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Standing up for ourselves Hello fellow community members, I am writing today to ask for some help with my research and submission of a disability act. (Let me explain) I live in a country that are s...

This would make way more sense for deaf people and stutterers. People with dementia shouldn’t be driving....

My county sheriff's office has started giving out these envelopes for people who have trouble communicating. Clearly more geared toward people on the autism spectrum but thoughts on carrying one as a PWS?

My county sheriff's office has started giving out these envelopes for people who have trouble communicating. Clearly more geared toward people on the autism spectrum but thoughts on carrying one as a ...

He has a character disorder. You have a disfluency issue. He is the disabled one!...

Some people feel sorry for me and are more helpful sometimes. It shud be treated as disability and stutterers deserve the help from government during the crisis....

Well in this current woke age, it would be hard for a company to kick you out (unless you suck at work hard). Handicap folks are sort of “protected class”. So stutter away baby..hahahahaahhaha...

Idk where you are in the world, but look into the accessibility department at your school. Maybe talk to somebody about getting an IEP. That helped me a ton through school and I was able to get my edu...

Where are you based? There are services (like here in the UK - RelayUK) for people like us, if it's a formal call....

Accepting I'm disabled, making reasonable accommodations, and that's it. I'm not wallowing in sadness because of my stutter, I'm not feeling shame if I need to make accommodations, and I'm factoring ...

Yes and no. Smaller employers are not covered by the employment provisions of the ADA. It’s a common misconception that these provisions apply to every single employer....

Unless they say they are not hiring you because of your speech disability it’s not a legal issue. In certain jobs (not necessarily baking), communication is very important. You don’t want a stutteri...

I'm seeing a lot of posts like this... if this was in America, remember that stuttering is covered under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). It is not legal to discriminate in hiring on the bas...

I was diagnosed with a neuro condition as an adult and honestly don't know why I don't play it up like that's why I sound like this. Totally unrelated I have had this since I learned to speak. Gonna t...

It’s so infuriating that folks seem unable to comprehend how much mental work goes into fluent speech when fluency isn’t natural. The on the go thinking and work required for fluent sounding speech in...

Fully agree. I had family talk to me about the last debate and coverage like THEY needed someone to turn to with the way it made THEM feel because they know me. Man I wish Joe sent out the bat signa...

In this new era of acceptance..he will have no issues. Maybe even get a niche job leading a team handling with accessibility issues....

I know this is an old post, but I came across this while doing some research on the topic. I stutter, am an SLP, and I'm the accessibilities coordinator for a University. You most certainly should not...

Are there any starting jobs that don’t require face to face interactions?

Are there any starting jobs that don’t require face to face interactions? Im 14 and i plan to get a job sometime around 15 and i honestly don’t think i can have face to face interactions with people ...

Nope not true only if it’s prevents you from work and most stuttering does not stop you from working...

I’m pretty sure in the USA stuttering(and any speech impediment) is a disability...