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As a stutterer who also knows ASL, one thing to keep in mind is that people with speech disabilities, including stuttering, can qualify for a video phone. Means you can, legally, make phone calls the ...

Employers are required to make reasonable accommodations for disabilities like stuttering. See this link: http://stutteringtreatment.org/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-what-it-means-to-people-w...

Talk to your professors individually! Explain your situation and ask to be graded on content and not fluency, as it's not something you can control....

Look for a disability services department or something similar. If it's not them they'll point you to the right place....

Talk to the university, let them know that you have a stutter and ask them if it'd be a problem. If they don't know beforehand, they'll be surprised and maybe they'll think that you have some type of ...

If you are interviewing for a larger firm definitely bring up the fact that you have a stutter in the interview (as long as it’s not forced). Most large firms have very strict legal hiring policies a...

If you're in the US, stuttering is considered a 'disability' (at least for me, I had an IEP in high school for speech therapy) and legally employers can't deny you for stuttering. Remember to breath...

I just found out that the college I’m going to has a required oral communications class

I just found out that the college I’m going to has a required oral communications class I paid my deposit there a few weeks ago before I knew this. I looked at all the credits I would need to get for ...

Stuttering can certainly be a real disability. The difference isn’t the behavior but how it impacts someone’s life ...

I'm was really surprised when I realized there aren't any alternatives to the presentations in form of written exams or something like that. Those are probably reserved for 'real' disabilities like be...

If this is truly limiting your education (and it sounds like it is). Go talk to whatever your university calls your disability advisor in the college. In the USA anyway professors are required by law ...

You can always start with a signing of “me too” or start off with your disclosure. Reverse it- if you met a fellow PWS and you thought they were making fun of you I’m sure you’d figure it out in a f...

Yes. Though perhaps not as severe as others the fact it is not that understood and accommodated for makes it worse....

IANAL, but have had fairly extensive HR training, and the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) does recognize speech impediments as a disability. I don't think it has the severity of some disabilitie...

It's defined as a disability in many countries, yes. It'll of course vary in severity, but the precedence is there....

Would you guys consider your stutter as a disability?

Would you guys consider your stutter as a disability? Just curious because I do consider mine as a disability. Since a stutter (or any other speech impediment) makes it harder for you to communicate v...

Before I start, I'll note that stuttering will usually fall under the umbrella of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as it is a impairment that significantly impacts a major life activity (spe...

Yes! Our speech therapy (with a board certified fluency specialist who teaches me SO much every.single.session) is about “feeling in charge” of speech. My son has “tools he can choose to use” when he ...

Advocate for your clients. SLPs in school systems face tremendous pressure to keep things in house. Stuttering is different from other speech issues. They should consult with fluency specialists. ...

Very supportive teacher in a very supportive school. If I ask for support he’ll get it. But she needs specific guidance. For example, at the beginning of the school year the teacher talked about wha...