10/24/25 - Friday Video Share: “Four Products We Wanted to Try at the 2025 LA Abilities Expo”

Andrew Pulrang

24 Oct 2025 — 2 min read

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"Four Products We Wanted to Try at the 2025 LA Abilities Expo"

New Mobility Media | New Mobility Media - March 25, 2025

I've never been to an Abilities Expo. So even though this video is a bit old, it was interesting to me.

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10/23/25 - Social Security, masking, and horror tropes

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10/17/25 - Friday Video Share: "Disability Policy for All with Liz: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of IDEA"

"Disability Policy for All with Liz: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of IDEA" aucdnetwork | YouTube - October 6, 2025 In this video, Liz Weintraub, the Association of University Centers on Disabilities' Senior Advocacy Specialist, interviews Carrie Gillipsie, Early Development & Disability Project Director at New America on the

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