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Congolese Rapper MC Baba Is Mute and Can't Sing, Rap or Hear?

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Nikki Dobrin
June 7, 2024 While some have speculated on MC Baba's status as a deaf and mute individual, the artist has rep ...
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Are Disney Parks Eliminating Their Disability Access Services?

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Jack Izzo
Nov. 1, 2023 "This is why we can't have nice things ... people abuse ...," one person replied to a post.
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Did the Word 'Spaz' Originate from an Insult to People with Spastic Diplegia?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 7, 2023 Ableist language is pretty common in daily use.
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Did Brett Kavanaugh Argue That People with Disabilities Could Be Forced to Undergo Elective Surgeries, Including Abortions?

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Bethania Palma
Aug. 15, 2018 Advocates for the disabled community largely oppose Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee f ...
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Did Canada Legalize Euthanasia So Parents Can Kill Children With Disabilities?

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Kim LaCapria
Nov. 27, 2017 Misleading articles citing an opinion piece falsely claim that Canada has given a "green light" ...
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Did Meryl Streep Mock a Disabled Person on a Late Night Talk Show?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan. 10, 2017 An animated image purportedly showing Meryl Streep mocking a disabled person during an appearanc ...
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Jeff Sessions Slammed Protections for Disabled Students?

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Bethania Palma
Nov. 30, 2016 During a speech on the Senate floor in 2000, Sessions claimed a federal law that integrates disa ...
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Tired, Poor, But Not Disabled

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Dan Evon
June 11, 2015
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Disabled Student Sidelined During Choir Performance

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David Mikkelson
April 4, 2012 Photograph shows a student with cerebral palsy who was left alone apart from the rest of the cho ...
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Team Hoyt

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David Mikkelson
Aug. 22, 2006 Rumor: Message describes the Hoyts, a father and disabled son who participate as a team in marat ...
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