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It doesn't mean I'm not accepting my disability, but the limitations of my disability have consequences, I accept myself but that it doesn't mean it give me access outside, I'm not looking to be more ...

In three letters: A, A, T. Acceptance, as in self acceptance. I accept that my speech impediment is a disability and it's what it is. Doesn't mean I'm less. I'm just me. Accommodation, as in we des...

Please reach out to his school and ask the school SLP to be involved. He may qualify for an IEP for school based speech therapy, which can include (A) learning about stuttering and speech production, ...

Of course you can blame the companies! What is even your argument. You're saying that disabled people should be treated different from abled people and not be given the same opportunities? Communica...

The ATC thing makes sense. An error in speech could have serious consequences. But for most other jobs, they're not supposed to discriminate against PWS. The rule in law is that they can only reject s...

Teacher probably thinks they’re helping you, that they know best, or they’re just a royal Cunt! Whatever the case is -Email again, cc her superior (e.g. the dean, the principal), and get yourself an a...

She was fine to begin with so that's why I think she must've just forgotten or something. But then I don't know because one time she called on me I stuttered (I can normally hide it) and she interrupt...

I need to get accommodation in place. Talk to the disability office and sort out that paper work. Sadly just emailing teachers without accommodation doesn’t work for disability. Some teachers are nice...

Yeah, and I do that sometimes. It's just that her teaching style is to call on people and talk about things as a class. I'll try emailing her again. She's really strict and scary tho so if it does com...

Yeah the mindset is a really big factor. And I often catch myself giving up on saying something. But I think there are times where I'm just not given the opportunity. Or I am given an opportunity but...

Yes and no really. Technically we can, but we are not always given the opportunity. And also, even tho in the end I will say everything I want to say, I hate that I know my brain is working faster th...

I’ll preface with the disclosure that I am not someone who stutters but who does have a disability. Normally I’d stay out of these conversations, but I hope it’s okay for me to bring this up… I’m cur...

No, I would not accept a cure. I wouldn’t be me without my stutter, and I don’t believe not having it would make my life “substantially easier.” I just wouldn’t really feel like me anymore. And, as fa...

PIP Application

PIP Application Has anyone successfully claimed any amount of PIP for their stutter / stammer ? ...

At my uni, my stuttering is registered with the disability support services (it is considered a disability, at least in North America). This allows me to come up with alternative arrangements with th...

Do you have disability support at your uni? If you do, you could get accommodations that exempt you from oral presentations (or at least just present in front of the prof)....

You really seem to have this harmful victim blaming mindset. I can assure you a majority of people have been bullied, laughed at, discriminated, teased, mocked, infantilized, and harassed because of ...

If you got the chance to advocate for PWS at your local county council, what would you ask for?

If you got the chance to advocate for PWS at your local county council, what would you ask for? I hope this is ok. As a PWS, I am interested in reading what things you’ve noticed as a PWS with either ...

different opinion. I'd set up a special organization made of lawyers. I'd give stuttering adults free legal representation to sue discriminatory businesses, workplaces who refuse accommodation, and if...

Has anyone been denied service because of a disability?

Has anyone been denied service because of a disability? Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone in Canada has ever been denied service, refused assistance, or treated differently by a store, organizatio...