11/11/26 - Monthly Essay: A tour of “Disability Thinking Weekday”

A tour of “Disability Thinking Weekday”

Andrew Pulrang, Disability Thinking Weekday - October 14, 2026

I hate when disability-related newsletters, blogs, and other websites aren’t clear about who and what they represent, or what their purposes are. Even when they aren't trying to be deceptive or shady, they sometimes feel that way. And in most cases, that's a shame. They actually mean well. But something feels missing, misleading, or hard to pin down, and it's tempting to move on without a second look.

I hope I have always been clear about what Disability Thinking Weekday is supposed to be, who I am, and what I’m doing with this thing. I believe I have. If you’re reading this, you probably already what Disability Thinking Weekday is. But precisely because I so often feel lost and disoriented with other internet content, I feel like once in a while it’s a good idea to reintroduce myself and this newsletter. So, here we go ...

What is Disability Thinking Weekday?

From the About page:

"Disability Thinking Weekday is an email newsletter for disabled people and others who are interested in disability issues, ideas, and culture. Each weekday I share and discuss links to three disability-related items, with Fridays reserved for a video or other relevant content."

What is its purpose?

The idea is to offer a manageable choice of things to read about disability life and culture, activism, and practical information every weekday, with commentary from me about the articles themselves or their topics. Articles are selected, not comprehensive. They are my personal choices, not tied to any other organization or set of priorities. Disability Thinking Weekday isn't meant to be a one-stop resource to keep you fully informed on disability matters. It's just one disabled person’s thoughts and perspectives on a handful of articles or other content each week. And hopefully it's all interesting enough to keep you interested — and me interested, too.

Who publishes it?

I do, Andrew Pulrang. I live in Northeastern New York State, in the U.S.A. I have lifelong disabilities, and have worked in Independent Living, writing, and disability activism since the early 1990s. You can visit the About page again to learn more about me, if you want.

There is no organization or structure behind Disability Thinking Weekday. It's really just a personally published newsletter and website built on the Ghost platform. There are no editors or regular contributing writers – except for the people I invite to answer questions for a Q&A post on the 4th Wednesday of each month.

What else is there, besides disability content links and commentary?

• "Take Action" links on disability issues. I try to rotate new issues into this listing every few weeks.
• A "Share, Comment & Subscribe" section explaining ways to support and interact with the newsletter.
• Subscription and Donation buttons, where you can help support it financially.
• At the start of each month, I post a complete list of links from the previous month, sent to paid subscribers.
• On the second Wednesday of each month I post an essay by me on some disability-related topic that's on my mind.
• As already mentioned, I post a Q&A interview with an interesting person in disability culture on the 4th Wednesday of each month.
• At the bottom of each weekday edition I keep a running count of the number of free and paid subscriptions.
• I use simple graphics featuring disability imagery, and seasonal illustrations and colors.

What are the other pages?

• About – Which explains the newsletter and who I am.
• Published Writing – A chronological list of links to articles I have written for other publications.
• Recommendations – A list of my favorite disability publications, organizations, and disabled people. I try to keep it up to date.
• Supporters – A list of all current paid subscribers.

How is Disability Thinking Weekday funded?

This newsletter's outside funding comes solely from paid subscriptions and one-time donations.

What do I do with the money?

Subscriptions and donations are used for monthly Ghost platform fees, pay Monthly Q&A participants for their work, and help with cost of internet and subscriptions for news outlets I rely on for finding content to share. Funds from subscribers and donors are also a small but important source of extra income for me, personally.

That's about all, I think. Let me know if there is more that I should explain about this newsletter. And I'm always open to suggestions to make it better. Just email me at: apulrang@icloud.com.

IDisability 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 forwarding it by email or posting on your social media. You can also comment by sending me an email at: apulrang@icloud.com. Collected comments are shared on the first of each month. A free subscription sends a newsletter to your email each weekday. Benefits of paid subscription include:

• A monthly recap with links to all of the previous month's shared articles, organized by topic.
• Listing as a supporter, and 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 paid subscription or make a one-time donation.

I am so grateful for your help and engagement, in whichever forms you choose!

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