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Being a person who stutters isn’t always easy, but it becomes much easier when you realize you're not alone. I’m Angelica, a person who stutters from Peru, currently living in the USA while pursuing a PhD.

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This Article presents some best practices when People Who Stutter interview for jobs:

My parents have told me that I didn’t say my first word until I was three years old. When I was a child, I knew I didn’t talk like other kids and I initially believed there was something wrong with my vocal cords.

It is not enough for an Employer to accommodate you. To protect yourself, it is necessary for you and Employer to enter into an Accommodation Agreement.

My name is Samuel Sinanan, and I am a person who stutters. I have been a stutterer all my life. This year was the first time I attended a Canadian Stuttering Association (CSA) Conference.

I recently had the great pleasure of attending the CSA ( Canadian Stuttering Association) annual conference for the first time in early November. I had always wanted to attend an international conference, and this was held in Montréal, Québec.

Navigating the world with a non-visible disability can be incredibly challenging. These disabilities, though unseen, can impact life just as significantly as visible ones.

As I was growing up, the word "stutter" was never spoken in my household, leading me to believe that it was this taboo concept that should not be discussed. I slipped through the cracks of the school system and was never identified for speech therapy.