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Steven Verdile

Steven is the creator and editor-in-chief of The Squeaky Wheel. He lives in New York City with his girlfriend, spending his mornings drinking iced coffee and his evenings binging television and seeing musicals. 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.
Steven Verdile
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Opinion

I’m a Disabled SSI Recipient and Medicaid Beneficiary on Food Stamps. Here’s Why I Support Donald Trump

by MV Perry, Steven VerdileSeptember 22, 2024September 22, 2024
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I’m Not Ableist, Some of My Best Friends Are Ableds

by Steven VerdileSeptember 16, 2024September 2, 2025
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This Dude Knows Your Diagnosis Before Your Doctor Does

by Steven VerdileAugust 27, 2024March 1, 2025
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Local

We Ranked Disabilities by How Embarrassing They Are to Disclose

by Steven VerdileAugust 9, 2024August 9, 2024
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Breaking News

Reminder: It’s Okay to Back Out Of Plans If You Don’t Have the Spoons

by Steven VerdileJuly 21, 2024March 1, 2025
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Holiday

Move Over, Disability Pride Month: It’s White Wheelchair Guy Summer

by Steven VerdileJuly 15, 2024July 15, 2024
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Breaking News

It’s a BRAT Summer for Me (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast)

by Steven VerdileJuly 2, 2024March 1, 2025
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Local

Inspiring! After Insurance Company Denied Wheelchair to Disabled Child, His Classmates Started a Lemonade Stand So Profitable that the Insurance Company Opened a Competing Lemonade Stand Right Next to It

by Steven VerdileJune 25, 2024June 25, 2024
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Breaking News

Medication Has No Side Effects

by Steven VerdileApril 17, 2024March 1, 2025
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Local

Those Special Ed Students Are Smarter Than You Think and Uh-Oh Now They’re Unionizing

by Steven VerdileApril 15, 2024April 15, 2024
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Breaking News

Join the Disabled Community with this Easy Eclipse LifeHack

by Steven VerdileApril 8, 2024March 1, 2025
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You Feel Great Today?

by Steven VerdileApril 1, 2024March 1, 2025
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POLITICS

  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 2025
  • Opinion: Xanax Should Be Free Under Fascism
    October 22, 2025
  • Who Said It: A Disability Charity or a Eugenicist?
    October 21, 2025

CULTURE

  • Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince
    November 30, 2025
  • Marvel Director Reveals Invisible Disabled Superhero Was in Movie the Whole Time
    August 27, 2025
  • Disabled Baseball Fan Enjoys Accessibility of Empty Stadium for Shitty Team
    August 25, 2025

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  • Speech Pathologist Delivers Utterly Unpronounceable Diagnosis 
    December 18, 2025
  • Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms
    December 17, 2025
  • Disabled Woman Not Sure if Guy Is Staring Because of Wheelchair or Because She’s Hot
    December 15, 2025

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