9/11/26 - Friday Video Share: "We Are Pregnant!"

We Are Pregnant! Squirmy and Grubs - September 8, 2026 Great news for one of the great couples in disability culture and social media. Congratulations! And for us all, a great weekend! Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and other content.

9/10/26 - Labor, resonance, and consent

Hello! Today's links are especially rich, I think – a pleasure to read, despite some difficult topics. Let's get to them ... On Labor Day, AAPD Strongly Condemns Department of Labor Actions Reversing Disability Employment Requirements for Federal Contractors Jess Davidson, American Association of People with Disabilities - September

9/9/26 - Monthly Essay: "Random notes: In the hospital, with a disability"

Random notes: In the hospital, with a disability Andrew Pulrang, Disability Thinking Weekday - September 9, 2026 Sometimes, the Disability Thinking Weekday Monthly Essay is going to be a little undercooked. Sometimes, I’ll want to dump some of my thoughts about a thing, but won’t have the time or

9/8/26 - Fall vaccines, mail-in voting, and housing accessibility

Good afternoon! What can I say about being home again? My bed is the best bed. That's what I have to say. Let's read some articles ... Medical Groups Issue Guidance on Covid, Flu and R.S.V. Shots Maggie Astor and Dani Blum, New York Times

9/7/26 - Another threat to independence, plus high costs and Special Ed

And we're back! I hope ... As I write most of this, I'm waiting to go home. Hopefully, if all goes right, when it goes out I will be home again. I look forward to a week of catching up on disability-related links and articles, and

9/4/26 - Friday Video Share: "How to Take Care of Yourself When You're Sick"

How to Take Care of Yourself When You're Sick How to Adult - March 28, 2018 I'm still in the hospital, probably out next week. Needless to say, I'm not in the best place to do regular posts. So I thought I'd share

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Disability Thinking Weekday - August 2026 Recap

Take a look back at August's Disability Thinking Weekday links. There aren't as many shared links this month. But as always, they are sorted into three topic categories — Disability Life & Culture, Politics, Policy & Activism, and Practical Information, plus Videos. Thank you again for your

9/1/26 - August Comments

August was ... something. For me it was mostly about illness, hospitalization, and more coming to terms with the lovely intersection between disability and aging. But disability life and culture kept on chugging away regardless. And I did my best to keep us in touch with all that this month. For

8/26/26 - August Monthly Q&A, with Julia Métraux

Good afternoon … … And welcome to the the newest Disability Thinking Weekday feature, the Monthly Q & A. Our first edition is with Julia Métraux, disability and related topics reporter at Mother Jones. But before we get see how Julia answers the five interview questions I sent her, we need to

8/23/26 - A Sunday evening update

8/17/26 - Still Sick

I'm in the hospital with an apparent case of colitis. So there probably won’t be a newsletter for the next few days. In the meantime, have a look at past editions and other information tabs on the website. Hopefully I won’t be too long getting back

8/12/26 - Sick Today

I've gotta bow out of meaningful activity today. I should be back tomorrow, with an August Monthly Essay. See you then! Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and other content. You can help promote Disability Thinking Weekday by

8/11/26 - Access or coercion, medical or political, casual or cutting?

Hello there! I can't really see a common theme in today's links. But all three struck me as offering novel arguments to old debates. And that's always worth something. A Fear-Mongering Law for Locking up Disabled People Falls Apart in New York Alex

8/10/26 - Online benefits tools, family caregiving, and the terminology treadmill

Good afternoon! How was your weekend? Are you ready for three more disability links for a Monday? Social Security adds new digital, online tools for those with disability claims NBC Chicago Staff, NBC 5 Chicago - July 23, 2026 "'These digital tools will streamline operations and empower claimants to

8/7/26 - Friday Video Share: "The Internet Thinks Helen Keller Was a Fraud..."

The Internet Thinks Helen Keller Was a Fraud... Molly Burke - June 30, 2026 I flagged this video about a month ago when it first came out, but just now watched it. Molly does a great job of debunking one of the more thorough, though no less ridiculous, Hellen Keller conspiracy

8/6/26 - Medicaid, who speaks for us, and disabled animal virality

Hello! Three links for a Thursday ... In letter to cousin RFK Jr., health advocate warns of threats to disability care Daniel Wu, Washington Post - August 3, 2026 "The letter by Tim Shriver joins a recent outcry from lawmakers and disability advocates who have warned that the June memo, which

8/5/26 - Worrying

Good afternoon! A theme for today's links came pretty quickly. All three are stories about worrying ideas and trends in disability culture. They are different from the policy and political things that worry us – like erosion of disability rights laws and defunding of disability support programs. The worrying

8/4/26 - Sick Today

I'm not feeling well, so no links today. I should be back with a regular post tomorrow. Until then, if you haven't done so lately, have a look at the "Take Action" items below. Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links

8/3/26 - July Comments

July was a bit of a quiet month, with relatively few comments. But here they are ... July 8, 2026 - 7/8/26 - Monthly Essay: "Questions for disabled candidates" Adrienne has some more thoughts on engaging with candidates running for office: "I love this list.  It probably could

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Disability Thinking Weekday - July 2026 Recap

Here is a look back at July's Disability Thinking Weekday links. They are sorted into three topic categories — Disability Life & Culture, Politics, Policy & Activism, and Practical Information, plus Videos. Thank you again for your paid membership and continued support. It means everything to me, and makes

7/31/26 - Friday Video Share: "The Odyssey Scandal No One is Talking About"

The Odyssey Scandal No One is Talking About ... Molly Burke  - July 28, 2026 Molly's rant here is on point – especially about the utter foolishness of once again gushing praise for a non-disabled actor for the hardships they endure to portray a disabled character, when so few disabled

7/30/26 - Dialogs, defining disability, and space

Good afternoon! Today's links are pretty varied. There's not much of a theme between them. Somehow, that seems like kind of a relief after dealing with so many big topics spanning multiple articles. The Disability Thinking Weekday summer paid membership sale ends Friday. Until then, you

7/29/26 - ADA Anniversary, Disability Pride, and a "Time" piece

Good morning ... There's a lot to think about and reassess this July. Let's get right to the links ... The ADA at 36: A Q&A with Disability Rights Pioneer Stephanie Thomas Ian Ruder, New Mobility - July 14, 2026 "I remember a friend telling me

7/28/26 - Rights at risk

Sigh ... Bad news is never fun. But bad, threatening disability news usually isn't even really new. Most often it's news we have seen before, a lot, over and over again. Every few years we see the same attacks on the same handful of programs, laws, and

7/27/26 - Ableist rhetoric in politics, evaluating disability art, and a disability graphics store

Good afternoon How is everyone's summer going? Mine has been good so far, though a week or two of intense heat and wildfire smoke from Canada kept me indoors for quite a while. Lucky for me, I'm not much of an outdoors person, so it'