Articles

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 McAlonenPersonal Commentary, Award Recipient

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 YaworskiEmployment Advocacy

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.

Don McLeanArticle

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

Mathew YaworskiEmployment Advocacy

5 Ways Singing With Others Can Enrich Your Day-to-Day Life as a Person Who Stutters

Why do we love singing in the shower, at concerts, or during cultural celebrations? Well, there are many reasons​​ –– and researchers around the world are shining a light on some of them.

Embracing My Stutter: A Journey of Acceptance

Growing up in Nigeria, I was a very chatty child. But everything changed before the age of 10 when I became aware of my speech.

Pearl OrhiobhePersonal Stories

Abhy Chan's Story

As far as I can remember, I’ve stuttered. I think that I know why, but let’s put a pin in that and we’ll come back to it later. I don’t know if I stuttered from birth or not. My father stuttered, so it could be genetic. 

Abhy ChanPersonal Stories

Stuttering & the Duty to Accommodate

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

Mathew YaworskiEmployment Advocacy

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 YaworskiEmployment Advocacy

Living Life with Determination and Fortitude: Peter's Story

I met Peter Holleley fourteen years ago, when running a Toastmasters Group for People who Stutter in Toronto. In his early 60s, he was older than most people attending the group. He liked to talk, as a lot of people who stutter do.

Lisa WilderPersonal Stories