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Local

Opinion: You’re Not Disabled, You Just Don’t Have that Hustle Grindset Mentality, My Guy

by Steven VerdileMay 8, 2023May 16, 2023
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Two men using wheelchairs look angry outside an accessible bathroom stall
Local

Uh Oh. There’s Only One Accessible Stall and They Both Need to Poop

by Steven VerdileMarch 25, 2023March 28, 2023
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Entertainment

5 Ways to Clarify You’re (Badass) Disabled and Not (Inspirational) Disabled

by Steven VerdileFebruary 24, 2023March 23, 2023
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a smug doctor guy crosses his arms and stares at you to assert dominance
Local

‘It’s Probably Just Stress,’ Says Doctor to All Disabled Patients Regardless of Symptoms

by 2shoes4eyesFebruary 13, 2023
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Three young adults of various genders and races stand confrontationally on a city sidewalk
Local

Friends Planning Trip Debate Whether Blind Woman’s Annoying Personality Outweighs Her Fast Pass Perk

by 2shoes4eyesJanuary 30, 2023March 23, 2023
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An old white man in a suit sits at a desk and smiles, a younger black man wearing a suit sits next to him.
News

City Celebrates Disability Activists After Fighting Lawsuit and Losing

by Mia OceanJanuary 26, 2023
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a man smiles next to a slow plow
Local

Snowplow Drivers Find Holiday Joy in Making All Curb Cuts Inaccessible

by jeromepalliserJanuary 17, 2023
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a kind and dashing gentleman helps out a poor, suffering woman using a wheelchair who needs help, probably, right?
Local

Man Guesses He’ll Go Ahead and Do that Thing Woman Just Said She Could Do Without His Help

by amandmrusselDecember 20, 2022March 23, 2023
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a group of people point and yell at a standing blonde lady.
Local

‘She’s a Witch!’ Woman Appears Without Her Walker

by Mia OceanOctober 27, 2022March 23, 2023
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News

Oh No, This Has-Been Author Found the Online Disability Community and Wrote a Cringey Book About It

by Zephyr Ash OstrowskiSeptember 3, 2022September 3, 2022
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a goofy man is slapped by a fast moving robotic arm
News

This Cool Assistive Robotic Arm Automatically Slaps Weird Strangers who Tell Wheelchair Users ‘Don’t Get a Speeding Ticket, Kiddo!’

by kwschaefFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022
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a jar filled with cash and it is labeled "ABLEISM JAR"
Local

Blind Man Kicks Off New Year with Ableism Jar, Becomes Instant Millionaire

by 2shoes4eyesJanuary 3, 2022January 3, 2022
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    May 5, 2023

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  • Upstairs Business Certain They Have No Disabled Customers
    May 23, 2023
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    May 18, 2023
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    May 16, 2023

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  • Woman with Sensory Issues Becomes Fashion Icon After Changing Outfits 5 Times a Day
    March 13, 2023
  • 5 Ways to Clarify You’re (Badass) Disabled and Not (Inspirational) Disabled
    February 24, 2023
  • Disability Community Celebrates Super Bowl, Welcomes Brain Injury Class of 2023
    February 12, 2023

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