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eSPECIALly Ableist ("Special Needs")
Mention of incontinence - may be TMI Something I've experienced and witnessed that I want to talk about: many able-bodied and...

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Jun 172 min read
Abort Ableism ("Love is Blind" Season 3)
Spoiler alert for season 3 of "Love is Blind" Warning for talk of an ableist discussion All questions in this article ...

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Jun 103 min read
Exclusion Is Ugly (Representation and The Ugly Laws)
I’ve had this opinion/thought for a while and I’m finally sharing it. (And I’m definitely “saying the quiet part out loud” so to speak.)...

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Apr 202 min read
Smosh Your Ableism (Ableism in Smosh)
All questions in this article are rhetorical unless explicitly stated otherwise Brief mention of specific ableist words A few weeks ago ...

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Apr 79 min read
Respect Is A 14 Letter Word (Representation)
Exclusion is literally disrespectful.

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Dec 14, 20242 min read
Styles of Exclusion (Harry's Part)
Harry Styles' part in excluding wheelchair users from his company Pleasing

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Dec 6, 20242 min read
Deafness and Internalized Ableism (Personal Experience)
Internalized ableism and imposter syndrome I'm dealing with as I go and identify as Deaf

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Dec 6, 20242 min read
Eye Can Wear It (Gemma Styles Eyewear)
Wheelchair users can wear glasses too.

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Nov 23, 20242 min read


Inclusion Isn't a Trek (LeVar Burton in Star Trek)
LeVar Burton should not play a blind character.

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Oct 30, 20242 min read
Exclusion is a Sport (Pleasing 8)
Pleasing is STILL excluding wheelchair users

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Oct 24, 20241 min read
Ableism At 360° (Exclusion in “The Circle”)
Still no wheelchair users in The Circle

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Oct 21, 20241 min read


Stan Authentic Representation (Ableism in Sebastian Stan’s Career)
Sebastian Stan should not play physically disabled characters

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Oct 21, 20242 min read


My Fake Policeman ("MP" 2)
The ableism of Rupert Everett playing a wheelchair user in "My Policeman"

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Oct 1, 20242 min read
Is It Accessible? (What Wheelchair Accessible Really Means)
What "wheelchair accessible" does and doesn't mean.

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Aug 19, 202410 min read


Ableism of the Day (Pleasing 7 - Serum)
Pleasing includes latex again...

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Jul 19, 20243 min read


Disability Pride Month 2024
It's Disability Pride Month! Lets talk about it!

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Jul 18, 20245 min read


1 + 2 + 3 = Ableism ("Abbott Elementary")
The ableism in the show "Abbott Elementary"

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Jul 6, 202412 min read
Exclusion Isn't Romantic (WU Representation in RomComs)
Something I think about every day is the lack of wheelchair users starring in romantic comedy movies. Representation greatly impacts...

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Jun 17, 20242 min read
Accessibility Isn't a Tall Order (Personal Experience 05.2017)
On my journey of identifying as Disabled and facing my internalized ableism, I’ve been having a lot of flashbacks of moments I dismissed...

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May 20, 20241 min read
Ableism Food Network (Ableism in Cooking/Baking Shows)
Trigger Warning: brief talk of the term “special needs” I watch a lot of cooking/baking shows. Whether it’s for entertainment,...

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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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