speech impairment

Example Sentences

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She is now a full-time carer for Juno, who has a speech impairment and intellectual disability as a result of the genetic illness.

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025

She also has a speech impairment that causes her to mispronounce certain words, “so she’s always been different,” her mother said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025

In this context, stuttering is a disability not because of the speech impairment but because social norms haven’t adapted to it.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

This would also help passengers read the lips of someone with a speech impairment that might be difficult to understand.

From The Verge • Dec. 20, 2021

He has difficulty communicating his thoughts because a speech impairment makes it hard to get the words out.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2018