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Andrew Pulrang

Andrew Pulrang
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3/25/26 - Voting threatened, and remembering our history

Good afternoon ... How is everyone's week going? Here are three links to make us think about the past, as we face challenges in the present that could affect our future. Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation How the SAVE America Act Hurts Disabled Voters Naomi Hess, Time -

25 Mar 2026
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3/24/26 - Disability funding, explaining, and art

Hello! Today's links are another mix of different topics – in the weeds with program funding, giving ourselves permission to set boundaries, and appreciating beauty through different lenses and interactions. And I can't resist mentioning that certain points in the second piece remind me to remind you

24 Mar 2026
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3/23/26 - "Fraud," taxis, and veterans' benefits

Good afternoon! Welcome to a new week. These are links I set up for last Thursday, but skipped to take a sick day. Still, they seem fresh enough to run! Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Vital Medicaid Home And Community-Based Services Jane Tavares, Alison Barkoff,

23 Mar 2026
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3/20/26 - Friday Video Share: "Quadriplegic Builds Huge LEGO Sets"

Happy first day of Spring! I'm sorry about missing yesterday – I wasn't feeling well. So unless something big comes along in disability news, the articles I had planned for this Thursday will be shared on Monday. Now here's this week's Friday video.

20 Mar 2026
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3/18/26 - Three flavors of ableism

Good afternoon ... In which three articles highlight different types of disability discrimination, and describe what, exactly, different kinds of ableism feel like ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Republicans and Democrats Are United in Their War on the Unhoused Leah Ida Harris, Truthout - March 12, 2026 "California is

18 Mar 2026
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3/17/26 - Trump administration cuts leave states to scramble

Hello! It's all about Medicaid cuts to essential disability services in the US today ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts Bram Sable-Smith, Disability Scoop - March 10, 2026 "'We saw this coming. We’ve tried to educate members of

17 Mar 2026
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3/16/26 - Paralympics, suicide, and fetishization

Good afternoon! Today's articles got me thinking more deeply than usual, for some reason. I would love to read others' thoughts on these issues. As always, you can send feedback to me at: apulrang@icloud.com. I will share summaries of feedback at the end of the

16 Mar 2026
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3/13/26 - Friday Video Share: "'Bob Kafka Remembered', with Nancy Crowther, Alison Barkoff — KPFT Peoples News, 1/30/26"

"Bob Kafka Remembered", with Nancy Crowther, Alison Barkoff — KPFT Peoples News, 1/30/26 Reporter KPFT - January 31, 2026 I'm long overdue sharing this tribute to one of the most effective and loved disabled activists in the US, Bob Kafka. I met him in person

13 Mar 2026
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3/12/26 - Still more ICE, and time management

Hello! Another week is almost done. Here are your three disability-related links for today. Also, please check out the new Take Action alert below, on the SAVE Act in the US Senate, which would impose burdensome ID requirements for voting that would heavily affect many marginalized communities, including people with

12 Mar 2026
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3/11/26 - More ICE shenanigans, and a disabled actress on Netflix

Good afternoon ... We have a couple more items on ICE today, and an article on a disabled actress that brings back memories of one of my favorite TV depictions of disability. I hope everyone's midweek is going reasonably well! Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Congressman says staff

11 Mar 2026
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3/10/26 - Still more newsletters

Good afternoon! I took a day off from the newsletter yesterday. As longtime readers know, this has to happen once in a while. Sometimes I have other things I need to do. Sometimes I just need a break. Maybe you all need a break as well! By the way, I

10 Mar 2026
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3/6/26 - Friday Video Share: "Winter Para Sport Explainers | Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games"

Winter Para Sport Explainers | Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Channel 4 Sport - March 2, 2026 There are plenty of reasons to debate the purpose and implementation of Paralympic Games and what they do or don't mean for disabled athletes and disability communities. But when the games

06 Mar 2026
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