The Squeaky Wheel

Hypochondriac Was Right This Time

“Even as I was struggling to breathe, I started to laugh. I was finally right!” thesqueakywheel.org/hypochondria...

Quick Guide to Becoming the “It Girl” at the Nursing Home

"But the baddie lifestyle doesn’t have to end just because you can’t go to the bathroom alone anymore!" thesqueakywheel.org/quick-guide-...

Elmo Reveals Lifelong Accessibility Needs: ‘I Literally Can’t Move Without a Grown Man’s Hand Up My Ass’

“Without help, Elmo can’t move. Elmo just lies there, silent and motionless, like a pile of plush." thesqueakywheel.org/elmo-reveals...

Company Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness Month by Awkwardly Demanding Staff Reveal Personal Medical Information

“As you know, transparency is one of the virtues we hold high at this company, and in the spirit of Disability Employment Awareness Month, we want to start with a prompt: ‘How many people in this room have HIV or diabetes?’” thesqueakywheel.org/company-cele...

Disabled Person’s Savings Blown on $1,100, Thirteen-Block Ambulance Ride

Let's hope Uber isn’t surge-pricing thesqueakywheel.org/disabled-per...

Phantom Limb Pain Actually Pretty Uncomfortable for Casper

Casper's not so friendly now, is he

Celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month by Venmoing Me Money

"In these times of uncertainty and fear, when rights are being stripped away and people are being denied the help they desperately need, there is only one true way to be an ally: Venmo me $10."
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JD Vance Makes Wildly Ableist Statement Just to Get in News Again

"But there’s another problem here – a lot people can’t handle that some of us really do have better genes than others. Be honest, ladies: who doesn’t want a little Vance swimming in their gene pool?"
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Restaurant Owner Shocked to Learn that Disabled People Have Standards and Would Rather Not Enter by the Dumpster in the Back

"You’ll build a ramp for trash cans before you’ll build one for people?"
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Disabled Office Worker Who Was Told She Would Never Be Productive Member of Society Has No Idea What Her Job Actually Accomplishes

"I, uh, attend meetings, fill out spreadsheets and… Answer emails?”
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Okay, I think I’m okay; I just needed to vent, and — wait, what? ANOTHER bad thing in the news?
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MedicAED™ Defibrillators Now Require Emergency Room Doctors to Sit Through 30-Second Ad Before Restoring Heart Rhythm

"Doctors at Conglomerate-Takeover Memorial Hospital have had the misfortune of receiving new Medicaid-sponsored AEDs meant to replace all existing AEDs in their emergency room." thesqueakywheel.org/medicaid-now...

Another Brave High School Girl Talks to Disabled Kid at Lunch

“It was so inspiring,” said Jamie Jackson, a fellow student. “The whole cafeteria saw it. We all wanted to get up and join her too.”
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can't have disability justice without disabled memes :)

RFK Jr Reveals New Theory on First Day of Autism

Is there some pumpkin spice in the Tylenol?

We Ranked Disabilities by How Embarrassing They Are to Disclose

Most disabilities come with some form of stigma, but not all disability stigma is created equal.
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Woman in Disability Simulation Moved to Tears by 5-Minute Simulation of Sitting Down

“I don’t know how these people do it, going around all … wheely, and with no legs…”
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Opinion: All Women’s Issues Caused by Being Overweight or Anxious, by Dr. Richard Ayushol

"In my 42 years as a top expert in women’s healthcare, I’ve learned more about females than any man should ever want to learn."
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Woman Trying to Hold Door Open for Wheelchair User Is Actually Blocking Doorway with Her Foot

“Oh, I got that! Let me make this easy for you,” she said. She did not, in fact, make this easy.
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Disabled Americans Ready to Serve Country as Human Metaphors For the Cost of War

If it weren’t for disabled minds and bodies coming home, there would be much less trauma for radio talk hosts to beat people over the head with
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‘How Are You Doing?’ Asks Every Family Member to Clearly Depressed Man

“He should really try thinking positively!” said Uncle Steve
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Ranking the Top 5 Weirdest Things Your Doctor Does Before Listening to You (#3 May Surprise You)

It often takes a lot for doctors to truly hear you.
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We Ranked the 6 M&M’s on How Disabled We Think They Are

The comparison is meritless, but we did it anyway.
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‘People Need to Accept that Everyone Will Catch It Eventually,’ Whispers Unvaccinated, Unmasked, COVID-Positive Man Directly into Your Little Disabled Ear

“One of the biggest contributors of fear is uncertainty, so you can eliminate the fear of getting sick if you just accept the absolute 100% certainty of catching a virus that has killed over five million people across globe.”
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Man with Severe Anxiety Feeling Vindicated as Phobia of Flying for Holiday Season Vacation Becomes Increasingly Rational

“Wow, cutting the budget for the people who make sure it’s safe to fly might be making it less safe to fly!”
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It Is I, Rebecca, Your Medicaid Caseworker, and I Can’t Get to the Phone Right Now

Hi, you’ve reached the voicemail inbox for Rebecca at State Medicaid Support Services. thesqueakywheel.org/it-is-i-rebe...

Body Frantically Informing You That You Really Have To Pee

In an ongoing development, despite you ignoring many preceding signs, numerous sources are frantically reporting that you have to pee, like really really badly. thesqueakywheel.org/body-frantic...

“Do You Have A License For That Thing?” Man Asks Wheelchair User About Thermonuclear Warhead

Slow down there speedracer

New Law Prohibits Anyone Over 18 From Watching Inspiration Porn

Despite attempts to limit access, adult users have figured out ways to alter their location on their cellphones. Recently, surging videos include “Dirty Girl gets CP’d” and “OCD Nerd Shows Stepmom His Massive Tick.”
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RFK Jr. Opens Door for New Migraine Treatment: Lobotomies

In a recent move to honor his aunt Rosemary...
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