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Good for the us . Where im from it technically isnt. People just look at you like a retard, and you don’t get no benefits...

You weren’t allowed into the military because of your stutter? Were you told that at the recruiters? I was curious about joining so I went in and they didn’t really care about my stutter. I was being ...

It is technically a disability that affords accommodations. I got my undergraduate and graduate degrees paid for my stuttering....

No it isn't disability. You don't know what disability really is. Just because you feel mental discomfort, stuttering, that it interferes with your social life to some extent, that's not a fucking dis...

It is a disability. My 14 year old has a severe stutter and gets a lot of accommodations on his IEP so that he doesn't have to do speaking projects and things like that. It has helped a ton with sch...

we are protected by many of the same laws, but as I understand it we don't receive the same financial support because stuttering doesn't have the same expensive continual treatment as stuff like diabe...

The fact it’s not classified in the US as one is baffling. If it greatly and severely affects your life, it should be at least considered. We need more advocates!...

Would you say that to the deaf or blind? Losing sight or hearing is a disability but losing fluent speech is not?...

Quite a bit! I don’t have the old forms, my mom might if you want specifics, but I wasn’t allowed to be graded on presentations. Like I still would be graded on content, but didn’t have to present or ...

You don't die because of your stutter. You do die if you don't treat diabetes. Why do you need support money? A stutter js not life-threatening or something. Only thing I ever got was extra presentati...

In Canada it is classified as a stutter, but I’ve applied and been trying to get accepted for almost a year, and they keep saying “they require more information” even after my doctor wrote them a lett...

Just curious- what kind of accommodations did you have on your IEP in school? I had one when I was in middle/high school as well but I didn't find it helpful, I still had to do speeches and graded dis...

Just graduated last month and filling out job apps. when asked for voluntary self-identification disability, should I say yes because I have a stutter?

Just graduated last month and filling out job apps. when asked for voluntary self-identification disability, should I say yes because I have a stutter? ...

Being blind won’t kill you if you never seek treatment to be able to see again. And yet we all agree it is a disability...

Depending on the severity of the stutter, it is considered a disability in the US. The ADA broadened its criteria around 2009 for what they cover. However even before 2009 you were generally allowed t...

I think you’re thinking like a crab in a bucket. Your diabetic friend gets financial support because their insulin is insanely expensive and they can’t miss doses. I think severe stutterers should g...

My problem with it is disabled people get all sorts of benefits from the financial side- to just society coming together to help make their life easier. Getting a job for example. I feel like a stutt...

I think many people would be able to sympathize. Its a disability without the acknowledgement. However, some diseases like diabetes are, in fact, much more serious. We dont have to worry about taki...

It can be in the UK, depending on how much the person's stammer affects their day-to-day life. There's a points-based system for the Benefits system and if the stammer severely impacts a person's life...

Feel like Stuttering should be classed as an actual disability.

Feel like Stuttering should be classed as an actual disability. I know friends who are diabetic and they get medical- financial support type shit. And having multiple friends like that makes me feel l...