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Opinion

Perspective: I Just Got My First Wheelchair, and I’ve Been Around The Block a Few Times. Not Too Many, Mind You, But a Few.

by Jeremy EinbinderSeptember 3, 2025September 3, 2025
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Young married couple husband and wife sitting at home having problems in their marriage and a cold relationship. A boyfriend and a girlfriend roommates have an argument about spending too much money
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Commentary: Your Bullshit Is Out Here Making Everyone Mentally Ill

by MV PerryAugust 28, 2025August 28, 2025
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Opinion

COVID Ranks Its Top 5 Favorite Disabilities

by Bea MienikAugust 24, 2025August 24, 2025
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Opinion

I Really Wanted to Be There but My Symptoms Only Flare Up on Days I Make Plans with You

by MV PerryAugust 8, 2025August 8, 2025
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I Lived It: I Went to the Bathroom During Colonoscopy Prep and Forgot My Phone

by Max KerwienJune 30, 2025June 30, 2025
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Opinion: Hospital Gowns Are Not Thin Enough

by Max KerwienMay 2, 2025May 2, 2025
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Opinion

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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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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POLITICS

  • Disabled Woman’s Politics So Left Wing Even Medical Condition is Progressive
    February 17, 2026
  • 17 Years Later, ‘Keep Your Government Hands Off My Medicare’ Guy Still Wants Government Hands Off His Medicare
    January 26, 2026
  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 2025

CULTURE

  • Oompa Loompas File Class Action ADA Suit Against Wonka Corporation 
    March 26, 2026
  • 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

LOCAL

  • Disabled Man Celebrated as a ‘Tireless Advocate’ Actually Really, Really, Really Tired
    April 2, 2026
  • Pharma Rep Asks Nation to ‘Consider Both Sides’ in Raising Insulin Prices by 250% 
    March 26, 2026
  • Disabled Bed Bugs Petition for No Bed Frame for Easier Access
    March 23, 2026

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