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Officially, yes. Personally, I think it depends on your experience and how it affects your daily life. As someone with a severe stutter, I consider it a disability because it impacts all my interactio...

It is a pure disability. We are in-between those fluent talkers and those who talk with hand signals. Big fluctuating speech depending on various situations is a tough challenge every stutterer face d...

that's the thing isn't it? In a discussion between non-stutterers they are constantly interrupting one another. but from what I’ve read in comments here, stutterers don’t like being interrupted, and...

It's something that prevents you from having a normal life in at least some variation. So yes, I'd say it's a disability....

let the official know you have a speech impediment, it would be disgusting and unprofessional of them to dismiss that....

Hiya. I’ve been in and out of the US many times, now a visa holder. Here’s one simple trick: in your documents folder, just bring a piece of paper that says: My name is X, born X/X/X I am speech impa...

You might want to ask r/immigration I know that if you are from a specific list of countries they allow you to complete a pre clearance or something like that....

I think this is a good place for a few of these questions. OP is obviously very frustrated. It is a good opportunity to educate someone on the difference between a stutter and awkward social behaviour...

Think of a stutter as a disability, which it is. Would you say the same things about a colleague in a wheelchair, who might need a bit more time for tasks due to limitations or mobility issues? If yo...

It is a federally recognized disability! Let’s say you apply for a federal job you can do something called a class A which is hiring thru disability and stutter is listed...

Hi! I'm an SLP and here are some accommodations I've written for students who stutter. They may not all apply to your career, but I thought I'd share. -Allow extended time for presentations -Allow se...

I went to my office of accommodation at my school. I set up a phone call with them and told them my concerns. Now I just show it to my professors. It’s not a given that I will get out of them but 9 ti...

Workplace Accommodation

Workplace Accommodation Hi! I was just wondering if anyone on here has any recommendations on what to include in my workplace accommodation for my stutter. I have one for school which gets me out of p...

Just wished people would treat it as a real disability or impairing in the same way people think someone without an eye, without a leg etc. is seen. There should be also disability benefits from the g...

ADA definition of a disability is a physical or mental impairment that significantly limits a person's life activities. Speaking and communicating is very clearly a life activity. I also would person...

The part about it being a recognized disability is true. And to a certain degree, yes, it can be a factor for enlistment. There are stutterers in the service. There was a post just a few weeks ago abo...

College ,yes. High school,you can manage a lot better with very less talking . In college, huge interaction is required when doing experiments and other practical situations are more and it demands ta...

I don't think so. I work in tech so most of my work is technical and doesn't include too much public speaking. Your credentials and personality matter for you to be a good fit for your job. If you are...

Teachers need to start recognizing speech impediments. There's no optional thing in hand. They **NEED TO** recognize it because I know so many friends who had speech impediments, who have ended their ...

As a 17 year old, getting ready to graduate, I feel the exact same way as you. My biggest dream and passion is to attend a trade school or a college to pursue music as a producer, engineer, songwriter...