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Tag: Accessibility

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Article Politics

Democratic Hopefuls Brush Up on Bare Minimum of Disability Rights Ahead of Midterms

by MV PerrySeptember 28, 2026September 28, 2026
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Knee pain, fitness and mature woman in park with injury, muscle strain and inflammation on bench. Nature, sports and senior person with accident for exercise, workout and walking outdoors for health
Local

Report: Walk in the Park Is Not a Walk in the Park

by Zareen ChoudhuryJune 29, 2026June 29, 2026
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Local

New AI Accessibility Tool Mostly Makes Porn

by Sy HoekstraApril 11, 2026May 2, 2026
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Local

Disabled Bed Bugs Petition for No Bed Frame for Easier Access

by Bea MienikMarch 23, 2026March 23, 2026
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a blind man sits on a couch next to a woman in an office
Local

Blind Man Keeps Pronouncing Coworkers’ Names Like His Screen Reader Does

by Sy HoekstraMarch 5, 2026March 13, 2026
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a wheelchair using old man is being pushed off a fire escape away from a fire
Local

New Accessible Fire Escape Access Allows Anyone to Fall Off and Die, Equally

by Bea MienikFebruary 11, 2026February 11, 2026
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Local

Sexually Active, Nonverbal Disabled Woman Annoyed that AAC Device Never Makes Good Orgasm Noises

by Jeremy EinbinderFebruary 1, 2026February 1, 2026
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a family watching heated rivalry
Local

Audio Description Ruins Family TV Night During Unexpected Sex Scene

by Sy HoekstraJanuary 7, 2026January 8, 2026
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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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Holiday

Santa’s Sled Ticketed For Parking In Accessible Space

by Spencer HunleyDecember 25, 2025January 2, 2026
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Local

Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms

by Sy HoekstraDecember 17, 2025January 2, 2026
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Local

Cane User Wears Comically Large Top Hat to Avoid Questions

by MeeshDecember 7, 2025December 5, 2025
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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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