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A man looks down at a woman on a MRI table. She cannot escape the inevitable chit-chat.
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MRI Technician Making Weird Small Talk

by amandmrusselMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023
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Three young adults of various genders and races stand confrontationally on a city sidewalk
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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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a man looks sad and holds his face in his hands
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Devastating: The Most Famous Person with Your Rare Disability Actually Sucks

by CameronJanuary 9, 2023
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an awkward family just stares at the camera from their kitchen counter
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Family Focuses Holiday Conversations on Woman’s Disability Because Politics or Religion Would Be Too Awkward

by 2shoes4eyesDecember 23, 2022December 23, 2022
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a kind and dashing gentleman helps out a poor, suffering woman using a wheelchair who needs help, probably, right?
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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 creepy young white teens stare from a stage and smile
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Your Friend’s Improv Show Is Fully Accessible, Unfortunately

by Alexia KemerlingDecember 8, 2022December 8, 2022
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A woman looks at her phone and stresses while placing her hand on her face
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How to Politely Tell Your Friend Their Event Is Not Worth Your Spoons

by Mel MalloryOctober 18, 2022October 18, 2022
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A women in a pink blazer uses her wheelchair and talks with a woman next to her
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‘Get Well Soon!’ Says Friend to Woman with Lifelong Chronic Illness

by kwschaefSeptember 20, 2022September 20, 2022
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a guy flips off the camera with his middle finger
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Disabled Man Drops F-Bomb in Public, Several Injured

by Zephyr Ash OstrowskiSeptember 12, 2022September 12, 2022
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Young woman in a wheelchair with her boyfriend kneeling near her
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Boyfriend Finally Pops the Question: ‘So, What Happened to You?’

by Nate WoogenAugust 24, 2022August 24, 2022
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a phone showing a dating profile of Howard, 26, a weight lifter using a nice wheelchair
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Date’s Wheelchair Looked Totally Different in Profile Picture

by Nate WoogenMay 12, 2022
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a girl wears an eccentric outfit, two black foot orthotics and yellow shoes while she stands next to trees
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High School Girl Judged for Wearing Same Orthotics 2 Days in a Row

by Nate WoogenApril 15, 2022March 23, 2023
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