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What I did for this big Zoom presentation with +200 people that I had a couple months back was that I had some people from the stuttering discord listen in during my zoom presentation and it comfort m...

Your grade should not be brought down because you are stuttering. That would be a violation of IDEA, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…...

It kind of makes sense. Stuttering and such don't impede us to the same degree as loss of sight, hearing, mobility, etc. But even with the more severe disabilities, companies don't make consideratio...

Minor rant about vocal disability and accessibility

Minor rant about vocal disability and accessibility It seems stuttering and other other vocal disabilities are the least recognized life impairment. The number of public organizations that do not con...

You can use the free Federal [Telecommunications Relay Service] (https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs), specifically the [Speech to Speech Relay Service] (https://...

Yes, my highschool had a scholarship for to 2 "disabled" students every year. It was me and a girl who was legally blind. Try to use it to your advantage. There aren't too many times where your stu...

Was anyone lucky leveraging their stutter to get a scholarship?

Was anyone lucky leveraging their stutter to get a scholarship? So I recently got admitted in a prestigious master program at a top-tier school in the US. I am looking for ways to fund at least part o...

also for the record i do know that stuttering is literally a disability. i just think it’s important for us to not think of it as a disability. we’re strong and we don’t need special treatment....

>don’t think of it as a disability because it’s not Stuttering is protected under the ADA. The ADA defines a person with a disability as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that subst...

That’s awesome to hear, shows that you’re already conscious and on the way to feeling better. Maybe research law and the role it has in disability advocacy if at all interested, as you can be a cataly...

I'm in a similar situation. I picked a career that has a large amount of public facing interaction. I had a prof tell me I'd have a hard time getting hired, I've been bribed to resign (or get fired) a...

I don’t think this sub is big enough to answer your questions. It’s a mix of older people already settled or young people looking for help as they enter the world. Unfortunately, stuttering is quite t...

Even though it's not classed as a disability and there is no financial support like other disabilities, to me it 100% is.. it's effected my entire life, esp in adulthood.. it's ruined any career I w...

It is definitely a disability, or it can be, if it affects your life, so it depends on the severity and how you feel about it yourself Personally I don't try and avoid it though even if stuttering ca...

And what's even worse... these voice assistants have accessibility options... for everything BUT speech (vision, hearing, a couple others, etc). So you have an assistant explicitly for speech... make...

I also feel like getting fired due to your stutter might be some kind of discrimination? So I don't think they could do that....

Not always a “free pass,” but if you have an IEP (through high school) or have requested accommodations (college), you can definitely have things modified, or made more lenient, whatever. I had quite ...

Free pass in school

Free pass in school Does anyone know if there is a chance for stutterers to get a “free pass” in school from reading out loud or doing presentations?...

Hi! I’ve been stuttering since I was 7 and have a degree in Foreign Languages. So I definitely have experience taking language classes with a stutter. I did contact the disability office, cause it’s a...

Sudden onset stuttering and learning a foreign language.

Sudden onset stuttering and learning a foreign language. So about 3 weeks ago I developed a stutter. From what I understand for the time being it’s not going away. I am required to take intermediate l...