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commentr/StutterSep 13, 2024
5 points

I’ve only seen a handful of job applications and a lot of them I’ve seen both have a disability section and a section for things like impairments, with speech impediments always listed as one. I’ve ne...

School & Work
Access & Rights
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2024
5 points

Only a poorly developed application would ask for self-identification of disabilities of potential employees, quite frankly, as it could create a bit of a nightmare for the firm. Of course, depending ...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Access & RightsIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2024
5 points

Yeah… I just don’t know if anything official is technically required these days, you can claim a lot of things now, all it takes is your word… anyways, I was just curious if anyone ever checked that b...

School & Work
Access & Rights
commentr/StutterSep 13, 2024
7 points

The issue is that while many of us are probably truly disabled, I bet few of us have documentation from a doctor....

School & Work
Access & Rights
postr/StutterSep 13, 2024
9 points

Check disability on job applications?

Check disability on job applications? Curious if anyone checks the “I have a disability” on the standard self-identification questions on job applications....

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterSep 12, 2024
5 points

Great question. StutterOn started off as a non-profit that would provide tools completely free of cost but as we got further into development, we realized this wasn't sustainable. Our pricing model is...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Access & RightsIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterSep 9, 2024
2 points

Congrats, what is the novel? Also it’s okay if you stutter in the interview, it’s your voice and you have the right to use it ❤️...

Social & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Disclosure & Telling OthersAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterSep 8, 2024
1 points

Before entering law school i have already heard stories about how harsh law professors are, and one of the reasons why i enter law school despite of my speech problem was to build my character. I want...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic LifeAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2024
5 points

I went to law school and have stuttered my whole life. I graduated and also passed the bar, so I am an attorney, though I don’t practice anymore. Don’t listen to that professor. You don’t have to “...

School & Work
School & Academic LifeEmployment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2024
11 points

I just discussed this with my wife because she’s a law professor in the US. She wanted me to tell you that law professors can be notoriously nasty people, and that they won’t be mean to just you but ...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesSchool & Academic LifeAccess & Rights
postr/StutterSep 7, 2024
27 points

I Entered Law School

I Entered Law School I just want to share my experience as a stutterer with speech blocks in law school. It has only been a week since the law school started. On the first day, i did a great job tryi...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anticipating StutteringAvoidance & SubstitutionAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterSep 6, 2024
1 points

TOEFL - Omit Speaking Section or Get Extended Time ?

TOEFL - Omit Speaking Section or Get Extended Time ? Hello, I am appearing for TOEFL iBT, the test is scheduled in next month. I have severe stammering problem, I stammer alot while speaking can't eve...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic LifeAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterAug 25, 2024
0 points

We can choose not to speak if it’s too much trouble, like the short film you mentioned. Mute people don’t have the option of speaking. I understand where some stutterers are coming from when they say ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & RightsSituational Variability
commentr/StutterAug 22, 2024
8 points

Was talking with someone close about how telling someone with a stutter to just do that oral report bro or ask that person out etc. just isn’t possible. I said it’s like telling a wheelchair bound per...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & RightsHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
1 points

Email all of your teachers! I've been using the same email for 4 years now and it's worked great. All of my teachers have been very supportive and accommodated a lot. I don't have to read out loud if ...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
School/Clinical AdvocacyAccess & RightsStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2024
3 points

First I want to say that it will be hard, you got to know the truth. But know that high school will be hard for a great many of kids with all sorts of other issues as well. Even if you’re the only P...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceTherapy & Professional
School & Academic LifeAccess & RightsAnxiety & Social Judgment+2 more
postr/StutterAug 15, 2024
5 points

Have any of you tried requesting interview accomodations in the form of receiving the questions before hand?

Have any of you tried requesting interview accomodations in the form of receiving the questions before hand? Like most of us, I have such a hard time during interviews. The anxiety and stress of them ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
Access & RightsAnxiety & Social JudgmentEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2024
1 points

Please be aware that some PWS struggle with more than dysfluency - some engage in a variety of avoidance behaviors, up to and including being nearly unable to speak their own name. Upon answering a p...

School & WorkAnticipation & AvoidanceSpeech & Stuttering
Access & RightsHiding & ConcealmentBlocks & Stoppages
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2024
11 points

I was rejected at Army Job because i stammer. It was very high profile job where it starts with Competitive exam. Masters degree holders from whole province sit in exam and around 100 to 200 people ar...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterAug 14, 2024
40 points

Cos fluent communication is seen as required in almost everything we do, not been able to do it is a massive disadvantage for us, so we're seen as not suitable...

School & Work
Employment & CareerAccess & Rights