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Opinion: Abolish Special Education! But Not, Like, in a Eugenics Way or Anything

by Jeremy EinbinderMarch 18, 2025March 18, 2025
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Opinion: We Don’t Need Better Sidewalks. We Need Those Conveyor Belt Things from the Airport.

by Jeremy EinbinderMarch 7, 2025March 7, 2025
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Opinion: Yeah, End Ableism and All That, But I’m Really Gonna Miss Cutting Lines at Theme Parks

by Jeremy EinbinderFebruary 23, 2025March 5, 2025
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Opinion

My Well-Meaning but Confused Abled Friend Went on Vacation and All I Got Was this Collectible Souvenir Spoon

by Kat WheelerJanuary 4, 2025January 4, 2025
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My Spoons Are All Gone; All I Have Left Is One of Those Tiny Loose-Leaf Tea Strainers

by Stacy AshworthNovember 21, 2024November 21, 2024
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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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Opinion: I’m Not Brave Because I’m Disabled; I’m Brave Because Sara Bareilles Bullied Me via Song

by Jenny CavalleroJuly 12, 2024July 12, 2024
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Opinion: I’m More than My Disability, I’m Also a Huge Bitch

by LindaMay 14, 2024May 14, 2024
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Opinion

It Is I, Rebecca, Your Medicaid Caseworker, and I Can’t Get to the Phone Right Now

by Steven VerdileMarch 15, 2024April 15, 2024
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Opinion

Opinion: ‘Disabled’ Is Not a Dirty Word (Except When I Use It with You, You Little Disabled Hottie)

by Steven VerdileFebruary 13, 2024April 19, 2024
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Opinion

Opinion: The Woke Left Has Taken Away People in Wheelchairs Hiding Their Legs Under a Raggedy Blanket

by Steven VerdileAugust 9, 2023April 15, 2024
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Opinion: Disabled People Need to Adjust to the New Normal of Inhaling Poisonous Fire Sky

by Steven VerdileJune 7, 2023April 15, 2024
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    November 15, 2025
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    October 22, 2025
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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
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