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Tag: Halloween

a scared man in a suit has a creepy man with bloody fangs behind him
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Man Becomes Healthcare Executive After Bite from Healthcare Executive

by Sy HoekstraOctober 23, 2026October 23, 2026
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Halloween Still Life Colorful Theme: Scary Decorated Dark Room with Table Covered in Spider Webs, Burning Pumpkin, Candlestick, Witch's Hat and Skeleton. In the Background Silhouette of Monster Walking By
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We Determined Which Halloween Monster is the Most Disabled

by Bea MienikOctober 21, 2026October 21, 2026
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a possessed woman in a dark bedroom
Article Holiday

It Happened to Me: It Actually Was Demonic Possession, Not Psychosis

by MV PerryNovember 18, 2025November 11, 2026
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a scary costumed person lurks behind a blind man in a haunted house
Article Holiday

Haunted House Worker Unsure How to Scare Blind Patron

by jeromepalliserOctober 31, 2024November 11, 2026
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a scary clown holds a balloon for a group of children
Article Holiday

Pennywise to Terrorize Children with Latex Free Balloons this Halloween Following Anti-Ableist Training

by Kathleen DownesOctober 31, 2024November 11, 2026
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Adult focused female fortune teller reading tarot cards sitting at table with candles and magic crystal ball concept of divination astrology and esotericism
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Wheelchair User Unsure if Chariot Tarot Card Is Mocking or Prophesying

by Fandogh EshghiSeptember 17, 2024November 11, 2026
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a man with a medicaid badge shrugs in a cemetery
Article Holiday

Zombie Wheelchair User Denied Care Assistant to Help Her Roll Over in Her Grave

by Kathleen DownesDecember 4, 2023November 11, 2026
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a sad boy using a wheelchair holds a toothbrush, in front of a candy corn background
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Wheelchair User Cries Ableism After Neighborhood’s Only Accessible Trick-or-Treat Stop Hands Out Toothbrushes

by Kathleen DownesNovember 2, 2023November 11, 2026
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a man in a blue shirt shrugs with witches behind him
Article Holiday

Sorry! The Antidote You Need to Lift the Evil Witch’s Curse Is Not Covered by Your Current Insurance Plan

by jeromepalliserOctober 31, 2023November 11, 2026
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People Having Campfire near the Sea
Article Local

HR Managers Gather Around Campfire to Share Chilling ‘Reasonable Accommodation Requests’

by jeromepalliserOctober 28, 2023November 11, 2026
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an annoyed ghost yells at a family ignoring him in the kitchen
Article Holiday

Local Ghost Just Wasted 3 Weeks Whispering Creepy Things to Deaf Family

by Alexia KemerlingOctober 26, 2023November 11, 2026
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a group of children in halloween costumes walk down the street while a child using a wheelchair lurks a few feet behind them
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Disabled Trick-or-Treater Really Bringing Down Group’s Candy Collecting Efficiency

by Nate WoogenOctober 28, 2022August 22, 2026
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SHORTS

  • Chronically Ill Friend Group Making Bets On Medical Tests
    Several are hoping to recoup their losses after a disappointing round of results.
  • Terrifying New Diagnosis Has Bangin’ Awareness Ribbon
    Grim prognosis; killer aesthetic. The ribbon really ties the whole medical crisis together.
  • Woman Somehow Waited Both Too Long and Not Long Enough To Refill Prescription
    She should have tried not needing the prescription in the first place.
  • Deaf Guy Really Loving The Bass On NPR Story
    The beat on what he’s told is an Iran War report is SICK!
  • 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!”

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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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