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Hey, Friends, What Category Does Stuttering Fall Under?

Hey, Friends, What Category Does Stuttering Fall Under? I’m signing up for a scholarship website, and it’s asking about disabilities. I don’t know about you, but I stutter, have selective mutism, have...

I would tell your professor that this oral argument is aggravating your speech disability. I've usually found leeway when I explain to them that this is akin to asking a person which crutches to run a...

I can’t talk on the phone at all either. Jobs are required to provide reasonable accommodations, so if your stutter is severely preventing you from being able to do a job-related duty, ask about getti...

Exactly what I hear. I even tried talking to lawyers but nobody understood and no one even wants to try and learn more....

I can relate as well. My current job, my department consists of two people, myself and my supervisor. My supervisor got cancer and went out on disability for 17 months. I was thrust into his positi...

As a person who stutters, I can definitely relate to this. It is a real shame how much effort we put into our career only for it to seem to take five steps backwards due to something we can't control....

Why is it "right" that the "field" is emphasizing acceptance, openness and identity? How is that aligned with what people who stutter want? Short answer, it isn't. In fact, it's a complete disregard f...

Hey parent. I have a stutterer too! We have no family history though. My son started showing signs of stuttering at around 3. He is now 14. My son is one of the most popular kid in his school. He is v...

Stuttering in Philippines

Stuttering in Philippines Hi, i just want to know stuttering is qualified to get PWD in the philippines? Tbh i dont even know if they consider stuttering as a disability....

Hey I wanted to ask since you mentioned you’re right of center. How do you deal with the fact that the current administration is defunding a lot of programs for ppl with disabilities such stutters?...

I think you’re misunderstanding a bit. Disfluency is protected by the ADA against illegal discrimination. The severity of disfluency is not relevant to the protection under the ADA, you’re flatly prot...

With that logic nobody is disabled and we shouldn’t have the disabilities act at all. Life isn’t fair and the whole point of identifying disabilities is to make sure we use our collective resources ...

We have a disadvantage in every aspect of life because of our disability. Whatever mental gymnastics you try to do to make yourself feel better, fine. Self esteem is important. But by all definitions ...

Lol, do not tell a person that stutters that they are disabled. It depends on the severity and impact on their life. I stutter and am not limited....

So, as a person that stutters and is a speech therapist, I get really frustrated with the discourse about ‘disability’. People that stutter DO NOT like to be considered disabled. I view disorders in t...

We, as in people that are disfluent, are protected by the ADA under discrimination. We aren’t necessarily disabled. Big difference....

I would still encourage it! Just be honest about your communication and ask for accommodations if you think you need them!...

It’s awesome that you were able to advocate for yourself and use your accommodations throughout your education. I also fear that we will start looking our protections....

Section 504 was crucial to my education back in the late 90's. My mom had to play that card repeatedly with my school so that my grades would not be affected for class participation or oral presentat...

Programs for my stutter

Programs for my stutter I'm currently sophomore in highschool and I really want to get more on my record once I start applying to colleges. Is there programs or anything that I can be involved in as ...