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ADA letter finally acknowledged by employer at almost a year in, meeting Tuesday what do I do??

ADA letter finally acknowledged by employer at almost a year in, meeting Tuesday what do I do?? \[This is a throwaway account that includes a TL;DR toward the end but I need to get this out. If anyone...

Of course it's harder to do. But if the situation deems it mandatory to open up and talk, we have to muster up a bit of courage and face the challenge....

I find it normal and satisfying opening up to people about my stutter problem , it makes me feel more comfortable around them and decreases a lot of stress when talking...

It's your classroom. If someone is disruptive, you ask them to leave. Use restraint though... Sometimes people are just dumb and trying to be funny. But rude or cruel is another thing altogether....

Yeah you don’t just ignore it. I meant like don’t let it hurt you or keep you up at night...

Thanks for the advice! So I should just let a cruel comment slide? Shouldn't there by any repercussions? I mean students who have the gull to insult a teacher to their face are clearly far too comfort...

I can only talk to them during exam not before, so I'll tell them the situation I am in when the exam starts...

Are the examiners aware of your stutter? It's their job to accurately assess your work/answers. If they fail to take your stutter into account then they suck at their job. Send a few emails to the exa...

I always say I stutter please give me the time I need to finish my sentence. If you accidentally finish a sentence don’t worry about it. If you have any questions about it please don’t hesitate to ask...

YES! this was instrumental for me as well. We start to feel like we can't take up space and we have to make ourselves as small as possible. But the truth is, if you listen to other people speak, they ...

“Since I did most of the work for the project, I would really appreciate if someone could take over my portion of the speaking. I’m not comfortable speaking in front of many people so I think it’s a f...

Oh yeah I got a 2/5 star review that's keeping me in a horrible department. She waited 8mo to give me my 6mo review putting me at great disadvantage. This stuck up lady brings up a problem and I wan...

I'd just stutter and use my voice except for times when I'd play an audio that just says quickly "that wasn't the end of my sentence. Let me finish." And I'd clarify that that is how I'd communicate ...

I get that it would be WAY easier with a keyboard, and WAY faster. In my opinion though, using a keyboard puts a barrier in that 'face to face' scenario. This is how I usually go about it. First t...

This is your chance to let everybody know you have a stutter and anything else that you want people to know about you. Here's an example of how you might begin your talk. "Before we start, first thin...

Seeing as you have only a day left you can start by telling people such as the lecturer you stutter. Hiding your stutter makes it worse. University students are generally much more mature than student...

In Korea, there's something like inclusivity seminar for new employees where they learn how to interact with disabled individuals. Last time I checked, these seminars did not include stutter. So I hav...

I would highly recommend you to be open with your stutter just at the start of the presentation. I know this sounds scary as hell or even impossible in your mind now cause you hid it all year. But tru...

I’m a firefighter and I stutter really bad sometimes. Blocks like crazy, can’t say certain words. It made the interview process to get hired stressful to say the least. Here’s my advice: Thiamine and ...

If someone finished my word or sentence I just continue saying it anyway. Eventually they'll figure out not to finish for me....