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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.

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a BUNCH of white wheelchair guys pose in a park

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

With disability pride month beginning, it’s important we take a moment to recognize who this month is usually about: straight...

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

Because I have diarrhea always.
Children with lemonade stand

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

When life gives you an insurance denial for an incredibly vital piece of medical equipment, you make lemonade. At least...

Medication Has No Side Effects

a group of students sit at their desks, staring

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

At Baytown Middle School, Mrs. Bunson’s eighth-grade special education class may seem like your typical short bus full of Pokemon...

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