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Did you not tell them you have a stutter? If the company states the equal rights law saying they can’t discriminate against anyone with disabilities…. They should provide accommodations for you....

Thank you so much! Super helpful advice! I have a spreadsheet of questions and answers and will definitely have this as my main teams screen and will flick between screens to grab some eye contact wit...

I'm a female PWS. My life has been good too. Its a unique situation that only 1% of us share. We have to make our uniqueness as accepted as being in a wheelchair. If being physically disabled is acce...

I've interviewed people in my job, and most people read from notes on their monitor (it's easy to tell). It's not a bad thing at all - may as well make the most of the tech. Reading fully written answ...

As someone who experienced the same circumstances, try to tell the teacher her advice is not affective! I have had an ALE most of my school career, and it says your capabilities as someone who stutter...

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Job postings Do you guys notice just about every job posting, one of the qualifications are “ excellent communication skills” .. do I lie & click yes ? I mean I guess I usually do but as a stutterer ...

Wrong, especially these days with so many more resources that are easy to get. I got a 30 or 35K about 4 months after my initial demand letter to the company. They blew it off, I then submitted a case...

Suing a company by yourself is not that cheap. But I still agree that they need to answer for discrimination...

if they told you that directly, you can sue them.. Research with civil rights division, dept of regulatory agencies with your state.. the larger the company is, the more $$ you can get. you can ...

I organize all sorts of things. If you learn languages, check out r/WriteStreak, r/writestreakEN, r/writestreakES and many others. I organized trips around the world. I organized writing events, work...

I was young and shy and didn’t press the issue beyond filling out a form. I’d do it again more aggressively today....

I think it really helps to open with "I have a speech disability". Maybe even "I have a speech disability, so if it's hard to understand me sometimes, it's not because I'm nervous. I'm actually very e...

Can confirm, it was considered a disability at mine. Did you actually try to convince them at the local administration office that designated disabilities or did you just fill out some form?...

From an employment law perspective, a stutter can very well be a “disability” as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act. A disability is defined broadly to mean a condition that substantially ...

Need diagnosis from a doctor which is stupidly hard for stutters because they are heavily understudied and specialists are expensive. So technically yes, but check off no. If there's an option to writ...

Which is why a stutter is generally considered a disability in the UK, for example However, if you were looking for something like disability benefits, a stutter often wouldn't qualify for that...

It depends, a severe enough stutter certainly can be considered a disability. The question is, for what purpose? What legal jurisdiction are you in? What are you hoping to achieve with your disabilit...

Yes / No. Yes in the sense that Stuttering CAN be considered a disability, but you’ll need proof other than your actual stutter. Like having a doctor diagnose you stating it’s a full scale disability....

Is Stutter an “official” disability?

Is Stutter an “official” disability? I’m talking about checking the boxes when asked on job applications and the like....

if US: I got an ADA but it didn't help me from the sighs, skepticism and disinterest. I still got railroaded out of the job. luckily have a new job no talking woo. If you want the job but aren't com...