Do!
- Do learn where to find and recruit people with disabilities
- Do learn how to communicate with people who have disabilities
- Do ensure that your applications and other company forms do not ask disability-related questions
- Do consider having written job descriptions that identify the essential functions of the job
- Do relax and make the applicant feel comfortable
- Do provide reasonable accommodations that the qualified applicant will need to compete for the job
- Do treat an individual who stutters the same way you would treat any applicant or employee with dignity and respect
- Do familiarize yourself with Basic Facts and Common Myths about stuttering, Effects on Employment, Treatment Info, and Ways You Can Help
- Do browse the NSA's Employer Handbook
Don't!
- Don't assume that persons with disabilities are unemployable
- Don't assume that people who stutter lack the necessary education and training for employment
- Don't assume that certain jobs are more suited to persons who stutter
- Don't speculate or try to imagine how you would perform a specific job if you stuttered
- Don't assume that you don't have any jobs that a person who stutters can do
- Don't make medical judgments or assumptions as to why the person stutters or what they can or cannot do
Adapted from U.S. Department of Labor /
Office of Disability Employment Policy Employment Checklist For Hiring Persons With A Disability
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