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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 11h

“Mills is an accomplished, talented, and artistic individual. Any brochure would be lucky to have her – I mean, them."
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College Brochure Makers Fight Over Disabled Indigenous Queer Model

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 11h

Our bad! We always include alt text, must’ve missed this one by mistake.

The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 1d

It’s been awful. Especially considering how hard it is for me to answer the front door these days.” zurl.co/M0ExS

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 2d

“Ohhh,” the doctor said. “Spina… like spine…that makes sense.” thesqueakywheel.org/doctor-said-...

Doctor Said Med School Only Covered Your Disability for About Three Minutes

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 3d

We questioned how she could afford the $946 monthly premium without a job. “Well, my dad bought me my house, so my housing costs are minimal. And other than that, the weekly allowance he gives me goes pretty far.”
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Look at This Rich Bitch Who Can Afford COBRA

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 4d

“You might want to see me get an A on my economics quiz. But me? I want to restructure the entire education department’s budget from the ground up,” thesqueakywheel.org/those-specia...

Those Special Ed Students Are Smarter Than You Think and Uh-Oh Now They’re Unionizing

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 5d

"With a dog, you might get eight years before they retire. Me? Thirty-five. Forty." thesqueakywheel.org/local-mini-h...

Local Mini Horse Feels Overlooked in Service Animal Discourse

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 6d

Autistic Woman Not Going To Let Anything Get In Way Of Special Interest

CDC Warns Side Effects of Tylenol May Include Being Metal as Fuck

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 6d

"No longer will arthritis stop me from seeing my assistant’s PTO request to spend time with her sick aunt and smashing that ‘deny’ button.” thesqueakywheel.org/powerful-ceo...

Powerful CEO Doesn’t Let Her Disability Stop Her From Denying Employees’ PTO Requests

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 7d

"We are all about empowerment. I’d go as far as to say that in our offices, we don’t even see disability.” thesqueakywheel.org/company-enco...

Company Encourages More Disabled Candidates to Apply So It Can Weed Them Out Later with Irrelevant Hiring Assessments

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 8d

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

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 9d

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

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

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 10d

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

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

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 11d

“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...

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

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 13d

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

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

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 13d

Casper's not so friendly now, is he

Phantom Limb Pain
Actually Pretty Uncomfortable for Casper

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 14d

"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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Celebrate Disability Employment Awareness Month by Venmoing Me Money

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 16d

"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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JD Vance Makes Wildly Ableist Statement Just to Get in News Again

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 19d

"You’ll build a ramp for trash cans before you’ll build one for people?"
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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

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 20d

"I, uh, attend meetings, fill out spreadsheets and… Answer emails?”
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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

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 20d

Okay, I think I’m okay; I just needed to vent, and — wait, what? ANOTHER bad thing in the news?
thesqueakywheel.org/opinion-fuck/

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 21d

"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...

MedicAED™ Defibrillators Now Require Emergency Room Doctors to Sit Through 30-Second Ad Before Restoring Heart Rhythm

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 22d

“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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Another Brave High School Girl Talks to Disabled Kid at Lunch

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 23d

can't have disability justice without disabled memes :)

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The Squeaky Wheel @thesqueakywheel.bsky.social · 23d

Is there some pumpkin spice in the Tylenol?

RFK Jr Reveals New Theory on First Day of Autism

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