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https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/tax/individuals/segments/tax-credits-deductions-persons-disabilities/disability-tax-credit/eligible-dtc/speaking.html https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy...

My dh enrolled in nursing and was unable to complete the interviewing a pretend patient fluidly and was asked to leave the program because of his communication. Definitely discriminatory!...

University professor, here. Yes, 100% contact your campus disability office for an assessment. They will inform you of the types of accommodations that can be provided, as well as provide an official ...

hey! i had the same issue as you, avoiding classes that had presentations and required participation. i reached out to the disability office at my university and got accommodations. i requested alter...

I have accommodations at my university! For me, I have one where Im able to discuss alternate assignments with the professor if the assignment involves heavy amounts of speaking. For example, I was ab...

Has anyone here ever reached out to a disability center in university?

Has anyone here ever reached out to a disability center in university? Hey guys. I’m thinking of reaching a disability center in my uni to get accommodations for myself. I’m just sick of always not pi...

By all means take this aspect of the job as a personal challenge and try it out. Remind yourself that being fluent is not the same as being able to communicate. I do know that some fast food restaur...

I'm sorry you had to overhear that. It seems like in this new age of neurodiversity that stuttering, and speech impediments in general, seem to be one of the only disabilities the general public think...

I'm a software engineer. I did find it very difficult for so long as tens of companies would just not consider me because of my summer in interviews. Some were pretty blunt about it as well. But I did...

and even listing it as a disability is not the same as listing it as a weakness. In the context of job interviews, "weakness" means more of a thing of character or the way that you approach work, dis...

Depends on how severe it is and how much it'll affect your job. Mine is v severe to the point of almost Mutism so i list it as a disability...

As others have said, u should have an accommodation for this, or at least not have points taken off for ur stutter...

Stuttering is recognized by the ADA as a disability, and as such you should be granted accommodations. It’s quite common for people who stutter to not be bound by time limits. In fact, PWS are often a...

Lack of knowledge. When I had my daughter, they asked me while I was in labor a bunch of questions, including one about any communication difficulties. I told them I stuttered and found out a month or...

What are the barriers in the healthcare system that affect us stutterers? And how do you solve this?

What are the barriers in the healthcare system that affect us stutterers? And how do you solve this? I need this for a presentation I'm making id appreciate it if y'all commented something. thank you ...

yes it is considered a disability. You can get disability tax credit if you have a stutter because the CRA recognizes it as a disability. And if you go to the ohrc website ans look at their definition...

Oh yes… Recently caught a dum-dum at the VA, when I called for an appointment and the phone triage nurse laughed at me for stuttering on my birthdate. I didn’t exactly like that. I called a meeting ...

This is the answer. If you scored lower because of stuttering, that needs to be corrected...

OP ur school shouldn’t be allowed to take away points for a stutter since u can’t control it, if u KNOW there were points off cause of that then like email someone cause that’s being ableist...

Do not feel bad about talking about other options with your teachers. I've stuttered my whole life, and accepted that it will not go away or get better. So, as with any disability, you adapt. When I s...