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[cripplecharacters]

Hello! I know there is a bit already on writing characters with speech disorders, but my question has to do with reading them.

I am writing a story in which one of the main characters has difficulty speaking. (I believe he has apraxia of speech.) He primarily uses sign language, but some parts of his dialogue are spoken aloud for one reason or another. After researching apraxia of speech, looking into how people with the disability feel about it, listening to the ways their speech can sound, and checking through this blog, I decided that writing out how he actually speaks was the right fit for the story I am telling. (Note: It is never exaggerated or used comedically. It is simply how he speaks, and the other characters converse with him like anyone else.)

My issue is about how to read what I have written aloud to someone else.

This is a fanwork, but my stepfather (who has trouble reading) likes to hear my stories even though he doesn't really know the characters. I want to share this story with him, but I don't know that it's right to read this character's out-loud dialogue as it's written, because I don't have apraxia of speech. Should I read those lines of dialogue normally, but tell my stepdad beforehand that this one character has a lot of repeated/drawn-out sounds and pauses in his speech? Or should I respectfully attempt to read it as-is, since only one person will be hearing it? That doesn't feel quite right, but I am not really in a position to judge that. So, I'm asking you. Thank you for your time and your patience!

Hello,

I don't really see a problem with reading it as-is. If you aren't being mocking (as in making fun of the character and how they speak,) it's fine. Kind of like putting on an accent when reading for a character who has an accent. There's no problem there.

It's up to you which one you choose, you aren't offending either way. You might ask your stepfather which he would prefer, if he wants you to read it as-is or to translate it, if you can't decide which one to do. It's up to you, both options are fine.

Mod Aaron

[yapping-and-babbling]

FAV JAY MERRICK PHOTO

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[bloodsoakedcontract]

Sorry for not posting in a while! Me and Rainy have been on that Artfight grind, speaking of Artfight… feel free to attack the Bloodsoaked Contract characters on Artfight! And learn a little more lore from their profiles ;)

( Unfortunately I hit the link limit so Esi is not on here but she is on Rainy’s profile if you wanna attack her! )

So far Renata probably has the most attacks because of the white woman identity theft incident of AF 2025… so if you would like to continue the Renatapocolypse feel free to attack her! But not all of Rainy’s BC characters have been attacked yet so go attack some of them too!

[broadwaybohemians]

Aaron Tveit at the 78th Annual Tony Awards

[myuniverseinabox]

More spore garbage. Made my oc Aaron (but as a dragon).

[ask-thomas-jeffs]

Oh sweet mother Mary, Burr is coming to my estate today and i still have no clue what to bake for him.. Im not sure why i am so ungodly worried about it but typically im not this frazzled about what I bake! He wont be coming until noon, so i still have plenty of time i suppose…

T. Jefferson

[fuck-you-showerthoughts]

Hey if I reblog the Hamilton fanart I made do you guys promise not to make fun of me too much

[georgeeacker]

Everybody, I'd just like you all to remember that guns are an American right for a reason.

Said reason being to shoot children.

[cripplecharacters]

Is it in anyway rude / ableist to make my character who's missing her leg below her knee hate and I mean despise using a prosthetic?

Hello,

Standard reminder that we have no amputee mods, and if anyone wants to chime in, we welcome your input

Why does she hate the prosthetic? Does she not like the way it feels? Does she find using other mobility aids like crutches or a wheelchair easier, more effective, or more comfortable? Is the prosthetic just inconvenient to her for whatever reason? Because those happen in real life, those are reasons real people don't use prosthetics. I'm just confused by the apparent vitriol. Does it have to do with the societal expectations that she wear a prosthetic?

Not wanting to wear a prosthetic and not liking wearing a prosthetic is fine, real people do that, they aren't for everyone. But why the loathing? What's the reason? I'm just wondering.

Mod Aaron

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WHY DO YOU LIKE JAY MERRICK SO MUCH AARON

HES SUCH A CUTIE TROY WAGNER IS SO CUTESY I LOVE JAY HES SO ME CORE

[bloodsoakedcontract]

Headshots of 3 Bloodsoaked Contract characters! Including Ophelia, Malachi and Cain :)

[broadwaybohemians]

Appreciation post for Aaron Tveit in that hat

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street on Broadway 🎥: @angelofmusicishere

[aceofwhump]

Two times Paul held Mike's hand while he was in pain

Graceland 1x08 and 3x08

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prospero usher stimboard for @ask-aaron-burr1! with red & skull stims | tw for gore on sources !

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[ask-thomas-jeffs]

AWWW YOU AND BURR ARE GOING ON A DATEEE!! :D

Oh Jesus here we go, calm your silly little head… It’s not a DATE, I simply invited him to my estate for today so i could bake him something, its a gesture of friendly appreciation…

T. Jefferson

[aaronhotchnerofficial]

How did you feel about Rossi's absolute abomination of a carbonara dish (aka the one road way to getting salmonella)

… you know I think it’s better if the mod answers this.

|| LMAO, FIRST OF ALL, my credentials are ITALIAN-American so come for me if you dare, and before you go on a little ramble, third generation, STILL VISITS FUCKING SICILY, secondly!! “OnE wAY RoaD to SaLMonElLa stfu. Stfu. Every traditional recipe calls for the egg yolks, you are not going to fucking die by eating carbonara. And if you’re that afraid, then buddy, I’ve got a whole LIST of foods that’ll make you go cry to your momma. The only thing “wrong” he did was use pancetta and not guanciale. And even then, it’s a fucking damn good substitute for it! Especially if you don’t know a butcher cause you sure as fuck ain’t getting it at Walmart and even butchers will tell you that you gotta be like “aye I want some of this don’t throw it in with the hotdog mix” so in the words of Hotch, sit down and shut up. ||