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Tag: Representation

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Holiday

Disabled Pride Party Chastised for Not Using Event-First Language

by Spencer HunleyJuly 9, 2025July 9, 2025
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A view of the back of a blonde woman using a pink wheelchair in a pink dream house
Culture

Wheelchair Barbie Gets Revolutionary 4 Seconds of Fame

by P.C.August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
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Artist Sia, next to her movie poster for "Music", against a blue background with the squeaky wheel logo
Culture

Sia Announces She Is ‘Low-Functioning Artistic’

by Zephyr Ash OstrowskiJune 2, 2023
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a man looks sad and holds his face in his hands
Article Local

Devastating: The Most Famous Person with Your Rare Disability Actually Sucks

by CameronJanuary 9, 2023August 22, 2026
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Sam Claflin in Me Before You
Features Listicle

We Ranked These 6 Award-Winning Actors who Played Disabled Characters from ‘Mild Cringe’ to ‘OMG How Did Nobody Stop This from Happening’

by kwschaefMarch 22, 2022August 22, 2026
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Dr. Strange holds a handicap parking tag
Article Culture

Doctor Strange Struggles to Find Universe Where He’s Actually Played by a Disabled Actor

by lezmoonJanuary 25, 2022August 22, 2026
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a blonde barbie doll flaunts her unrealistic long legs while posing in a pink toy wheelchair
Article Culture

New Barbie in Wheelchair Gives Disabled Girls Equally Unrealistic Body Standards

by Nate WoogenJanuary 1, 2022August 22, 2026
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a well-dressed man in black sits on a couch and flips off the camera with his prosthetic hand
Article Culture

Disabled Entrepreneur Achieves Life Goal of Killing James Bond

by lezmoonDecember 8, 2021August 22, 2026
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Squid Game Frontman poses in front of colorful staircase maze
Article Culture

Front Man Pledges to Support Disability Inclusion by Swapping Stairs for Ramps, Launching ‘Parasquid Games’

by Steven VerdileOctober 12, 2021August 22, 2026
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A young woman with long hair is seen free falling from a sideways manual wheelchair
Article Culture

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

by Kathleen DownesSeptember 26, 2021August 22, 2026
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Side by side image of Helen Keller and Emma Stone
Article Culture

Emma Stone Cast as Helen Keller in New ‘Young Helen’ Sitcom

by Steven VerdileAugust 8, 2021August 22, 2026
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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

  • Study Finds Using a Wheelchair Highly Preferable to Immobilizing Pain
    September 2, 2026
  • Schizophrenic Voice Surprisingly Helpful Lately
    September 2, 2026
  • Uncle’s ‘Happy Birthday’ Post Once Again Omits He Wanted You Aborted
    September 2, 2026

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