> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # 10/23/26 - Friday Video Share: Instagram message on RJ Mitte - URL: https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/10-23-26-friday-video-share-instagram-message-on-rj-mitte/ - Published: 2026-10-23T18:30:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-23T18:29:59.000Z - Author: Andrew Pulrang ![Fall leaves illustration divider](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/09/Autumn-Trim.png) ![Friday Video](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2025/05/Friday-1.png) **Instagram message on RJ Mitte** David Radcliff's Instagram - October 15, 2026 > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/reel/Decrx4gS9c2/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) "What if he had?" I saw this Instagram post last weekend, a few days after RJ Mitte's death, and immediately saved it aside to share today. It's both very specific to this situation, and a necessary message in nearly every conventional "positive" message about people with disabilities. Yes, we are resilient. It's one of the reasons why more of us should be given opportunities in all aspects of life, including work and our chosen professions. But also yes, we have different needs. And many of us require different work patterns and habits in order to maintain our resilience. We are strong. But we're not unstoppable, actually. And being able and allowed to stop once in a while is part of what keeps us going. Speaking of which, have a nice weekend everyone! --- ![Fall leaves illustration divider](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/09/Autumn-Trim.png) ![Take Action](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2025/05/Action-3.png) [![Take Action to Support the Bipartisan House Resolution Reaffirming the Right of Disabled People to Live in Their Communities with the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/10/Copy-of-Action-Alert-Panel.png)](https://dredf.org/take-action-res-1586/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) [![Tell Congress to Stop the Dismantling of the Department of Education and Protect Students with Disabilities - American Association of People with Disabilities](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/06/Action-Alert-Panel-1.png)](https://aapd.quorum.us/campaign/148277/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) [![Tell Congress to Pass the SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act with the American Association of People with Disabilities](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/06/Action-Alert-Panel-5.png)](https://aapd.quorum.us/campaign/160329/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) ![Fall leaves illustration divider](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/09/Autumn-Trim.png) ![Share, Comment & Subscribe](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2025/09/Like--Comment--Support.png) [***Disability Thinking Weekday***](https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/) is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and other content. You can help promote *Disability Thinking Weekday* by forwarding it by email or posting on your social media. You can also send comments by email to: [apulrang@icloud.com](mailto:apulrang@icloud.com). Collected comments are shared around the start of each month. A **free subscription** sends a newsletter to your email each weekday. Benefits of a **paid subscription** also include: - A monthly recap with links to all of the previous month's shared articles, organized by topic. - Listing as a [Supporter](https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/supporters/), with a link to your website if you have one. - You can recommend one disability-related article for me to share per month in a weekday post. Use the buttons below to start a free or paid subscription, or make a one-time donation of any amount. [Subscribe for Free or Upgrade to Paid](https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/#/portal/) [Make a one-time donation](#/portal/support) I am so grateful for your help and engagement, in whatever forms you choose! **Free subscribers: 1,290** **Paid subscribers: 53** ![Fall leaves illustration divider](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/09/Autumn-Trim.png)