullest.
“40 for Forty” is an opportunity to build awareness about stuttering and grow philanthropic support for the Blank Center’s mission of generating new knowledge, mentoring a global pipeline of expert clinicians and researchers, and ensuring that quality CARE is accessible to all persons who stutter worldwide.
Will you join us in helping more children, teens, and adults who stutter worldwide to “Dream. Speak. Live.”?
There are a number of ways to help:
About the Blank Center
Today, the Arthur M. Blank Center and the three respective branches, the Michael and Tami Lang Stuttering Institute, the Dealey Family Foundation Stuttering Clinic, and the Dr. Jennifer and Emanuel Bodner Developmental Stuttering Laboratory, rests on a foundation of "Dream, Speak, Live," with the evidence-based understanding that when individuals who stutter learn that communication is not and never should be defined or limited by fluency, they have the freedom to pursue their dreams, the courage to speak from their hearts, and the determination to live their lives to the fullest.
With our flagship at UT Austin, a satellite center in Atlanta, Georgia, and more satellite centers to come around the country, the Blank Center offers daily CARE at no cost for persons who stutter of all ages, races, ethnicities, cultures, and languages. We also offer an annual intensive treatment program at no cost, "Camp Dream. Speak. Live.", which has been held internationally in countries such as Ireland, Belgium, Malta, and The Netherlands, and will be launched in additional countries around the world in the years to come.
Our global team consists of volunteers, expert clinicians and researchers, purpose-driven staff members, and students who share a genuine desire to make a difference in the lives of as many people as we can. Together, we strive to empower all individuals who stutter to Dream. Speak. Live.
Your support will enable Dr. Byrd and the Blank Center team to help more children, teens, and adults around the world who stutter to speak confidently, communicate effectively, and advocate meaningfully so that stuttering never stops them from living their lives to the fullest.
Learn more
If you would like to learn more about giving opportunities and ways to have an impact, please contact the Blank Center’s Director of Development, Laura McKnight, at laura.mcknight@austin.utexas.edu or (512) 784-1050.
Thank you to everyone for another amazing campaign! Below are the challenge winners for the final hours of the campaign!
Hungry, Hungry Bevo Challenge
1st Place: WINNER UT Men's Ultimate Club
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet
3rd place: WINNER Longhorn Racing
Final Countdown Challenge
1st Place: WINNER Texas Trap and Skeet
2nd Place: WINNER Texas Crew
3rd place: WINNER The University of Texas Weightlifting Team
Longhorn Pride Social Media Challenge
1st Place: First Gen Equity $1,000 Prize
Runner-up: Texas Taekwondo $250 Prize
State & International Challenge Winners - Check your donor wall these have been awarded!
Leaderboard Challenge Winners - Check the challenges page wall for the final leaderboards. Prizes have been awarded!
Congratulations to our 40 random winners today!