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In 11th grade, my English teacher made us write something that would help us feel comfortable in class. I wrote that I didn’t want to read aloud because of my stutter. She always skipped me when we re...

FYI, you can also work with your therapist to come up with an accommodation for oral reports/presentations as well, if this is something you struggle with. Something like presenting for just your teac...

Speech therapist here. If you receive speech therapy at school and feel this way PLEASE tell your speech therapist so he/she can put an accommodation in your IEP that tells teachers they are not allow...

Stuttering is protected under the ADA as speaking is considered a major life activity. If it makes you feel better, not all work environments are like that. I don’t know your situation, but if you’re...

I hope OP reads your comment. So true! Stuttering is covered by ADA!!! People don't realize this....

Do you guys declare it when applying for jobs in US? When you apply online there’s always a form asking about disabilities. Do you guys declare anything there?...

Stuttering is included in the Americans with Disabilities act (ADA). I'm certainly not a lawyer, but they absolutely are not allowed to explicitly deny you for it. I do wonder actually, if including i...

You go to a speech therapist and get diagnosed with "Advanced Stutter" and/or "Speech block". (Then you apply via your countries social welfare system). Speech block is when some words are almost impo...

I am lifelong stutturer with speech block. It's important that you get disability status, with financial support and help into careers that is ideal for you....

Tbh I'm not as knowledgeable on the ADA as I should be, but [here's a website that gives a good overview](https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/disability/ada)....

Can i get free money from the government if i stutter? Or help with jobs?...

What does this mean? If i stutter I can get money from the government or this helps with applying to jobs?...

It’s a disability. However, not all cases are permanent though. I mean for fuck sales you can’t speak properly, that’s like the most basic of every day functions and capabilities....

In the UK, a stutter is considered a disability by law. However I don’t consider myself to be disabled....

I currently go to college in the U.S, and when I tried looking into getting out of giving zoom presentations I was told by the administration that stuttering does qualify as a disability. I’m not sure...

I was joking around with some buddies a while ago asking if it was possible to get a handicap sign for my car to get the better parking. Would be interesting to see what the govt would say about it...

Depends on the severity. If it interferes with everyday life and prevents you from doing certain things, then it definitely can classify as a disability....

I think it absolutely is! It significantly impacts how we go about our daily lives, and therefore should be considered as such. And I can't speak for other countries, but in America we qualify for the...

If you mean at the legally recognizable level, I can’t speak for other countries but it can be in Canada. There’s also numerous causes for stuttering so it depends on what you’re working with (e.g. ac...

It would be an amazing world if there were the will to address this. If this invisible disability were at least acknowledged....