Good afternoon! We're back from the holiday break, and into that awkward time between Christmas and New Year's. Today's email includes links on another heartbreaking loss to our disability communities, plus two other articles that together demonstrate three different modes of disability advocacy. Don&
Happy Holidays! Disability Thinking Weekday will be on a break next week. The next issue will be on Monday, December 29, 2025. After that, stay tuned for a special New Year's issue, with some ideas for next year, and some kind of reference for all the links shared
Good afternoon! As 2026 nears an end, here are some thoughts on some of the more difficult and sometimes discouraging aspects of disability activism. These thoughts can be discouraging. But to me they are also hopeful. I we can pinpoint the sources of our frustration a little more precisely, I
Greetings I'm trying something a bit different. I'm keeping my comments on today's linked articles very limited. I don't plan on making a habit of this. It's just that reading these three very different pieces I noticed something of a
Greeting I'm sorry about missing Monday. I had an unexpectedly full day. So yesterday's links become today's. By the way, from now until the end of the year, annual memberships are on sale at $40 per year. So now is a good time to
DISABILITY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2021! (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) Rikki Poynter - December 4, 2021 More suggestions on holiday gifts for people with disabilities. What's the most useful or enriching gift you've ever gotten as a disabled person? Have a great weekend! Disability Thinking Weekday is
Good afternoon! Let's think about what it takes to make everything accessible – everything. Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Cracker Barrel Settles to Pay Over $100,000 After Alleged Mistreatment of Disabled Children Moná Thomas, People - December 10, 2025 "'This settlement underscores a truth we
Hi there! I hope everyone's week is going reasonably well. Here are three more disability links for mid-week ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation After Alice Wong’s Death, Her Friends Vow to Keep Fighting for Disability Justice Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí, KQED - December 8, 2025 "In her
Good afternoon ... How about a break from American disability news? Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Yet another government has failed to deliver for Disabled people Mikey Erhardt, Open Democracy - November 27, 2025 "The changes announced yesterday, which will further scapegoat Disabled people and in many cases worsen
Good afternoon! Winter has definitely arrived early here in Northeastern New York State. The sky is cloudless, the temperature is 13 degrees Fahrenheit, and the ground is covered with snow. For the time being it makes no difference to me, since I am still recovering from my fall and not
20 of my favorite things to inspire your holiday shopping | a wheelchair users gift guide Empowered Para - November 22, 2023 More holiday gift suggestions ... Have a terrific weekend! Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and other content. Please like, share, comment,
Hello! Today we see the return, in more ways than one, of an old topic – plus a high-altitude look at disability issues today, and a grim assessment of winter virus season. Enjoy, I guess ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Donald Trump's Nephew, Whose Son Has 'Severe&
Good afternoon ... I don't know if the title of today's newsletter makes much sense. Sometimes it's hard to come up with a neat phrase to sum up another day's disability-related articles. But the title resonates for me somehow, so let's
Good afternoon! It's snowing here today. What's the weather doing where you are? And how do different kinds of weather affect disabled people? These questions always come to mind whenever snowy, icy weather arrives here in Northeastern New York. But there will be plenty of time
Welcome to December! We again start the new month with reader emailed comments received in November. This is instead of trying to use the somewhat awkward comments feature in the Ghost newsletter platform. To send a comment at any time, email me at: apulrang@icloud.com. There were two in-depth
"GIFT IDEAS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" Sitting Pretty - December 10, 2021 This holiday season I will be sharing disability-related holiday videos every Friday. Here's the first. Have an excellent weekend! Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and
Hello! After three week in the hospital due to a broken arm and hip, I am thrilled to be back home. By and large, my hospital stay was pleasant enough and mostly drama-free. But this whole experience is giving me fresh insights into quite a few things about disability in
Good afternoon! It looks like this will be another complicated week for me, and not just because Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the US. For that reason and possibly others, newsletters may be a bit spotty this week. Nonetheless, this is still a good time to help support Disability Thinking
My Left Foot (7/10) Movie CLIP - Platonic Love (1989) HD Movieclips - September 30, 2011 Watching this me cringe now. "My Left Foot" came out in 1989, the year I graduated from college. For a long time it was my favorite disability movie. Here is why,
Good afternoon! I can't quite find a unifying theme in today's links. But they feel like they go together somehow. Maybe it's just that each of them excited my interest as soon I saw them. Let's see ... But first – this is a
