Yes. Stuttering is considered a legal disability in the US, and employers are legally obligated to provide any reasonable accommodations you might need in the workplace. It’s also legally considered disability discrimination if your employer tries to fire you over your disability (stutter), unfortunately I’ve had to deal with this in the past. So it’s by no means unethical or wrong to think of stuttering as a disability, quite the opposite actually. I will be honest with you that while equal opportunity employers in the US are legally required to not regard disabilities of any type to stop the hiring process for a qualified candidate; the way this is enforced for stutterers tends to vary from employer to employer. If you’re already hired by a company and are facing discrimination, go to HR stat and file a complaint, you’re 100% protected as an employee. (If it’s a really serious situation, after going to HR, consider hiring a lawyer and make sure you document every single thing you possibly can.) However if you’re in the hiring process, although legally a potential employer is supposed to not factor your stutter into a hiring decision (the same way they’d have to consider the job application of someone in a wheelchair), it’s a really mixed bag. I’ve had hiring experiences where the employer didn’t care that I had a stutter in an interview, and I’ve had interviews where I could tell that the stutter was considered an “issue” that resulted in me not getting the job. Two things I want to emphasize though: 1. If someone doesn’t hire you and you suspect it’s because of your stutter, yes, it feels awful, but trust me, you’ve dodged a bullet and have avoided a terrible situation. I’ve been hired by an employer who either didn’t recognize/didn’t care about my stutter when I was hired, then changed their minds about it 3 months in and attempted to illegally fire me. It was devastating and killed my self esteem. 2. Just because you have a stutter doesn’t mean you can’t work in jobs that are verbal-communication heavy. I once worked as a phone receptionist at an urgent care OBGYN clinic, which is similar to being a 911 phone operator. I was excellent at the job, excellent at dealing with patients in crisis and in urgent situations, despite my stutter. So don’t let your stutter stop you from applying to those types of jobs. Your confidence in your abilities is what will make or break it for you - as well as having a supportive manager/boss.