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Job Interviews & Stuttering, Special Arrangements and Disclosure

Job Interviews & Stuttering, Special Arrangements and Disclosure Hi everyone, I’m curious to hear from people who have gone through job interviews. - Have you ever asked for any special arrangem...

Stuttering may qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act: https://www.stutteringtreatment.org/blog/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-what-it-means-to-people-who-stutter...

Is strammering comes in PWD category ( people with disability) in india . That used in Government schemes, job reservation etc .

Is strammering comes in PWD category ( people with disability) in india . That used in Government schemes, job reservation etc . ...

People have litigated stuttering discrimination cases a few times and won under the ADA. There were the amendments to the ADA which were added in 2000 I believe. It made the definition of a disability...

Though it may not help us as adults, there are some protections for children who stutter in the US. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, requires that all federally funded institutions make...

Ah well im from the UK where its not labelled as a disability. Isn't it illegal tho to get fired for a stutter?...

In the US, to my knowledge the ADA doesn’t label anything a disability. It is purposely vague to allow flexibility in how certain conditions can be disabling for one person even if not for another...

Been lurking here a long time. Been stuttering since I was a kid. It is definitely a disability. We are protected by the ADA (in the US anyway). I lost my job a few months ago and got approved for st...

I always thought until now that it was officially considered a disability (in Canada at least, where we are eligible for the disability tax credit). I've been thinking about this a lot and what make...

[I've said this same thing before here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1if8aq9/stuttering_is_a_disability_and_im_tired_to/) I think a big reason why people don't see stuttering as a disab...

Stuttering should totally be considered as a disability as it affects major life activities on a daily basis. But people think disability is only about a physical impairment...

I totally agree. I would consider stuttering as a disability due to the fact that it does effect every aspect of your life. The biggest issue I find is that we look normal so people assume we can perf...

Stuttering is a disability.

Stuttering is a disability. Just a disclaimer, I am a stutterer who has been severely affected by my stutter and I am not using the word disability in a bad way. So stuttering isn't officially labe...

I was in public school K-9th grade and then finished up high school online. High school was so much less stressful for me because of it, but looking back I do kind of wish I stayed in public school. I...

This is discrimination. If you live in the United States, I’m not sure about other countries but it IS considered a disability here....

After highschool nobody really cared about my stutter. Those who said something were just completely in the dark about it and didn't understand its a disability. College and the workforce afterwards h...

No, it’s a literal disability by the ADA….all speech impediments are disabilities by the ADA. A disability is anything that negatively affects major aspects in life more than the average person. Since...

There are many organizations that provide this as another user has mentioned. If you want to get involved you are more than welcome. Stuttering is verbal diversity and one should educate society ...

Stuttering is classed as a disability in the US and Canada, not sure about elsewhere....

Now this goes against my previous post…labeling as a DISORDER vs. Disability but next time your boss or employer begins laughing at you…try and verbalize the ADA put into law 07/26/1990! Here’s inform...