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Tag: Ableism

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Opinion

Opinion: A Legitimate Disabled Person Would Be Wearing a Vest

by RitaJanuary 6, 2026April 16, 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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Holiday

Family Member Thankful to Not Be You Specifically

by Anna R.November 27, 2025January 2, 2026
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Funny carefree students walk in the park
Local

Another Brave High School Girl Talks to Disabled Kid at Lunch

by Macklin YoumansSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025
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Holiday

Disabled Pride Party Chastised for Not Using Event-First Language

by Spencer HunleyJuly 9, 2025July 9, 2025
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Local

Disabled People, Set Up on Date Because They Are the Only Disabled People Their Friends Know, Pissed at How Attracted They Are to Each Other

by Jeremy EinbinderJune 29, 2025June 29, 2025
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Local

Disabled Man Actually Super Ableist

by Stacy AshworthMarch 14, 2025March 14, 2025
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Politics

Conservatives Who Make Fun of Disabled People for Being ‘Weird’ Are Crying Over Being Called ‘Weird’

by mcamillettiAugust 13, 2024August 13, 2024
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Local

‘I’m Not Disabled Though,’ Says Man Whose Knees, Back and Neck Have Been Ravaged by Time

by lezmoonJanuary 29, 2024January 29, 2024
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a man sitting in a wheelchair smiles at the camera while a house burns behind him
Local

Hot Wheels! This Wheelchair User Actually Is a Fire Hazard

by Vyoma RamanAugust 28, 2023September 23, 2025
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a young black woman holds a disco ball and sits in her wheelchair at the bottom of a staircase
Local

What a Drag! ‘Inclusive’ Gay Bar Is Inaccessible to Performer

by Zephyr Ash OstrowskiJune 16, 2023April 19, 2024
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Local

Ketamine Is the New Marijuana Is the New Goop

by Mia OceanMay 9, 2023April 19, 2024
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SHORTS

  • Man Does Disability Simulation to Empathize With People Who Have Also Done Disability Simulation
    “I never knew how hard pretending to need a wheelchair for a day would be!”
  • Woman Makes 30 Diagnoses Under 30 List
    “The only advice I can give it to keep grinding away at those doctor’s appointments.”
  • Accessible Arby’s Forces Dilemma Of Whether To Eat At Arby’s
    Just because you can access it, doesn’t mean you should.
  • Deaf Community Develops ASL Slur For Hearing People Who Only Know Curse Words
    Swearing is America’s pastime, and it could not be more evident in ASL.
  • Child-Proof Cap Also Fine-Motor-Difficulty-Proof
    It required the grip strength of an able-bodied adult.

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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

CULTURE

  • Meta Smart Glasses Empower Blind People to Participate in Corporate Surveillance
    August 15, 2026
  • DSM-6 Spoilers Leak Online
    August 15, 2026
  • Most of Men’s Health Mag for Dick Pills 
    June 18, 2026

LOCAL

  • Off-Pitch Disabled Singer Lauded by Audience of Cowards
    November 1, 2026
  • Boss Tells Autistic Employee Major Problem Is “No Problem”
    October 31, 2026
  • Interviewer Voluntarily Discloses Discrimination
    October 23, 2026

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