Disabled People Celebrate 420 by Getting Stuff DONE

“I organized the pantry today!” Trudy Weschler, 40, exclaimed. “You know how long I’ve needed to do that? There were cans from the Eisenhower administration!”
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Cuck Chair Unfortunately Most Orthopedic Choice

“I mean, would I like to also be on the bed? Sure, who wouldn’t? But when an armchair in the room relieves pressure on my aching spine, why would I want to ‘hang out’ on a lumpy hotel mattress with the love of my life and a sexy third?”
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A flyer for a comedy show with 4 different comedians. It reads "Disability comedy live from your living room, May 14 8 PM EST." There is a symbol for ASL interpretation and one for close captions. On the bottom is the logo for Disability Unite and this The Squeaky Wheel.

Join us for a virtual night of live comedy featuring four of the funniest disabled comedians! Reserve your donate-what-you-can tickets now at givebutter.com/disability-c... .

Lack of Accessible Bathrooms Leaves Disabled People Without a Place to Make Out

“They need to leave us our own space, considering the town’s other makeout spots — such as the underpass and secluded areas of the park — are also not fully accessible”
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Friend Wonders if You’d Be Down To Do Something Terrible for Your Health Tonight

Since the last time you two hung out, you’ve had daily IBS symptoms, your sleep is messed up, your seasonal cough is entering its fourth week, and your finger hasn’t grown back yet from playing chicken with airplane propellers.

On the other hand: Bro. C’mon.
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Doctor Takes “That’s What She Said” As Joke, Not Medical Corroboration

“Since when did we treat women at this hospital?” the doctor replied, as his assistant clarified she didn’t mean ‘that’s what she said,’ as a joke, but as affirmation of something his female patient said.

Capitol Crawl Would No Longer Elicit Sympathy From Nation’s Assholes

"...disabled people staging a Capitol Crawl-style protest would elicit no sympathy from them whatsoever." thesqueakywheel.org/capitol-craw...

New Disability Activist Group Launches Counter-Eugenics Orgy Campaign

"The more babies that we have, the more diverse the gene pool, and the more potential we may have to fight against the forces of eugenicist, genocidal, fascist agendas,” thesqueakywheel.org/new-disabili...

Able-Bodied Friends Actually Pretty Handy When You’re Moving

“The abled — for all their flaws — are so good at manipulating and moving objects from one place to another, and for that, we thank them.”
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Most of Disabled Man’s Exercise Consists of Falling on Floor, Getting Back Up

“When most people trip and fall,” he said, “they’re usually afforded the dignity to trip on something! But not me! I trip on myself!”
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Listening is important...

Disabled Man Celebrated as a ‘Tireless Advocate’ Actually Really, Really, Really Tired

“What would be nicer than being celebrated is if a demographic famously prone to fatigue didn’t have to exhaust ourselves advocating for every small, obvious accommodation — and then be congratulated for overcoming barriers that didn’t need to exist.”
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Louis Braille’s Earlier Ideas, Ranked

In 19th-century France, 15-year-old Louis Braille invented his famous tactile codex while still a student at a school for the blind, but Braille wasn’t the first thing he tried.
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Trump Mocks Newsom’s Dyslexia During Morning Cofveve

Bold strategy to mock a learning disability after notoriously losing battle after battle with the alphabet.

Pharma Rep Asks Nation to ‘Consider Both Sides’ in Raising Insulin Prices by 250%

The move, “would save the country many millions of dollars, maybe even tens or hundreds of millions, in the form of profits.”
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Oompa Loompas File Class Action ADA Suit Against Wonka Corporation

While other employees are paid in union-negotiated wages, the Loompas – whose physical characteristics and immigration status from Loompaland make it difficult for them to find work – are paid in a discriminatory sub-minimum wage.
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Disabled Bed Bugs Petition for No Bed Frame for Easier Access

“The bedframes put the mattresses too high off the ground... We want to change that.” thesqueakywheel.org/disabled...

Comedian With Ageusia Cancelled For Tasteless Joke

Ageusia, the complete loss of taste, is commonly suffered across the globe, and can often be diagnosed if a patient starts wearing a fedora.

Parents Discover Disabled Child CAN Have More Than One Diagnosis

“Ever since Tim was born, we’ve tried to instill in him that he was a perfectly normal and typical person – who just happened to be physically disabled! He’s totally fine! Totally normal mind! It’s fine!”
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How I Celebrated Women’s History Month With an Involuntary Psych Hospitalization

"I consider my hospitalization a tribute to the generations before me."
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Paralympian's Gold Medal Disqualifies Them From SSI

Winning a medal might mean losing your healthcare.

It makes sense DOGE would know a lot about autistic fraud, given that the agency was created by one.

Guy With "This Is What A Disabled Person Looks Like" Shirt Looks Plenty Disabled Without It

Be it for the way he moved, the way his body grew into itself, or his multiple mobility devices, nobody was ever mistaken that a disabled person could look like that.

(Unpopular) Opinion: I Think Disabled People Should Have Rights

"I’ve compiled a list of the top five arguments for why disabled people deserve rights..." thesqueakywheel.org/unpopula...

Airline Requires Passengers Check Colostomy Bags

Within minutes of the announcement, baggage handlers nationwide went on strike.

Blind Man Keeps Pronouncing Coworkers’ Names Like His Screen Reader Does

Sales manager José Mendez is frustrated that Petrovic consistently refers to him as “Josie, like I’m a white girl.”
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Nephrologist Refers You to a Cardiologist Who Refers You to an Orthopedist Who Admits Doctors Don’t Know that Much

After your fifth referral, you thought the orthopedist could finally give you some answers.
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The American healthcare system.

Inaccessibility Complaints Plummet After City Disability Office Installs Heavier Door

The office celebrated this reduction in complaints by increasing the angle of their entry ramp.

Bipolar Friend Owed Apology After Being Dismissed for Believing Global Elite Pedophile Conspiracy

“At the time, we believed the New York Times or the Brookings Institute provided us with respectable assessments of truth and reality. Now, we understand those institutions to be predominantly employing pedophiles or people who are controlled by pedophiles.”
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