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Local

9 Handy Quick Tips for Staring at a Blind Person

by 2shoes4eyesDecember 6, 2021April 22, 2024
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Holiday

Weird Flex but OK: Aunt Claims She’s ‘Thankful for Her Health’ this Thanksgiving

by Steven VerdileNovember 24, 2021April 15, 2024
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10-Year-Old Teaches MasterClass for Adults on Communicating with Disabled People

by 2shoes4eyesNovember 16, 2021
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#RedFlag ‘Disabled? But You’re So Pretty and Smart!’ Says Man

by 2shoes4eyesNovember 11, 2021April 19, 2024
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‘Stephen Hawking Could Work; Why Can’t You?’ Asks Man who Isn’t an Astrophysicist

by lezmoonOctober 22, 2021November 21, 2021
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A man with a mustache stares at his reflection
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‘How Are You Doing?’ Asks Every Family Member to Clearly Depressed Man

by Miranda ElimpabethOctober 21, 2021April 19, 2024
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A woman in a violet sweater looks down and writes on a paper on her desk
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Visually Impaired Person Acts Extra Blind to Avoid Bothersome Coworker

by 2shoes4eyesOctober 13, 2021April 19, 2024
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A young black woman smiles eagerly behind a cash register
Local

Cashier Talks 10 Decibels Louder After Realizing Customer Is Blind

by 2shoes4eyesOctober 8, 2021May 17, 2022
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A young woman with long hair is seen free falling from a sideways manual wheelchair
Culture

Representation Matters! Disabled Woman Provides Authentic Fall for Life Alert Commercial

by Kathleen DownesSeptember 26, 2021April 19, 2024
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Local

Woman Destined for Heaven After Handing Disabled Girl a Jar from Tall Supermarket Shelf

by Steven VerdileAugust 21, 2021April 22, 2024
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Local

Aunt Suggests You Date the Other Disabled Person in Her Neighborhood

by Steven VerdileAugust 17, 2021March 23, 2023
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A child points at a middle aged man outdoors in a manual wheelchair
Local

Man Using Wheelchair Incredibly Validated by Small Child who Told Him, ‘I Like Your Car’

by Steven VerdileJuly 4, 2021April 19, 2024
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    November 15, 2025
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    October 22, 2025
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    October 21, 2025

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  • Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince
    November 30, 2025
  • Marvel Director Reveals Invisible Disabled Superhero Was in Movie the Whole Time
    August 27, 2025
  • Disabled Baseball Fan Enjoys Accessibility of Empty Stadium for Shitty Team
    August 25, 2025

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  • Speech Pathologist Delivers Utterly Unpronounceable Diagnosis 
    December 18, 2025
  • Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms
    December 17, 2025
  • Disabled Woman Not Sure if Guy Is Staring Because of Wheelchair or Because She’s Hot
    December 15, 2025

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