I personally don't view my stuttering as a disability. Some people have their "thing" they have to deal with. For some people that is depression, bipolar disorder, autism, cancer, cerebral palsy -- the list goes on. I'm all for increasing accommodations to improve access. But in order to achieve this I think we need stronger legal definitions of a stuttering disability. Not all individuals with depression have a disability. Being diagnosed as depressed (e.g., depressive affect for more than two weeks) does not qualify an individual with a disability. Chronic depression can. Therefore it's clear that depression is a spectrum. Similarly, cerebral palsy is a spectrum. I do not believe my high school friend with cerebral palsy has a disability -- his palsy affects his eye blinking only. However, many of the CP children I've worked with clinically definitely have disabilities. I believe stuttering is also a spectrum. I do not believe I have a disability, however, I believe that for some people stuttering does function as a disability. The speech pathology profession needs to more clearly define the disability that the disorder of stuttering can cause. This is the key (imho) to increasing society's acceptance of the disability of stuttering, increasing access to therapeutic interventions (importantly for children near the onset of stuttering, but also for adolescents and adults). as an aside: I was at ASHA as well. But as a rule I generally stay away from the clinical talks -- i'm a science nerd: I want the speech motor control talks. So, I didn't go to this talk. But, I have personal experience with stuttering as a disability. -- Shortly after receiving my masters degree I began applying for jobs as a speech therapist. I applied to work at a private practice and the owner indicated she has "reservations" because I stutter. This was interesting to me because -- as a speech pathologist she is supposed to "be in the know" about stuttering, right?! Despite the case that she handed me a case I could take to the ADA instead of suing I took that as a cue that I didn't want this woman to be my boss.