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Yes I don’t think ppl realize stuttering is disability. It’s literally stutterers out here who can’t even say their name & address if it was a life or death situation in front of them. Some people h...

Canadian Stuttering Association

Canadian Stuttering Association We are starting a campaign to address the use of voice assistance like Siri, Alexa and Google and that they are not designed to recognize speech differences. Find out m...

Suicide is a sad thing, but I'd say that it's critical to openly discuss this. The whole point of Yaruss' [research ](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/16o8l2l/participate_in_stuttering_resea...

Do you know if Kenya has disability discrimination laws set in place? I know they do in the US. Either way everything will work itself out, it’s only a matter of time. In the meantime try to find so...

Stuttering is a disability, and people with disabilities deserve to have a job. You are not doing anything wrong by stuttering. You are a person who stutters....

If talking is a critical part of the job; say telephone customer service—can they “discriminate?” Whereas other jobs may be much less so…I wonder where the line is drawn?...

Probably? Although not explicitly spelled out, the ADA does cover things like speaking and communicating, to degree. Workplace harassment as you describe it is almost certainly prohibited by your em...

Is stuttering considered a disability under US law?

Is stuttering considered a disability under US law? I got rejected from multiple job interviews for my stutter, and for the jobs I managed to get I got harassed by my co-workers and even some of my ma...

Yes. I have done this. Unfortunately, it looks like the school uses an app in the classroom that times how much each student speaks up in a conversation. Their participation is part of their grade. I ...

We need to be examples of honorable strength to our children or they will allow others to abuse them their entire lives. Kids need to exercise their own boundaries and speak up when they are violated....

Throw the humiliation right back at them, it’s the only way they’ll learn. Love it. Young PWS need to learn this wisdom....

Have you been open about your stutter with potential employers? Let them know that slip ups are NOT your nervousness, but a speech impediment that can be classified as a disability. They cannot reject...

Three words; get an attorney. Stuttering is protected by the ADA. Most attorneys work for free with a portion of the settlement as their fee....

I’m an NHS doctor who stammers. English isn’t my first language and when I first came to the UK it was really hard getting to grips with the fact that I can’t hide my stutter anymore. I hadn’t even me...

We 👏 need 👏more 👏EDUCATION 👏 ON STUTTERING!!! Was talking about this in my uni class the other day and the lecturer admitted that they don’t even get brief on how to go about respecting people who...

I would inform the interviewer about my condition and ask for an in-person or written interview. If they decline, they risk violating the disability laws present in most countries....

You have to tell them in the beginning that you have a severe stutter. If they don't hire you because of it that's discrimination. Unless the jobs requires constant speaking....

Opt for video interviews. And in the interview, tell them that you have a speech disability and ask if you can type out your answers using the chat side-window. I've done this for all my interviews an...

depending on which country you live in, you can absolutely declare before an interview that you have specified needs (i.e., not having a phone interview due to your stammer) which they should, if they...

Do you tell the interviewer ahead of time that you have disfluency? Stuttering is a disability. In my opinion you absolutely should let them know. Do you stutter less when you read? If so... RE phon...