Given the high levels of over-diagnosis of kids as special ed cases — as many as 75 percent of kids considered to be suffering from Speech Apraxia (the most - commonly diagnosed speech disability) are not actually suffering from that while many kids diagnosed as mildly retarded are simply illiterate — far too many kids in both Ferguson and St. Louis are being denied brighter futures. (dropoutnation.net)
Those with a speech disability or hearing loss who use a TTY call 1-800-462-7585; or use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS) to call 1-800-621-3362. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Having a speech disability also means others don't always see the lighter parts of my identity, either — the personality traits my fashion aesthetic can more accurately portray — like friendliness, excitability, spontaneity. (ravishly.com)