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Home » Archives for Sy Hoekstra

Sy Hoekstra

Sy writes humor and podcasts about his life as a blind man at DeepSy.net. He was a lawyer before deciding to be happy and now freelances in all kinds of things. He lives in NYC with his wife and daughter who are sighted but still cool.
Sy Hoekstra
a dog standing on a wheelchair with a basketball on its nose
Short

Ain’t No Rule That Says a Dog Can’t Play Wheelchair Basketball

by Sy HoekstraJuly 28, 2026July 28, 2026
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Young Asian male graphic designer recording video content for online lesson.
Politics

CDC Ranks Job Applicants by Number of Views on Their Medical Advice YouTube Channel

by Sy HoekstraJune 9, 2026June 9, 2026
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Young adult man making shush gesture keeping a secret or confidential information quiet
Culture

We Need to Stop Using These Offensive Terms for Abled People

by Sy Hoekstra, The Squeaky Wheel Contributors TeamMay 27, 2026May 28, 2026
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a man wearing a fake nose and mustache at a doctor
Local

Faith Healer Caught in the Act of Seeing Doctor

by Sy HoekstraApril 24, 2026April 24, 2026
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a guy watching kissing on his screen
Local

New AI Accessibility Tool Mostly Makes Porn

by Sy HoekstraApril 11, 2026May 2, 2026
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Louis Braille
Opinion

Louis Braille’s Earlier Ideas, Ranked

by Sy HoekstraMarch 31, 2026March 31, 2026
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An airline employee holds up a colostomy bag
Short

Airline Requires Passengers Check Colostomy Bags

by Sy HoekstraMarch 9, 2026March 9, 2026
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a blind man sits on a couch next to a woman in an office
Local

Blind Man Keeps Pronouncing Coworkers’ Names Like His Screen Reader Does

by Sy HoekstraMarch 5, 2026March 13, 2026
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a family watching heated rivalry
Local

Audio Description Ruins Family TV Night During Unexpected Sex Scene

by Sy HoekstraJanuary 7, 2026January 8, 2026
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Woman giving paperwork to social worker during visit in social service
Local

Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms

by Sy HoekstraDecember 17, 2025January 2, 2026
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a wheelchair user in front of a building roof
Local

Paraplegic Architect Who Put Building’s Only Entrance on the Roof: ‘Now How Do You Fucking Like It?’

by Sy HoekstraNovember 28, 2025December 4, 2025
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a wheelchair mechanic looks stressed
Short

Flight Cancellations Devastating for Wheelchair Repairman

by Sy HoekstraNovember 9, 2025November 9, 2025
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POLITICS

  • Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Disabled People Have Right to Fun
    July 10, 2026
  • CDC Ranks Job Applicants by Number of Views on Their Medical Advice YouTube Channel
    June 9, 2026
  • This Queer, Mentally Ill Man Is Out and Proud to Be Unfit for Military Service
    April 24, 2026

CULTURE

  • Most of Men’s Health Mag for Dick Pills 
    June 18, 2026
  • New Netflix Series Helps Autistic Adults Find Divorce
    June 14, 2026
  • We Need to Stop Using These Offensive Terms for Abled People
    May 27, 2026

LOCAL

  • Director of Special Services Figures Disabled Kid Won’t Need Sex Ed
    July 10, 2026
  • Report: Walk in the Park Is Not a Walk in the Park
    June 29, 2026
  • Woman Unsure if Never Had COVID or Just Terrible at Swabbing Nose
    June 29, 2026

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