Kathleen Downes
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Kathleen Downes
Awkward! Woman with CP Actually Does Know Your Boyfriend’s Neighbor’s Cousin Who Uses a Wheelchair
NEW YORK — In an inspiring moment that local disability organizations call a “triumph for stereotyping,” local woman Ava Dudley,...
May 16, 2025
Kathleen Downes
Woman Disappoints Hospital PR When She Fails to Bungee Jump Three Days After Spine Surgery
NEW YORK CITY — A local woman with cerebral palsy has her hospital’s social media team shaking their heads after...
November 15, 2024
Kathleen Downes
Pennywise to Terrorize Children with Latex Free Balloons this Halloween Following Anti-Ableist Training
DERRY, Maine — Local death clown Pennywise has emerged from his 27-year hibernation with a new sense of social consciousness...
October 31, 2024
Kathleen Downes
Zombie Wheelchair User Denied Care Assistant to Help Her Roll Over in Her Grave
A HOLE IN THE GROUND, New York — A recently deceased wheelchair user has spoken from beyond the grave about...
December 4, 2023
Kathleen Downes
Wheelchair User Cries Ableism After Neighborhood’s Only Accessible Trick-or-Treat Stop Hands Out Toothbrushes
LONG ISLAND, New York — In the weeks following Halloween, children everywhere are reviewing their treat hauls. The smell of...
November 2, 2023
Kathleen Downes
This Ken’s Job Is Just ‘Wheelchair’
Barbieland — Following the implementation of a “revolutionary vocational rehab grant” from state agency MattelAbilities™, a disabled Ken has finally...
August 7, 2023
Kathleen Downes
