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Uncle’s ‘Happy Birthday’ Post Once Again Omits He Wanted You Aborted

by Sy HoekstraSeptember 2, 2026September 3, 2026
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Mom Still Insists on Being at Disabled Adult Child’s Medical Appointments

by MV PerryAugust 26, 2026August 26, 2026
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Blind Family Wonders How Sighted People Ever Lose Things

by Sy HoekstraAugust 5, 2026August 5, 2026
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Disabled Adults Find Gainful Employment and Live Independently With New RICH PARENTS™ Program

by Anton SpivackJune 5, 2026June 12, 2026
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Neurotypical Mother Reassures Son Everyone a Little Bit Neurotypical

by Richard AmmMay 20, 2026May 20, 2026
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Parents Discover Disabled Child CAN Have More Than One Diagnosis

by Jeremy EinbinderMarch 20, 2026March 20, 2026
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Adaptive Kitchen Gadget Makes Cooking More Difficult

by Nate WoogenFebruary 24, 2026February 25, 2026
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Parents Ashamed of Their Disabled Child Find Nice Little Sleepaway Camp so She Can Be Someone Else’s Goddamn Problem for Once

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 15, 2025August 15, 2025
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Quarrel between mature father and adult son. Senior man looking seriously on young guy
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Father of Disabled Man Was Hoping He’d Get More Money Out of Conservatorship

by Jeremy EinbinderAugust 13, 2025August 13, 2025
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Ranking the Top 5 Disabilities for Family YouTubers’ Kids to Have to Rack Up Views and Profits

by Bea MienikJuly 12, 2025July 12, 2025
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Awkward! New Mother Who Said ‘I Don’t Care Whether It’s a Boy or a Girl, as Long as It’s Healthy’ Delivers Disabled Baby

by Nate WoogenFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 2025
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‘You’re Not Autistic!’ Clearly Autistic Parent Scolds Autistic Child

by Jeremy EinbinderJanuary 25, 2025January 25, 2025
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POLITICS

  • 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
  • Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Disabled People Have Right to Fun
    July 10, 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

  • Durable Shoe Soles No Match for Kid With Irregular Gait
    September 18, 2026
  • Psych Med Developed for Other Psych Med’s Side Effects
    September 15, 2026
  • Study Finds Using a Wheelchair Highly Preferable to Immobilizing Pain
    September 2, 2026

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The Squeaky Wheel is the first-ever satire publication that focuses on the experience of having a disability. All stories are original fictional content and may be shared with attribution.

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