In November 2019, I joined many proponents to testify before City Council about the need for this system. One attorney described her deaf client who was brutally beaten by her boyfriend in Brooklyn and was unable to reach 911. My colleague, who is an active advocate for the stuttering community, explained that some people who stutter have increased difficulty speaking when time is of the essence. It’s also not uncommon for people who stutter to experience heightened difficulties referring to proper nouns such as names and places. These communication challenges, inconvenient in everyday life, can be life-threatening in an emergency.