Guidelines for Reasonable Accommodations and Disabilities (GRAD)
Armstrong Injunction Requirements
Mental/ Psychological Disorders
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DISORDERS AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS:
Speech disorders include:
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Stuttering
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Articulation: difficulty with forming sounds & stringing together usually characterized by substituting one sound for another, omitting a sound, or distorting a sound.
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Voice disorders: Inappropriate pitch; loudness; or quality (harsh,hoarse, breathy, or nasal)
There are two types of language disorders:
1) Delayed language: a noticeable slowness in the development of the vocabulary and grammar necessary for expressing and understanding thoughts and ideas.
2) Aphasic: The loss of speech and language abilities resulting from stroke or head injury.