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
