Articles
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.
Samuel Sinanan — — Articles Categories
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.
Pamela Mertz — — Articles Categories
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.
Misha Gohar — — Articles Categories
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.
Chantel McAlonen — — Articles Categories
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.
Mathew Yaworski — — Articles Categories
When My Stuttering went from Way Out of Control to almost Nil
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.
Don McLean — — Articles Categories
Who is the Employer?
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
Mathew Yaworski — — Articles Categories
Stuttering & the Duty to Accommodate
Mathew Yaworski — — Articles Categories
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.
Mathew Yaworski — — Articles Categories
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.
Mathew Yaworski — — Articles Categories