Come and support live disabled comedy (and one special night of music!) at SQUEAKYFEST '26. Tickets are now on sale at thesqueakywheel.org/squeakyfest-...

“Look, I put off that stupid PowerPoint presentation about whatever for a long time. The meeting kept getting postponed, so it was for nobody! I was just about to send it for review — and then I realized I did it weeks ago.” thesqueakywheel.org/man-with-adh...

“You’re making quite great proh-gress, but I’d recommend these vit-a-mins to take the edge off a bit. As usual everything we’ve discussed is kept to HIPPA priv-a-see. Alright then, shall we look at the shedjool for your next appointment?”

“People don’t so much confide in me, as confide in people they actually trust while I happen to be nearby,” Apo reported through an AAC device. thesqueakywheel.org/nonverbal-te...

The Squeaky Wheel is imploring the disabled public to stop using the following phrases to label or describe non-disabled people. These stigmatizing terms are disturbingly common, but they have no place in the equitable world we are all building together. thesqueakywheel.org/we-need-to-s...

Wheelchair users consider it a sign of progress that these boxes once gave them stars and lightning rods and now give triple mushrooms and green shells.

The study determined that how one's insides function does not directly correlate with whether their outsides were found to be attractive to others. thesqueakywheel.org/but-you-dont...

Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller convinced legislators to ditch the rigmorale of cutting key disability programs and get to the point, already.

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She also said she’d ‘never seen it manifest like that before.’

"Marvin Monroe is a nice guy who means well — but three people at this party have already heard about his alcoholic mother, his straggling relationship doubts, and his overthought creative barriers." thesqueakywheel.org/unwanted-tra...

Military spending...

The captions said the score was [pensive string quartet, adagio, reminds me of winter.] We hadn’t even seen the first scene in the movie yet. thesqueakywheel.org/deaf-audienc...

“Why is she so nice? It’s weird!” thesqueakywheel.org/autistic-wom...

Butterscotch wishes that there was more awareness around how the public should respond respectfully to cute disabled people in public. thesqueakywheel.org/stranger-ask...

Look, they’re flying! They’re free!

"I’m so scared about what’s happening with my health that suddenly everything else seems less overwhelming in comparison. This is seriously a huge win for me." thesqueakywheel.org/disabled-wom...

Our virtual comedy night this week is headlined by @tinafriml and features @mikethejoketeller @pavarsnipe and @neills.account ! RSVP now at givebutter.com/disability-c...

This actually happened a few weeks ago but we needed more time...

Her constant, unpredictable movement thwarts any would-be intruders, and you can rest comfortably with her incurable alertness. thesqueakywheel.org/the-latest-a...

The government is calling it one hesitant, shaky step for alienkind.

1 week until our virtual comedy night with @disabilityunite! Get tickets now at givebutter.com/disability-c... to see Mike Favor @mikethejoketeller , one of the funniest guys New York City.

At Monday's star-filled event, the cultural institution found several jaw-dropping disabled baddies to legitimize their flaunting of ungodly stolen wealth, lend social capital to Jeff Bezos, and look amazing doing it!

Slashing SSI

"We thought we’d get to stop paying for this woman’s recovery process at least three years ago." thesqueakywheel.org/insurance-co...

"You would think that they would help me find an occupation, but all they’re doing is finding adaptive clothing and helping me shower and cook and stuff." thesqueakywheel.org/occupational...

2 weeks until our virtual comedy night with @disabilityunite! Get tickets now at givebutter.com/disability-c... to see Neill Lynskey, a wonderfully talented comedian, writer and actor from New York City.

Squeaky Wheel writers Cameron and Cami got to be a part of last weekend’s DAF workshop with The Onion! The DAF satire workshop for underrepresented voices in comedy is an incredible opportunity to learn from the best in the business! We 💙 @daffestnyc and we 💙 @theonion

All over the city, nobody is more in the prime of their life than those in PrEP ads on public transport. thesqueakywheel.org/bus-stop-pre...

A security camera caught them front and center stealing the spotlight, at the hardware store.

“The government makes us provide healthcare,” says church COO Brian Alderman. “But I don’t need it. I can talk to the world’s greatest doctor any time I want.” thesqueakywheel.org/faith-healer...

Our virtual comedy night features Pavar Snipe, a comedian, actor, writer, disability advocate, and Emmy-award nominated producer. Her credits include: DreamWorks’ Dragons the Nine Realms and When Nature Calls w/ Helen Mirren. Get tickets at givebutter.com/disability-c...

After the last partygoer had boarded the bus, the groom’s heart sank as the sun began to rise.

“...You gotta admit that it’s kind of working out for me right about now. To be ineligible to serve in a ‘war of choice’ is a great honor.” thesqueakywheel.org/this-queer-m...

Self-destructive behavior is defined as “any behavior that is harmful or potentially harmful towards the person who engages in the behavior.” thesqueakywheel.org/opinion-tryi...

A world of strange new technologies, adults who don’t own homes the way their parents did, everything changing all of the time, a man named “Mr. Beast” — nothing about society was assured or set in place anymore. thesqueakywheel.org/patient-upda...

“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!” thesqueakywheel.org/disabled-peo...

“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?” thesqueakywheel.org/cuck-chair-u...

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... .

“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” thesqueakywheel.org/lack-of-acce...

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. thesqueakywheel.org/friend-wonde...

“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.

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

"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...

“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.” thesqueakywheel.org/able-bodied-...

“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!” thesqueakywheel.org/most-of-disa...

Listening is important...

“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.” thesqueakywheel.org/disabled-man...

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. thesqueakywheel.org/louis-braill...

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