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Is stuttering a disability in legal terms in your country?

Is stuttering a disability in legal terms in your country? ...

There aren't laws for a stutter specifically but there are laws against discrimination and bullying in most countries, should be every country in this day and age but regardless. I don't think the ju...

No different imo to them laughing at somebody for using a wheelchair. Important roles such as judges should be held to as high a standard as possible. Use it to your advantage my man...

I think that's a bit of a stretch over a chuckle but if it's beneficial, go for it ! People make more absurd claims every day...

If you don’t get the outcome you hoped for, I’d contest it and say you were discriminated against and mocked by the judge so there was a prejudice and an unfair conclusion...

I just wish it was considered an issue. A true tangible condition. For some it’s a disability. The world doesn’t seem to give two shits....

That's the thing about stutter. There aren't any defined laws protecting people with a stutter. At least, not in my country, idk for the others, but then you have to judge the motives of the person, w...

Obviously, we can speak or attempt to speak till our tongues fall off. My intention was that nobody is obligated to sit there and wait for us....

By that logic, pretty much every nonessential interaction is a time waste and therefore not ok. Stuttering is not immoral or wrong, so there is no need to think of consideration. People who stutter ha...

Manager being inconsiderate

Manager being inconsiderate I am in very technical role and for most of my career, I stayed with technical roles so that I don’t have to present or facilitate groups that much. I am in my current role...

Accommodations for a fellow student in debate and public speaking

Accommodations for a fellow student in debate and public speaking tl;dr: How can I make debate more accommodating? Hello! If this type of post doesn't belong here, feel free to let me know, or take...

I think the main reason is that there's no DEMAND for it even if we do start demanding we're silenced anyway due to our speech we need to find a powerful representative and start demanding a treatment...

Does stuttering fall under disability? And what accommodations does the disability services offer?...

Please get in contact with your university disability services! They have services and aid for stuttering and they can adjust your caricular for you so you won't have to participate in things like the...

I second this! I wish I knew that these services existed when I was in university, I would have used them if I did. I think a lot of stutterers don't know that their school acknowledges stuttering and...

i would recommend that you reach out to your university’s office of disability services and request accommodations such as alternatives to presentations, etc. i did this and it helped me greatly. do ...

Good luck. Times are different. 20 years ago I bitched out my teacher in front of the class after a few weeks of similar behavior, we then came to an understanding, she was being a moron and didn’t r...

I bet she’ll feel bad for giving you a poor grade once you explain. She might even retroactively change your grade once she knows....

Yes, absolutely. I’m in college right now and the very first thing I do on day 1 is either pass them a note or have a conversation explaining that I have a neurological disability I can’t control and ...

Are you sure your teacher is aware that you have a neurological disability that you can’t control rather than just being hesitant to speak?...