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‘This interaction was scary’: TikToker says ‘aggressive’ off-leash pet at Joann Fabrics ran at her service dog, sparking debate (updated)

'The point is PLEASE only bring friendly pets into pet friendly establishments.'

On Feb 5, 2022 by Brooke Sjoberg

IRL

‘Pulling some ableist sh*t’: Man accuses blind TikToker of faking condition in viral video

'Why's his blindness any of his business?'

On Oct 28, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

IRL

'fired for submitting ADHD/Autism accommodations and this was the fight between me and my husband about it'

TikToker’s husband calls her ‘incompetent’ after she was fired over disability accommodations

Viewers say she deserves a better job and a better husband.

On Sep 18, 2021 by Cecilia Lenzen

Internet Culture

a woman in car mirror, a tiktoker's prosthetic leg, and the TikToker discussing his karen encounter

Karen doesn’t think TikToker ‘looks’ disabled enough for handicap parking spot—so he confronts her with his missing leg

'Obviously you can't see my disability if I'm in the car,' he says before getting out of the car to confront her at McDonald's.

On Mar 13, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

IRL

This TikToker has a super ableist reason for not wanting kids

'You really just kind of outed yourself.'

On Mar 12, 2021 by Jennifer Xia

IRL

Madison Cawthorn’s signature brings about mockery, ableism accusations

'If I had to see the Madison Cawthorn signature, you have to see the Madison Cawthorn signature.'

On Jan 20, 2021 by Phil West

Tech

‘Jeopardy!’ interim host Ken Jennings once tweeted that people in wheelchairs are ugly

Disability advocates are slamming the resurfaced 2014 tweet.

On Nov 24, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

IRL

Publisher pulls book with autistic character after backlash

Excerpts of 'Finding S.A.M.' circulated on Twitter.

On Nov 12, 2020 by Rachel Kiley

IRL

Advocates call out ableists for mocking Biden’s mid-debate stutters

Biden has spoken publicly about his stutter in the past.

On Sep 30, 2020 by Cecilia Lenzen

Tech

tiktok break your wrist challenge cerebral palsy

‘Break Your Wrist’ challenge encourages TikTokers to dance like they have cerebral palsy

TikTok is now removing the videos.

On May 21, 2020 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

Mom of child with autism pleads with TikTok to remove ‘Autism Challenge’ videos

TikTok users mocked people with autism for a challenge.

On May 13, 2020 by Tiffanie Drayton

IRL

Warren advisor deletes tweet about Sanders after being accused of ableism

She posted a photo of Warren using the stairs, while Sanders is using an escalator.

On Mar 3, 2020 by Felix Kalvesmaki

Layer 8

the lodge 2019 movie review fantastic fest

‘The Lodge’ is the poster child for horror’s ableism problem

'The Lodge' demonizes mental illness, making the same mistake as countless other horror movies have since the dawn of the genre.

On Oct 4, 2019 by Anna María

Streaming

Andy Richter tweets about man with ‘fake’ limp, gets schooled

People with disabilities shared their stories of people assuming they were faking it.

On Sep 12, 2019 by Alex Dalbey

IRL

Woman’s horrific restaurant experience highlights the ableism of plastic straw bans

When she asked for a straw, the waiter said she 'seemed fine.'

On Jun 14, 2019 by Samira Sadeque

IRL

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