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The Squeaky Wheel
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Satire for Disabled People, by Disabled People.
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“Now, I’ve just kind of made it part of my brand. I get asked more questions when I don’t have it with me. It really completes the ensemble.”
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December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The record will officially become 73 days if Cattan fails to tag anyone during tomorrow’s 30-minute recess session.
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December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
“Either the chairs are all empty or they show someone who is definitively not Franklin Delano Roosevelt.”
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December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
“All the windows were just paintings of windows, and the fire escape ladders are sort of treadmills that keep sending you back down.”
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December 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We’re already 20% there! Celebrate Giving Tuesday at thesqueakywheel.org/donate/
December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
“No one even bothered asking me WHY I was sleeping.” thesqueakywheel.org/sleeping...
December 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Adding a shot of Tylenol or even Tylenol PM adds acidity, flavor and a little bit of that extra autism.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
“It’s not even that I don’t want to be disabled in general, I just am glad I’m not you. I’m happy I have my health, but that’s only part of it. Your life just seems really unpleasant, even in ways unrelated to your disability.”
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November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Few things could be truer to the spirit of Thanksgiving than a resurgence of measles. thesqueakywheel.org/american...
November 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
“Disabled people are only the largest minority, so it’s understandable that textbooks wouldn’t dedicate that much space to them.”
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Just once I’d like to be sure someone is staring at me because I look sexy!" thesqueakywheel.org/disabled...
November 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Everything is fine.
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If The Squeaky Wheel has ever given you a smile, a laugh, or a temporary cold sore, please consider donating at thesqueakywheel.org/donate.
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Because who ever said disabled people aren’t capable of locking animals in cages, stripping Munchkins of their rights and turning their ex into a shiny metallic servant boy.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This week, a local autistic couple welcomed a lovely, bouncing baby Tylenol into the world, weighing in at 500 milligrams.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"I can’t believe I’m going to spend all weekend in bed recovering from THIS.”
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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
"Let me tell you, as someone who received extensive, unhelpful treatment for psychosis: That is wrong. It happened to me. It actually was demonic possession."
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November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“After my foot surgery, I was told to stay in bed for a month and keep my weight off of it. During that month, I discovered that I am fantastic in bed and should just stay here!”
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November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
After recently linking autism to circumcision, a dispirited body politic is beginning to think RFK hasn’t actually found the cause of autism.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Elizabeth had never seen the top of her refrigerator. For 35 years, she never cared about it.

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November 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“It’s a real mind trip. I mean, I know we’re not supposed to define ourselves by our disabilities. But they are still part of our daily lives, and it would be nice to know which one I identify with.”
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November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“Big Standing is deeply corrupt, and has been funding biased studies for YEARS!”
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November 13, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Who needs ChatGPT when you have Homer
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Affordability IS accessibility
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
As thousands of flights have been cancelled across the nation, the wheelchair repair industry is struggling more than ever.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM