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Opinion

Opinion: That Slur Is Not Person-First Language

by RitaAugust 31, 2026August 31, 2026
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Report: Walk in the Park Is Not a Walk in the Park

by Zareen ChoudhuryJune 29, 2026June 29, 2026
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Autistic Strangers at Party Totally Unaware They Flirted With Each Other

by Jeremy EinbinderJune 9, 2026June 9, 2026
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Local

‘There’s Always Someone Worse off Than You,’ Says Man Better off Than His Sad Friend

by Olly MooreMay 20, 2026May 20, 2026
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Local

Autistic Woman’s Genuine Earnestness Creeping Out New Acquaintance

by Jeremy EinbinderMay 15, 2026May 15, 2026
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Local

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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Local

College Student Wastes Spoons on Boring Party

by CameronNovember 20, 2025November 18, 2025
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Local

Another Brave High School Girl Talks to Disabled Kid at Lunch

by Macklin YoumansSeptember 23, 2025September 23, 2025
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Local

Local Autistic Isn’t Nonspeaking; They Just Don’t Want to Talk to You

by Spencer HunleyAugust 29, 2025August 29, 2025
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Local

Disability Win! Any Hour Is Happy Hour if You Can Make the Bartender Feel Bad for You

by Bea MienikAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025
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Local

Autistic Scientists Gather to Analyze Why People Are Mad at Them

by Jeremy EinbinderJuly 5, 2025July 5, 2025
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Politics

Disability Community Protests Inaccessible Protests

by MV PerryJune 20, 2025June 20, 2025
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SHORTS

  • 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!”
  • Woman Makes 30 Diagnoses Under 30 List
    “The only advice I can give it to keep grinding away at those doctor’s appointments.”
  • Accessible Arby’s Forces Dilemma Of Whether To Eat At Arby’s
    Just because you can access it, doesn’t mean you should.
  • Deaf Community Develops ASL Slur For Hearing People Who Only Know Curse Words
    Swearing is America’s pastime, and it could not be more evident in ASL.
  • Child-Proof Cap Also Fine-Motor-Difficulty-Proof
    It required the grip strength of an able-bodied adult.

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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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