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Tag: Wheelchair User

Israel's energy minister Karine Elharrar frowns at COP26 in an motorized wheelchair
Article Politics

COP26 Demonstrates Climate Change Preparedness by Leaving Disabled People Out in the Cold

by lezmoonNovember 11, 2021August 22, 2026
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a ghostly motorized wheelchair sits in a cemetery
Article Holiday

Haunted Wheelchair Keeps Trying to Drive to Cemetery, Run Over Rodents

by Steven VerdileOctober 30, 2021August 22, 2026
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photo of a white man in a suit sitting in a manual wheelchair
Article Holiday

Department Store Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness Month by Hiring this Guy, Who is Definitely a Real Employee and Not Just a Stock Photo Model

by Steven VerdileOctober 19, 2021August 22, 2026
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A lone wheelchair tire on a white background
Article Local

Insurance Company Generously Approves Single Tire on Power Wheelchair

by Kathleen DownesOctober 15, 2021August 22, 2026
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A young woman with long hair is seen free falling from a sideways manual wheelchair
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Representation Matters! Disabled Woman Provides Authentic Fall for Life Alert Commercial

by Kathleen DownesSeptember 26, 2021August 22, 2026
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The stage of the 2021 Emmys. Stairs are on all sides.
Article Culture

Emmy Producers Claim ‘The Real Ramp Was the Friends We Made Along the Way’ After Promised Ramp Was Nonexistent

by Steven VerdileSeptember 20, 2021August 22, 2026
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A silver door opener button with the handicap icon sits on a brick wall
Article Local

Door Opener Button Sits Just Beyond Fingertips

by Steven VerdileSeptember 13, 2021August 22, 2026
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a rubber band on a white background
Article Local

One Strategically Placed Rubber Band Is Keeping Old Wheelchair from Completely Collapsing

by Steven VerdileSeptember 10, 2021August 22, 2026
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a young white male stands next to a whiteboard with wheelchair illustrations
Article Local

Man Solves Problem No Disabled Person Actually Has with Unaffordable Invention

by Steven VerdileAugust 5, 2021August 22, 2026
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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, 2021August 22, 2026
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A man sits outside using a manual wheelchair
Article Local

‘I Don’t See the Wheelchair, I Just See You,’ Says Lying Coworker Who Does See Wheelchair

by Steven VerdileJuly 6, 2021August 22, 2026
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Manual wheelchair wheels are seen under bathroom stall door
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Woman in Accessible Bathroom Stall Feeling Guilty After Spotting Wheels Under Door

by Steven VerdileJuly 4, 2021August 22, 2026
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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

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  • Durable Shoe Soles No Match for Kid With Irregular Gait
    September 18, 2026
  • Psych Med Developed for Other Psych Med’s Side Effects
    September 15, 2026
  • Study Finds Using a Wheelchair Highly Preferable to Immobilizing Pain
    September 2, 2026

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