Editing Stuttering (section)

=== Disability rights movement ===

Some people who stutter, and are part of the [[disability rights movement]], have begun to embrace their stuttering voices as an important part of their identity.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Did I Stutter?|url = http://didistutter.org/|website = Did I Stutter?|access-date = 2015-10-05|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151006092633/http://www.didistutter.org/|archive-date = 2015-10-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = How To Stutter More|url = http://stuttermore.tumblr.com/|website = stuttermore.tumblr.com|access-date = 2015-10-05|url-status = live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151029165325/http://stuttermore.tumblr.com/|archive-date = 2015-10-29}}</ref> In July 2015 the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced the launch of the Defence Stammering Network to support and champion the interests of British military personnel and MOD civil servants who stammer and to raise awareness of the condition.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-stammering-network-launched |title=Defence Stammering Network launched |access-date=2015-07-25 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825135116/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-stammering-network-launched |archive-date=2015-08-25 }}</ref>

Although the [[Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990]] intended to cover speech disabilities, it was not explicitly named and lawsuits increasingly did not cover stuttering as a disability. In 2009, additional amendments were made to the ADA, and it now specifically covers speech disorders.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Weiner |first1=Charles |last2=Tetnowski |first2=John A. |title=Stuttering Discrimination Under the Law: Here's a look at how the law applies. |journal=The ASHA Leader |date=July 2016 |volume=21 |issue=7 |pages=52–57 |doi=10.1044/leader.FTR2.21072016.52 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Americans with Disabilities Act: How it relates to stuttering |url=https://www.stutteringtreatment.org/blog/the-americans-with-disabilities-act-what-it-means-to-people-who-stutter |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=www.stutteringtreatment.org |language=en}}</ref>