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Tag: Absurd

Older experienced physician with bad news and worried patient
Features Listicle

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

by Bea MienikSeptember 16, 2025August 22, 2026
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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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Young confident businessman in a suit
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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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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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
Features Listicle

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

by Steven VerdileNovember 10, 2023August 22, 2026
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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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Local

Disease with 10 Syllables Must Be Pretty Severe

by Nate WoogenAugust 15, 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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