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Older experienced physician with bad news and worried patient
Local

Ranking the Top 5 Weirdest Things Your Doctor Does Before Listening to You (#3 May Surprise You)

by Bea MienikSeptember 16, 2025September 16, 2025
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Politics

ADA Makes Resolution To Look Slimmer By Next Birthday

by Nate WoogenJuly 29, 2025July 29, 2025
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Culture

Opinion: What the Evil, Genius, Disabled Villain Trope in Movies Gets Wrong About Being Evil, Genius and Disabled

by MV PerryJuly 10, 2025July 10, 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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Culture

M.C. Escher’s House Unsurprisingly Inaccessible

by MV PerryAugust 16, 2024August 16, 2024
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Local

It’s Human Resources Here to Inform You that Your Accommodations Request Was Approved. And You Got a Raise? Also, Your Childhood Crush Just Moved Back to Town and Wants to Grab a Bite?

by Steven VerdileApril 1, 2024April 19, 2024
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a woman using a wheel poses in front of a group of people
Local

World Record Awarded to Wheelchair User with 1000-Win Streak in Competitive Musical Chairs

by lezmoonMarch 25, 2024April 19, 2024
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A women sits on an exam table with a visible curved spine
Local

Spine Admits to Misunderstanding What ‘Curvy Women’ Means

by Lori AdamsJanuary 18, 2024April 19, 2024
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A woman looks surprised and happy and smiles at a doctor near her in an office.
Local

Neurosurgeon Successfully Removed My Tumor and Also the Song Stuck in My Head for the Last 6 Years

by Lori AdamsJanuary 4, 2024April 19, 2024
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the six M&Ms characters pose on a white background
Culture

We Ranked the 6 M&M’s on How Disabled We Think They Are

by Steven VerdileNovember 10, 2023April 19, 2024
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elmo smiles at the camera
Culture

Elmo Reveals Lifelong Accessibility Needs: ‘I Literally Can’t Move Without a Grown Man’s Hand Up My Ass’

by lezmoonAugust 29, 2023April 19, 2024
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a woman in a red shirt looking confused
Local

Disease with 10 Syllables Must Be Pretty Severe

by Nate WoogenAugust 15, 2023April 19, 2024
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  • Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Disabled People Have Right to Fun
    July 10, 2026
  • CDC Ranks Job Applicants by Number of Views on Their Medical Advice YouTube Channel
    June 9, 2026
  • This Queer, Mentally Ill Man Is Out and Proud to Be Unfit for Military Service
    April 24, 2026

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  • Most of Men’s Health Mag for Dick Pills 
    June 18, 2026
  • New Netflix Series Helps Autistic Adults Find Divorce
    June 14, 2026
  • We Need to Stop Using These Offensive Terms for Abled People
    May 27, 2026

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  • Director of Special Services Figures Disabled Kid Won’t Need Sex Ed
    July 10, 2026
  • Report: Walk in the Park Is Not a Walk in the Park
    June 29, 2026
  • Woman Unsure if Never Had COVID or Just Terrible at Swabbing Nose
    June 29, 2026

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