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2 Dec 2019

Stammer Time: Building a Society that Accepts Stuttering (Ep. 670)

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Journalist Barry Yeoman

Barry Yeoman joins Chaya Goldstein to talk about his thought provoking article Stammer Time which highlights how stutterers are moving past the medical model of disability. The conversation explores the social model vs. medical model of disability, the concept of ‘stutter gain’, the history of the stuttering self-community, how we can practically start make changes to create a more stutter friendly world, and why he’s excited about the recent conversation in stuttering community about the social model of disability.

Barry Yeoman is a freelance journalist living in Durham, North Carolina. He also teaches journalism and narrative nonfiction at Wake Forest University and Duke University. He has been a member of the stuttering self-help movement since 1992.

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3 Nov 2013

Stuttering: Conceal or Reveal? (Ep. 427)

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Bob Quesal

Robert “the Expert” Quesal joins Peter Reitzes to discuss a recent New York Times article Quandary of Hidden Disabilities: Conceal or Reveal? by Katherine Bouton.

ROBERT QUESAL, Ph.D., CCC-SLP is a professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Western Illinois University, a person who stutters, a board recognized fluency specialist and a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Dr. Quesal’s appearances on StutterTalk are archived here.

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6 Jan 2013

Officer Ken Parson, Stuttering and Alleged Discrimination (rebroadcasts)

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This week StutterTalk rebroadcasts two episodes from July of 2011 discussing Officer Ken Parson and his concerns regarding his treatment by the Monroe, Ohio police department. This story is back in the news this week and we thought it would be a good time to feature the topic again on StutterTalk. Below are links to the original two episodes. Both episodes are included in today’s rebroadcast.

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The Reassignment of Officer Ken Parson: Standard Rotation or Sophisticated Discrimination? (Episode 288)

Officer Kenneth Parson and his attorney John J. Scaccia join Peter Reitzes to discuss Officer Parson’s recent reassignment from detective duty back to road patrol. This episode concerns the allegation of Monroe, Ohio police officer Kenneth Parson, who stutters, that he has been treated poorly because of his stuttering. Click here to listen to the full episode.

 

Officer Phil Peet

Discussing the Reassignment of Officer Ken Parson and Stuttering (Episode 289)

Police Officer Phil Peet joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering and the reassignment of Officer Kenneth Parson in the Monroe, Ohio Police Department. Click here to listen to the full episode.

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17 Jul 2011

Discussing the Reassignment of Officer Ken Parson and Stuttering (289)

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Police Officer Phil Peet joins Peter Reitzes to discuss stuttering and the reassignment of Officer Kenneth Parson in the Monroe, Ohio Police Department.

Officer Phil Peet is speaking from his own experience on today’s episode and does not represent the Orlando Police Department. Officer PHIL PEET is a chemical weapons specialist with 13 years of experience with the Orlando Police Department and is a person who stutters. During today’s episode Officer Peet comments on the reassignment of Officer Ken Parson (discussed on StutterTalk episode 288). Today’s topics include transfer and reassignment policies, stuttering on the job,  fitness for duty evaluations on the force, meeting job descriptions, written policies and the culture of a department, accommodations, medical discharges, basic functions of the job and  much more.

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15 Jul 2011

The Reassignment of Officer Ken Parson: Standard Rotation or Sophisticated Discrimination? (288)

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Officer Kenneth Parson and his attorney John J. Scaccia join Peter Reitzes to discuss Officer Parson’s recent reassignment from detective duty back to road patrol.

Today’s episode concerns the allegation of Monroe, Ohio police officer Kenneth Parson, who stutters, that he has been treated poorly because of his stuttering, and that his police department should accommodate his stuttering by transferring him from his road patrol assignment to a permanent detective position. During this episode Officer Parson states that while he believes his stuttering may put him in danger while on road patrol assignment, his stuttering is an advantage on detective assignment. In a few days StutterTalk will post a companion episode to this one in which we speak with a police officer who stutters from a different department to get his feedback and commentary on this situation. So check back at StutterTalk.com for more on this story.

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13 May 2010

Stuttering and the Americans with Disabilities Act with Aaron Hartman, Dr. John Tetnowski and Charles Weiner (200)

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Aaron Hartman, Dr. John Tetnowski and attorney Charles Weiner  join Peter Reitzes and Eric Jackson to discuss Aaron’s stuttering and the case he brought against the National Board of Medical Examiners under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The information that you hear during this episode is not intended to be legal advice. For legal advice please consult with an attorney regarding your specific situation. Eric (left) and Peter are shown below celebrating StutterTalk’s 200th episode.

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