Stamma Legal – for lawyers who stammer
Added to my Employment stammering networks page. A friendly and welcoming network for anyone with a stammer working in or thinking about entering the legal industry. It holds regular meetings and social events throughout the year. It also hopes to raise awareness of stammering within the legal industry, including around conducting interviews, assessments and working with employees who stammer. Website: www.stammeringlegal.com.
50 Million Voices video
Brilliant 50 Million Voices video added to my Information for businesses page (2:47 mins):
M v Ban-Car Hotel: stammering case
In M v Ban-Car Hotel the tribunal found the claimant was disabled within the Equality Act, by reason of her stammer and depression. However the tribunal found there was no discrimination, so overall the claim failed.
BBC Stammering Network
Launched 10th June 2021: BBC launches staff stammering network (stamma.org).
Added to my page: Employment stammering networks.
Examples of jobs
On Examples of jobs done by people who stammer:
- added new section Writer with numerous authors etc,
- added tech startup founder: Why stammering makes me a better leader (stamma.org).
NHS Stammering Network
Launched spring 2021, for NHS staff who stammer and their managers and colleagues. “We provide NHS staff with support and information on stammering, including easy access to useful resources and we offer recommendations on how to support staff who stammer in the workplace.” Includes workplace mentoring, and personal stories of NHS staff who stammer. nhsstammeringnetwork.uk
Linked from Employment stammering networks.
Elliot v Dorset County Council
In Elliot v Dorset County Council the EAT stressed that in assessing whether the effect of an impairment is “substantial”, the tribunal should start from the statutory wording of whether it is more than “minor or trivial”. The Guidance and Code of Practice should not be seen as statutes, and are most likely to be useful where the answer to the question is unclear. The tribunal should compare the claimant with how he would be without the impairment, so it does not necessarily matter that his abilities are better than (or no worse than) those of most people. The EAT also made helpful comments on the relevance of coping strategies.
Also added new section: Legal effect of statutory guidance and codes>Guidance and Codes should not be read as statutes.
Examples of jobs
Added to Examples of jobs done by people who stammer:
- Criminal court solicitor, Scotland: Stand up to your stammer (lawscot.org.uk), 2017
- New subheading Writer, incl novelists, poets etc
- New subheading Visual arts.
- Previous updates Website updates March to April 2021.
