
Steven Verdile
Steven is a multidisciplinary creative with Spinal Muscular Atrophy. He lives in New York City with his girlfriend, spending his mornings drinking iced coffee and his evenings binging television. An advocate for authentic representation in media, he created The Squeaky Wheel to amplify disabled voices and bring humor to the nuances of living with a disability.


Opinion: You’re Not Disabled, You Just Don’t Have that Hustle Grindset Mentality, My Guy

Lincoln Center Is So Accessible that You Have No Reason Not to Visit. Like Literally, I Keep Trying to Use My Disability as an Excuse, but They’ve Thought of Everything

Uh Oh. There’s Only One Accessible Stall and They Both Need to Poop

Use the SoundPrint™ App to Find Quiet Restaurants in Your Area (Where All the Hot People with Sensory Issues Hang Out)

5 Ways to Clarify You’re (Badass) Disabled and Not (Inspirational) Disabled

The Real Superheroes: The Mothers of the Mothers of Disabled Children

This Small Town Girl in a Lonely World Couldn’t Take the Train Going Anywhere Because It Wasn’t Accessible and Now She’s Stuck and It’s Midnight

The Future Isn’t Curing Disability, the Future Is These Two Threatening Wheelchair Users We Found in a Weird Stock Photo

Americans with Disabilities Act Turns 32, Buys a Motorcycle and Gets a Cute Pixie Cut

3 Summer Cocktails You Can Safely Drink with Your Medicine Because They’re Just 3 Different Flavors of Ensure
