Buck got a little nostalgic in his last show of the year, thanking his parents for standing by him as he struggled with a childhood speech impediment that left him introducing himself as “Butt” to other kids. - mage by stockking on Freepik

Christopher Constantino shows what it's like to live with stuttering and how the disability has opened opportunities to have true human connection. Dr. Constantino is a speech-language pathologist who teaches about stuttering and counseling. - Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik

Katie Strong, Ph.D., faculty member in Communication Sciences and Disorders received the State Clinical Achievement Award for Recent Clinical Achievement from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation (ASHF). - Image by wavebreakmedia_micro on Freepik

Chris Kamara’s apraxia has left him “weak” and struggling to carry out simple tasks. The former football player was left devastated after being diagnosed with apraxia of speech last year. - Image by DCStudio on Freepik

Operation Smile impacts the lives of children in under-served countries by providing free cleft lip and cleft palate surgery. - Image by rawpixel.com on Freepik