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Category: Culture

Culture

Chris Berman’s Week 1 NFL Disability Recap

by MV PerrySeptember 14, 2024September 16, 2024
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Disabled Shakespearean Actor’s Entire Resume Just Productions of ‘Richard III’

by Nate WoogenSeptember 13, 2024September 13, 2024
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Breakdancers in an arena next to a wheelchair user on the floor
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Paralympics Removes Breakdancing from 2028 Games

by Nate WoogenSeptember 7, 2024September 7, 2024
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Disabled Person Has No Interest Whatsoever in Paralympics

by KateSeptember 1, 2024September 1, 2024
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A white man points to equations on a chalkboard for a young woman
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Paralympics Classification System Adds Additional Decimal Points to Include Literally Every Single Disability

by Nate WoogenAugust 30, 2024August 30, 2024
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Team USA wheelchair basketball team holds hands in a circle before the game
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Already-Seated US Wheelchair Basketball Team’s Protest During National Anthem Falls Flat

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 29, 2024August 29, 2024
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M.C. Escher’s House Unsurprisingly Inaccessible

by MV PerryAugust 16, 2024August 16, 2024
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With SpongeBob Coming Out as Autistic, Fans Ask Awkward Questions About Whatever the Fuck Patrick Is

by lezmoonAugust 4, 2024August 4, 2024
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The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
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‘F*ck Blind People, and Deaf People Suck, So Do Cripples, Dumb Quadriplegic F*cks’; Eminem Honors Disability Pride Month with Inclusive Diss Tracks

by Spencer HunleyJuly 17, 2024July 31, 2024
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Taskmaster's Greg Davies sits on a fancy gold chair
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Production Set to Start on New Disabled Version of ‘Taskmaster’

by KateJune 10, 2024June 10, 2024
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Gamer Accused of Hacking Video Game by Using Accessibility Controller

by Alex BreddyJune 7, 2024June 7, 2024
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‘I Was Born in the Wrong Era,’ Says Chronically Ill ‘Bridgerton’ Fan Who Envies the Ability to Flirt While Fainting

by Julia Lee HarterMay 16, 2024May 16, 2024
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POLITICS

  • Democratic Hopefuls Brush Up on Bare Minimum of Disability Rights Ahead of Midterms
    September 28, 2026
  • Trump Clarifies Stance on Disability With Attack on Rights, Liberties, Law, Language, Benefits, Accommodations, Health Care, Community Living, Existence
    August 26, 2026
  • United Nations Sneaks Disability Rights Vote on Day United States and Israel are Absent
    August 23, 2026

LOCAL

  • Durable Shoe Soles No Match for Kid With Irregular Gait
    September 18, 2026
  • Psych Med Developed for Other Psych Med’s Side Effects
    September 15, 2026
  • Study Finds Using a Wheelchair Highly Preferable to Immobilizing Pain
    September 2, 2026

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