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A young woman smiles and holds the door open. You can’t see her foot but I swear it’s blocking the door.
Local

Woman Trying to Hold Door Open for Wheelchair User Is Actually Blocking Doorway with Her Foot

by Steven VerdileJanuary 26, 2022May 17, 2022
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An elementary aged girl holding a dodgeball stands next to a boy in a gymnasium
Local

Elementary School Dodgeball Captains Contemplate Least Awkward Time to Pick Disabled Student

by Nate WoogenJanuary 24, 2022April 19, 2024
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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, 2022April 19, 2024
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a closeup of a woman peeking carefully through plant leaves
Local

9 Handy Quick Tips for Staring at a Blind Person

by 2shoes4eyesDecember 6, 2021April 22, 2024
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a black woman with long braids and a hearing aide looks away from a man who is trying to talk to her in a living room
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New ‘Selective Hearing’ Hearing Aid Feature Allows Users to Tune Out the Haters

by Alexia KemerlingDecember 5, 2021April 19, 2024
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a traced hand drawing of a 4-fingered turkey. It says Family, Friend, and Dog.
Holiday

Amputee who Drew Turkey Hand with 4 Fingers Accused of Being Less Grateful than His 5-Fingered Peers

by Steven VerdileNovember 25, 2021April 22, 2024
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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, 2021April 19, 2024
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a young boy with red hair and a blue shirt talks to an adult woman on a video call on his iMac
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10-Year-Old Teaches MasterClass for Adults on Communicating with Disabled People

by 2shoes4eyesNovember 16, 2021
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a woman with her hands in her face, cringing
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#RedFlag ‘Disabled? But You’re So Pretty and Smart!’ Says Man

by 2shoes4eyesNovember 11, 2021April 19, 2024
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a young white man in a barista uniform extends a cup of coffee
Local

‘Stephen Hawking Could Work; Why Can’t You?’ Asks Man who Isn’t an Astrophysicist

by lezmoonOctober 22, 2021November 21, 2021
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A man with a mustache stares at his reflection
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‘How Are You Doing?’ Asks Every Family Member to Clearly Depressed Man

by Miranda ElimpabethOctober 21, 2021April 19, 2024
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A young black woman smiles eagerly behind a cash register
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Cashier Talks 10 Decibels Louder After Realizing Customer Is Blind

by 2shoes4eyesOctober 8, 2021May 17, 2022
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POLITICS

  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 2025
  • Opinion: Xanax Should Be Free Under Fascism
    October 22, 2025
  • Who Said It: A Disability Charity or a Eugenicist?
    October 21, 2025

CULTURE

  • Sleeping Beauty Actually ME/CFS Girly Waiting for Doctor, Not Unlicensed Prince
    November 30, 2025
  • Marvel Director Reveals Invisible Disabled Superhero Was in Movie the Whole Time
    August 27, 2025
  • Disabled Baseball Fan Enjoys Accessibility of Empty Stadium for Shitty Team
    August 25, 2025

LOCAL

  • Speech Pathologist Delivers Utterly Unpronounceable Diagnosis 
    December 18, 2025
  • Social Security Administration Introduces a Form to Request an Accessible Version of the Form to Request Accessible Forms
    December 17, 2025
  • Disabled Woman Not Sure if Guy Is Staring Because of Wheelchair or Because She’s Hot
    December 15, 2025

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