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Friend Wonders if You’d Be Down To Do Something Terrible for Your Health Tonight

by MV PerryApril 11, 2026May 2, 2026
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a man seated in a wheelchair points at people unpacking boxes
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Able-Bodied Friends Actually Pretty Handy When You’re Moving

by Olly MooreApril 8, 2026May 2, 2026
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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, 2023August 22, 2026
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a young white man trips forward down the stairs in a blur
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Stumbling Blind Man Finally Uses White Cane After Concerned Friends Sign Him Up for Alcoholics Anonymous

by 2shoes4eyesJanuary 17, 2022August 22, 2026
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A group of friends toast beer at a bar
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Disabled Employee Shocks Coworkers by Accepting Happy Hour Invitation

by 2shoes4eyesNovember 19, 2021August 22, 2026
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A white woman who looks around 30 wears a grey long sleeve shirt and rests her head on her crossed arms
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Chronically Ill Woman Struggles to Meet Friend’s Insatiable Thirst for Communication

by Steven VerdileSeptember 24, 2021August 22, 2026
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SHORTS

  • SSDI Available In Claw Machine
    Being denied government assistance has never been so fun!
  • Autistic Girl Masking For Halloween
    It looked frighteningly realistic.
  • College Student Uses Person-First Language To Reach Minimum Paper Length
    Person with college enrollment replaced 63 instances of “disabled people” with “person with disability” and managed to finish his paper of minimum length.
  • New Disability Infographic Perfect to Repost Without Reading
    Better if you don’t know what the disability is, either!
  • Doctor Believes Patient is Disabled
    Despite the previous blood draws coming back normal, a patient might still be disabled, and this doctor believed them.

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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

  • Disabled Police Officer Does Nothing Useful Just as Well as Non-Disabled Cops
    October 6, 2026
  • Person With Disability Found Alive in Home
    October 5, 2026
  • Durable Shoe Soles No Match for Kid With Irregular Gait
    September 18, 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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