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Local

Stacy’s Mom Has Got It (Fibromyalgia) Going On

by Lori AdamsAugust 21, 2025August 21, 2025
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Rachel Platten in Fight Song video
Culture

Rachel Platten’s ‘Fight Song’ Now an FDA-Approved Replacement for Lifesaving Medications 

by Bea MienikNovember 23, 2024November 23, 2024
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Local

H-O-T-T-O-G-O! This Music Festival Attendee Can’t Regulate Her Body Temperature!

by Kat WheelerNovember 1, 2024November 1, 2024
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Local

Uh-Oh! Music Festival Guitarist Has IBS and … Well, He Knows What’s Coming

by Lori AdamsAugust 15, 2024August 15, 2024
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The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce)
Culture

‘F*ck Blind People, and Deaf People Suck, So Do Cripples, Dumb Quadriplegic F*cks’; Eminem Honors Disability Pride Month with Inclusive Diss Tracks

by Spencer HunleyJuly 17, 2024July 31, 2024
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Opinion

Opinion: I’m Not Brave Because I’m Disabled; I’m Brave Because Sara Bareilles Bullied Me via Song

by Jenny CavalleroJuly 12, 2024July 12, 2024
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Culture

Listen to Our ‘Songs that Hit Different When You’re Disabled’ Playlist

by Lori AdamsFebruary 1, 2024February 1, 2024
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Culture

It’s Time to Stop Calling Frogs ‘Crazy’

by Steven VerdileJanuary 25, 2024January 25, 2024
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Article Culture

This Small Town Girl in a Lonely World Couldn’t Take the Train Going Anywhere Because It Wasn’t Accessible and Now She’s Stuck and It’s Midnight

by Steven VerdileSeptember 14, 2022August 22, 2026
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Spotify Unwraps Millions of Mental Illnesses as T. Swift and Adele Lead ‘Top Artists’

by Alexia KemerlingDecember 3, 2021August 22, 2026
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SHORTS

  • Man With OCD Has OCD About OCD
    “What if this compulsion isn’t working?” asks man to self.
  • Study Finds Majority Of People With OCD Left Stove On Today
    Oh wait, no they turned it off. Or did they?
  • Anaphylaxis Confirms Diner Wasn’t Lying
    “Well, I’ll be damned!” said the head chef to EMT after DOA confirmation.
  • National Prematurity Month Arrives Early
    Due to complications in the calendar, 2026 welcomes National Prematurity Month, expected in November, a full month early.
  • Deaf Lipreader Hates Muppets
    Sarah Bernstein has hated the Muppets since she was six, when she realized Beaker was the only one whose mouth movements matched his meep meeps.

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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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