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People without a stutter are don't pass interviews. And who would want to work for a company that has a problem with people who stutter? You dodged a bullet. Be thankful that you now have the opportu...

The last part i understand and makes sense. I just had no idea they can’t not hire me based on a stutter. I feel like i’ve been wronged that one time now😅...

To be fair, it depends on what country you are in. Not all laws are the same worldwide. But in the UK, where I am from, it is illegal to refuse you on the grounds of a stutter, as it's officially clas...

They can't explicitly not hire you because you stutter. That's illegal. But they can refuse to hire you for some other reason instead....

Wait but i’ve been told my entire life that i’ll be the second choice because of my stutter. You’re telling me they can’t actually refuse me on ground of me having a stutter??...

Where are you located? I’m a lawyer — not your lawyer — with a stutter. I can tell you it can be extremely demoralizing to have to work twice as hard to come across as competent. For the people saying...

This sounds like a terrible HR. Stuttering is not something that defines our ability to do a job or not. If you didn’t meet their qualifications in any other way- not enough experience for example, th...

If you have evidence of this and live in the US or Canada, dm me. This should not be happening....

It is discrimination, but companies might find a way around it.. Depending on what company job you are applying for... Now a days when filing out a application or submitting a resume...you can put f...

Hire a lawyer. This is discrimination. Also, you might want to take a breath before writing the second paragraph. Who are you to put down labor jobs or say you are undesirable for marriage. None o...

That’s discrimination and illegal, however, proving they didn’t hire you because of your stutter would be an uphill battle unfortunately. Do you really want to work for an organisation that discrimin...

Yep like others have said it is illegal for them not to hire you because of your stutter. If you feel like you weren’t hired because of it. I would contact a employment lawyer...

It’s illegal for them to not hire you because of your stutter...

If you genuinely feel this was a close hire, and you were dismissed because of your stutter, you can actually look into an employment lawyer. Stuttering is considered a disability, and it would be hig...

Looking for input on communication challenges (academic project on assistive tools)

Looking for input on communication challenges (academic project on assistive tools) Hi everyone 👋 I’m a student working on a research project focused on understanding communication challenges faced ...

Harvard researcher Dr. Tiffany Hogan on how speech impacts confidence, learning, and communication

Harvard researcher Dr. Tiffany Hogan on how speech impacts confidence, learning, and communication I recently spoke with Dr. Tiffany Hogan, a Research Associate at Harvard Medical School who studies t...

I'd be careful to not play into a popular cultural storyline that is "woe is me" or anything that would portray us as victims because we aren't. I think there is so much attention on oppressor/oppress...

OP is crazy but so are you. Advocacy must come from a position of power, and our handicap actively discriminates us from positions of power. The only thing we can reasonably do is band together with...

Giving Voice to the Invisible

Giving Voice to the Invisible Hey people, sorry to bother. My teacher just asked me if I could participate in the school newspaper. I proposed to write about how invisible disabilities influence the w...

since there is no cure, real cure is change of society which is a looooong game. we need people fighting against discrimination and bullying. sometimes lawsuits gonna be involved, which is why I say ...