Stuttering & Self-disclosure: Opinions?

Stuttering & Self-disclosure: Opinions? Self-disclosure is to reveal to an audience that you stutter before starting a speech/interview. Many speech pathologists advise stutterers to disclose their stutter before starting a job interview or public speech etc. What are some of your opinions about this? I personally am against doing this, but I do understand that it does help to relieve *some* of the pressure off of a stutterer before speaking. I had a discussion about this recently in my local chapter of the National Stuttering Association here in Boston and there were a couple of people who actively use self-disclosure. I wanted to know what others felt about this too. To cut a long story short, I believe (especially in a job interview situation) that putting forth your stutter as a disclaimer at the outset of an interview implies to yourself and the interviewer that you - a candidate for the job, define/identify yourself first and foremost, as a stutterer, and then as a professional who is perfect for the job. I believe that in a job interview, as in life, one should not let stuttering define who you are. You are not just a person who suffers from this affliction, you are also a capable accountant/journalist/writer/engineer/doctor/full-functioning person etc. Vice President Joe Biden says this too, at the very end of [this interview](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUFA6JUaAPY). Looking forward to hearing from people who choose to use self-disclosure or who choose to not use it, and from those who hadn't given it a serious thought until now.