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I would suggest that if your stutter is more of an annoyance than anything else that you not mark it. It is a disability in the US, but if it doesn't hinder you that much it makes more sense to not ma...

If we’re talking about handicapped/accessible parking, sure. But the Americans with Disabilities Act basically defines “disability” as anything that has a significant negative impact on any of a numbe...

Assuming we’re talking about the US, then yes, it is counted under the ADA. Whether yours is bad enough to mention is up to you. I’ve brought it up in my interviews just so my bosses were more comfort...

Most places define a disability as a condition that significantly impedes normal daily function. If your stutter is bad enough that that's true for you I'm pretty sure it counts as a disability....

Last I heard it does qualify as a disability. I would do research on your own. Google will almost certainly provide a solid answer...

Does stuttering come under disabilities when applying for a job?

Does stuttering come under disabilities when applying for a job? Some ppl tel me that stuttering is a disability, others say its not one according to US laws etc. My Questions is, can i check the bo...

Website on stammering and UK disability discrimination law that’s worth bookmarking. ‘The site looks at how the Equality Act 2010, previously the Disability Discrimination Act, applies to people who ...

‘You’re disabled under the Equality Act 2010 if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a ‘substantial’ and ‘long-term’ negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities.’ Stamm...

Is a stutter a formal disability? I know it may be classed as one in the US from what I've read but in the UK I'm not so sure....

I totally agree with you 100. I said in another post stuttering is like the bastard child of disabilities. As in it's nearly forgotten about, I'm sure there is a cure, but with a cure comes how much m...

That's how the system is designed. It's to help people who don't really need it. The ones who do get thrown to the side. I just find it hard to believe, we have a satellite in space, that can see a qu...

I believe yes it is, like others above have mentioned. I think the stuttering community is in the midst of a perspective change, namely from the medical model vs the social model of disability ( if yo...

I said what I was saying. Personally FOR ME, as someone who has stuttered for NINETEEN years and is studying to become a Speech and Language Therapist (where breathlessness is literally one of the sym...

no you shouldn't resign. You might think god is punishing you, but he can also be helping you however you just don't see it yet. I would say so what if you stutter, take all the time that you need wit...

Counterpoint: stuttering awareness and compassion for people who stutter/decreasing the stigma will never come until we demand it. Just working harder than everyone else is all well and good for yours...

If this ever happens again, take the issue to an administrator. Any institution is at risk of a lawsuit for bringing attention to someone's speech impediment in a negative light. I assure you, an ad...

There’s a difference between the ADA and claiming disability through SSDI. The ADA states that employers cannot discriminate against you for being a stutterer as it is technically a disability. I beli...

I guess it depends. You have to prove that your stutter is a significant impairment. Either way it sounds you’d have to jump through some legal BS that might take a while. https://leader.pubs.asha.or...

Stuttering is covered as disability in US ? I thought it wasn’t...

Do you live in the U.S? I believe stuttering is covered in the Americans with Disability Act. The fact that he explicitly said it was due to your stutter is outright discrimination. It sounds like you...