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Tag: Ableism

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Article Culture

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

by Zephyr Ash OstrowskiSeptember 3, 2022August 22, 2026
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a man in a wheelchair with a birthday hat sits at a restaurant table with his friends
Article Local

Server Asks Literally Everyone at Table Except Disabled Man What They Would Like for Dinner

by 2shoes4eyesAugust 11, 2022August 22, 2026
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A middle aged man with a beard sits down and scratches his head in confusion at what he just heard
Article Culture

‘Isn’t Life Hard Enough for You?’ Coworkers Ask Paralympian

by 2shoes4eyesMarch 7, 2022August 22, 2026
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a goofy man is slapped by a fast moving robotic arm
Article Local

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

by kwschaefFebruary 15, 2022August 22, 2026
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Dr. Strange holds a handicap parking tag
Article Culture

Doctor Strange Struggles to Find Universe Where He’s Actually Played by a Disabled Actor

by lezmoonJanuary 25, 2022August 22, 2026
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a jar filled with cash and it is labeled "ABLEISM JAR"
Article Holiday

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

by 2shoes4eyesJanuary 3, 2022August 22, 2026
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a young white boy in a pilgrim costume sits outside in a wheelchair and holds a pumpkin
Article Holiday

School Thanksgiving Pageant Casts Cute White Child in Wheelchair as Pilgrim to Show Pilgrims Were Nice and Totally Not Murderers or Anything Like That

by Steven VerdileNovember 22, 2021August 22, 2026
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a white man in a blue suit shrugs his shoulders in an office
Article Local

That Job You Didn’t Get Had Absolutely Nothing to Do with You Disclosing Your Disability

by Miranda ElimpabethNovember 9, 2021August 22, 2026
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CVS Receipt Across a CVS Storefront
Article Opinion

Counterargument: Your Obnoxiously Long Receipts Are an ADA Violation, CVS

by Steven VerdileNovember 3, 2021August 22, 2026
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a confused woman shrugs with a handicap parking space behind her
Article Local

Woman with Invisible Disability Confused Why Nobody Harassed Her for Using Handicapped Parking

by Miranda ElimpabethOctober 20, 2021August 22, 2026
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POLITICS

  • 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
  • Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Disabled People Have Right to Fun
    July 10, 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

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  • 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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