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A woman in an airline uniform gestures towards a woman in a wheelchair
Local

Airline Breaks Patron’s Wheelchair, Enacts Swift Protocol of Gently Patting Shoulder, Apologizing

by Jeremy EinbinderFebruary 19, 2025March 6, 2025
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a middle eastern man uses a wheelchair in an airport
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Airline Passenger Unsure if Considered Middle Eastern or Disabled First at Airport

by Fandogh EshghiOctober 24, 2023April 19, 2024
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a paratransit van on a city street
Local

Paratransit So Late It’s Early

by amandmrusselJanuary 12, 2023January 12, 2023
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a frightened little dog, eyes bugging out
Local

After a Traumatic Flight Experience, This Emotional Support Animal Requires Its Own Emotional Support Animal

by jeromepalliserDecember 19, 2022
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Disabled girl in wheelchair at the bottom of a staircase
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, 2022September 15, 2022
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a yellow and black train
Local

Trains Running More Efficiently than Ever After 4-Year-Old Autistic Hacks System

by KateMay 11, 2022May 11, 2022
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A bus driver holding the steering wheel in a blue shirt while he smiles and looks at the camera
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Bus Driver Explains to Wheelchair Users that He Understands Them Because He Sprained His Knee Once

by Steven VerdileJuly 27, 2021April 19, 2024
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POLITICS

  • Disabled Woman’s Politics So Left Wing Even Medical Condition is Progressive
    February 17, 2026
  • 17 Years Later, ‘Keep Your Government Hands Off My Medicare’ Guy Still Wants Government Hands Off His Medicare
    January 26, 2026
  • Disappointed Nation Beginning to Think RFK Hasn’t Actually Found the Cause of Autism
    November 15, 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

  • Parents Discover Disabled Child CAN Have More Than One Diagnosis
    March 20, 2026
  • Blind Man Keeps Pronouncing Coworkers’ Names Like His Screen Reader Does
    March 5, 2026
  • Nephrologist Refers You to a Cardiologist Who Refers You to an Orthopedist Who Admits Doctors Don’t Know that Much
    March 4, 2026

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