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A First CSA Conference Experience

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.

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Une Merveilleuse Expérience

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.

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Embracing My Voice: A Journey Toward Self-Acceptance

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.

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My Personal Story: Stuttering Journey to SLP!

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.

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Workplace Accommodations

In this Article, I examine workplace accommodations. If you read my other Articles, you will note that I have touched upon the general theme of accommodations and the duty to accommodate.

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When My Stuttering went from Way Out of Control to almost Nil

The One & Only Record from 1971

I have virtually no contemporaneous notes written at the time about how I got better, except one I located decades ago.  For decades, I had no intention of ever going public with the details of my stuttering as I felt too ashamed.

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Who is the Employer?

Stuttering in the Workplace: To Whom does Human Rights Legislation Apply?

In this Article, we are addressing the issue of the scope of applicability of human rights legislation in the workplace arising out of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in  BC

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Stuttering & the Duty to Accommodate

Duty to Accommodate, Reasonable Accommodation, Undue Hardship and Bona Fide Occupational Requirements

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Stuttering: Disability and Discrimination

In this Article, I examine considerations around stuttering as a disability and discrimination. 

Is stuttering a disability? 

Good question. I take the position that it is.  

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Should I disclose my stutter when applying for jobs?

This is a controversial question, there is no right or wrong answer. It is a matter of personal preference and risk tolerance. Personally, I have always disclosed my stutter on job applications.

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