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(Rockville, MD - November 20, 2008) Employers regard people who stutter as handicapped and frustrating to deal with, according to researchers who will be presenting their findings during the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) National Convention in Chicago this week.
According to Jessica Karp and Joseph Klein from the College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY, stutterers were perceived to be more disfluent, have a better sense of humor than a non-stuttering individual, frustrating, and handicapped. The researchers indicate that such findings may have serious implications for people who stutter in the workplace.
Karp and Klein will discuss their findings at a poster session on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m. in McCormick Place West (How Employer Attitudes may Impact Individuals who Stutter in the Working World, Presentation #2151; Poster Board 97 in the Poster Hall).
Their presentation is part of ASHA's National Convention which begins today at McCormick Place West. The Convention will feature three days of workshops, paper sessions, and poster presentations plus a keynote address by Brigadier Loree Sutton, MD and an award presentation to actor, singer, and author Julie Andrews. The Convention runs through Saturday, Nov. 22.
Karp and Klein's research is one example of the research being discussed during ASHA's National Convention. Audiologists and speech-language pathologists as well as other speech and hearing scientists gather every year to share their research with their colleagues. This sharing of information results in better care to those people they serve.
Interested parties wishing to hear this poster presentation are invited to visit ASHA's Press Room in W473 in McCormick Place West to obtain a Press Badge and learn more about this serious topic affecting many people in the workforce.
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About the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for more than 130,000 audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists. Audiologists specialize in preventing and assessing hearing and balance disorders as well as providing audiologic treatment including hearing aids. Speech-language pathologists identify, assess, and treat speech and language problems including swallowing disorders. www.asha.org
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