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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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Culture

“My childhood self would’ve felt so seen”: Barbie expands representation with new Type 1 diabetes doll

Mars Ramos is a museum educator and freelance writer. She loves long walks in nature, doing yoga, and baking brownies!

Mars Ramos

Left: Screenshot from @louivee3's Tiktok of a car parked on a street with a wheelchair at the driver's side door; Right: Photo of two hands holding a phone with the DoorDash Logo.

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‘You should have walked out and got your food but you recording’: Man orders DoorDash. Then a driver in a wheelchair pulls up

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

Audi Dealer Sign(l) Woman shares how she got a Free Audi(c) Surgeon tightening hair net(r)

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‘I’m sorry’: Woman says her surgeon paralyzed her and she couldn’t sue. Here’s how she got a free Audi 

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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‘I think you could have sued them tbh’: Disabled worker denied chair at work. So, she gets back at them

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘Isn’t that like a $60k fine??’: Worker tries to kick man with service dog out of restaurant

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘You will get banned if they catch you doing this’: Guest warns Disney travelers about lying to the DAS program

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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TikTok appears to be automatically banning people with dwarfism because it thinks they’re underage

Woman with hidden disability says a woman stood in handicap parking spot to block her from using it

Handicap Parking

‘Why are you parking here?’: Woman with hidden disability says a woman stood in handicap parking spot to block her from using it

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

couple smiling with masks on at airport making peace symbols with hands caption "not wheelchair people ma'am we do not deal with this pointing at me" (l) Transgender Man frowning caption "CW:SA specifically because we are transgender and I am disabled. I need your help! This weekend my girlfriend Christine and I were severly discriminated against" (c) Man being pushed in wheelchair in reflection of window at airport caption "What's worse is that LAX on the way home Christine was sexually assaulted by a male TSA officer as they refused to give her a female TSA officer to pat her down As for me I waited upwards of 20 minutes at TSA specifically because as I was told, noone could figure out my gender and" (r)

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‘This is inhumane’: Transgender man says TSA agents broke his walker, assaulted his girlfriend

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

Laiken Neumann

Woman dancing outside caption "the most ablest thing I've ever seen is this Reddit page" (l) Woman pointing to comments "you're not even diagnosed" (c) Woman dancing caption " This page on Reddit out to expose people with 'fake disabilities' with photo above (r)

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A woman called out a Reddit page dedicated to outing people with ‘fake’ disabilities. TikTokers are aghast

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

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‘My child is terrified to go to school’: TikTok mom of child with autism accuses principal of ‘gaslighting’

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