disabilities

server with caption 'I can't lip read you or understand if you're looking down' (l) paper with writing 'Can we get a different server please? I'm uncomfy with being lip-read, its weird' (c) server with caption 'you wanna write it down for me' (r)

‘Being deaf doesn’t stop me from doing my job’: Deaf server says table requested a different server because her lip-reading made them ‘uncomfortable’

'As the manager I would’ve denied their request and told them go to another restaurant.'

On Apr 22, 2023 by Braden Bjella

Target customer with caption 'I went to Target today and noticed how inaccessible it is' (l) Target sign on building with sky (c) Target customer with caption 'I thought there would be an electric chair with a basket this is so dumb' (r)

‘I feel heartbroken for the disability community’: Wheelchair user calls out Target’s lack of accessibility after there were no mobility scooters in store

'My Target has scooters that die halfway through shopping every time.'

On Apr 21, 2023 by Allyson Waller

paralympics table tennis

Paralympic athletes are being ridiculed by the event’s official TikTok account

Twitter users have taken notice of the tone of the Paralympics’ TikTok videos.

On Apr 19, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

cars parked in parking lot with caption 'and I can't get to my blank apartment' (l) person speaking in front of light tan wall with caption 'and I look over and the girl has completely come out and moved her car' (c) cars parked in parking lot with caption 'because some jackass decided to park in front of the ramp' (r)

‘This is the third car that has done this’: Wheelchair user stuck outside in the rain after neighbor parked in front of access ramp

'I'm stuck here because the towing company won't answer the phone.'

On Apr 1, 2023 by Braden Bjella

flight passenger speaking with caption 'she told me that my wheelchair is a dangerous good' (l) flight passenger speaking with caption 'and it can't be stored in the closet on the plane in the cabin' (c) flight passenger speaking with caption 'closet was filled with her suitcase and purse' (r)

‘She told me my wheelchair is a dangerous good’: Disabled Air Canada passenger says flight attendant refused to accommodate her wheelchair

'I'm tried of being treated like I'm the problem.'

On Mar 25, 2023 by Braden Bjella

Uber Eats driver says Chick-fil-A refused to give him a plastic bag for his disabled customer

‘It’s such a simple request’: Uber Eats driver says Chick-fil-A refused to give him a plastic bag for his disabled customer

'Why they acting like their plastic bags are worth so much.'

On Mar 19, 2023 by Jack Alban

Tim Horton's employees in back room with caption 'They all ran away and sent out a young man instead. I'm in front of my kid' 'hey guys hey guys yeah that's not cool' (l) Tim Horton's building with sign (c) Tim Horton's employee behind counter with caption 'They all ran away and sent out a young man instead. I'm in front of my kid' (r)

‘I have Tourette’s, and she wants to not serve me?’: Customer says Tim Hortons workers ran away from him because he has Tourette Syndrome

'You didn’t deserve to be laughed at.'

On Mar 10, 2023 by Jack Alban

laptop showing gym class assessment score with 0 and caption 'Me after submitting that I can't do any push ups or squats for my assessment BECAUSE IM IN A WHEELCHAIR and my gym teacher gives me 0%' (l) wheelchair user outside (c) laptop showing gym class assessment score with 0 and caption 'Me after submitting that I can't do any push ups or squats for my assessment BECAUSE IM IN A WHEELCHAIR and my gym teacher gives me 0%' (r)

‘I know you’re limited, but you still have to try’: Wheelchair user says her gym teacher failed her because she didn’t do push-ups or squats

'I'd just submit a picture of me in a wheelchair.'

On Mar 4, 2023 by Vladimir Supica

man in store thinks dog's red and green tail is dyed 'gay colors'

‘Poor dog’: Owner ridiculed for dying service dog’s tail ‘gay colors’—it was red and green for the holidays

'Look at that gay tail.'

On Mar 1, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins

woman in Uber with caption 'i love when ubers sigh and complain about my wheelchair when i get into the car and then we sit in silence...' (l) Uber driver holding phone with Uber on screen in car (c) woman's wheelchair in Uber with caption 'i love when ubers sigh and complain about my wheelchair when i get into the car and then we sit in silence...' (r)

‘He wiped his hands after putting it in’: Disabled woman says Uber driver ‘sighed and complained’ about her wheelchair

'[He] made me feel like an inconvenience.'

On Feb 25, 2023 by Braden Bjella

man with caption 'When you go to a bar, try to order a drink and the bartender immediately tells you that 'you look like you've already had enough' because of how you're walking but you're actually just disabled with cerebral palsy...' (l) man with caption 'When you go to a bar, try to order a drink and the bartender immediately tells you that 'you look like you've already had enough' because of how you're walking but you're actually just disabled with cerebral palsy...' ''Uhoh'' (c) man with caption 'When you go to a bar, try to order a drink and the bartender immediately tells you that 'you look like you've already had enough' because of how you're walking but you're actually just disabled with cerebral palsy...' (r)

‘A disabled man walks into a bar’: Man with cerebral palsy denied drink, told he looks too drunk by bartender

'I’ve been denied entry to bars so many times because of this.'

On Feb 15, 2023 by Braden Bjella

men walking outside up to Uber Eats delivery driver on a power wheelchair with caption 'That time when my Uber eats delivery driver rolled up in a power wheelchair...' (l) Uber Eats on phone on white plate (c) Uber Eats delivery driver on a power wheelchair with caption 'That time when my Uber eats delivery driver rolled up in a power wheelchair...' (r)

‘It took her 40 minutes to get there, food was cold, but I admired the hustle’: Uber Eats worker makes delivery in power wheelchair

'My food has taken longer and they came by car.'

On Feb 9, 2023 by Sarah Kester

Customer claims Walmart gives delivery customers the worst products

‘It never fails’: Customer claims Walmart gives delivery customers ‘the worst sh*t’ after receiving ‘beat up’ pie

'We are told to give people who order the items that are unlikely to be picked in stores.'

On Jan 8, 2023 by Melody Heald

‘How many Uber drivers does it take to pick up a disabled person?’: Disabled person says 3 Uber drivers canceled on them because of their service dog

'It's discrimination.'

On Nov 26, 2022 by Braden Bjella

woman greenscreen TikTok at restaurant with arms out caption 'I'll take a Cosmo, please' (l) woman greenscreen TikTok at restaurant with waitress outfit caption 'Do you know what you'd like to drink this evening? Soda? Juice?' (c) woman greenscreen TikTok at restaurant with arms out caption 'Do you want to see my ID? Make it a double!' (r)

‘Just ID me like you do everyone else’: Woman with disabilities says she’s infantilized whenever she orders alcohol at restaurants

'Tell 'em queen.'

On Oct 7, 2022 by Jack Alban