Andrew Pulrang

6/18/25 - Accessibility innovation, and the need for employment role models

On the surface, this seems like an observation so obvious it's barely worth mentioning.

6/17/25 - Disability rights globally and in the US ... and disabled sports

"I wanted to move. I wanted to compete. Mostly, I wanted to stop feeling like sports were built for everyone else."

6/16/25 - Education, discrimination, and parenting disabled children

Good morning! Let's start off this week with two articles on the same news event – a Supreme Court ruling that actually looks good for disabled people. I think it's helpful now and then to read and think about more than one different take on the same

6/13/25 - Friday Video Share: "Patience" - Official Trailer

There's a new British TV show coming up on PBS that looks interesting ... Patience Part 1 (2025) - Official Trailer - Season 1 New Movie Trailers - May 28, 2025 I love British police procedurals. So a new one centered on an autistic character working with police looks

6/12/25 - Three disability podcasts

Good afternoon all! I took yesterday off for my birthday. Today, instead of the usual articles, I'm sharing links to three disability-related audio podcasts that are either new to me, or that I'm returning to after a bit of a break. I mostly listen to podcasts

6/10/25 - A loss close to home, disability and the death penalty, and processing everyday ableism

Hello everyone ... I want to start today by acknowledging the passing of Denise DiNoto, one of this newsletter's longest subscribers, and a well-known and loved disabled activist here in New York State, where I live. Here is what the New York State Independent Living Council said of her

6/9/25 - Autism, Pride Month, and the next step in airline accessibility

It looks like autism has become yet another ground on which intense political, moral, and personal battles are being fought out – with little reference to actual autistic people.

6/6/25 - Friday Video Share: AmputeeOT: My Legoleg - amputee prosthetic leg made with Lego bricks

This one still makes me smile ... AmputeeOT: My Legoleg - amputee prosthetic leg made with Lego bricks AmputeeOT - June 12, 2013 Here's another older video, in fact the first I ever shared here. It's also the very first disability-related video I ever saw on YouTube.

6/5/25 - "Assisted dying," and thoughts on the roots of ableism

Good day! I sense a bit of a theme in today's link choices. Also, please remember that it's still important for US readers to contact members of Congress about Medicaid right now, especially senators. Click the link down below under "Take Action" to learn

6/4/25 - Trump's views on disability, disabled students and AI, and advice from a disabled parent

Trump opponents keep trying to figure out why these ableist comments haven't destroyed Trump's political career.

6/3/25 - More RFK Jr., institutional horrors, and an election win

Institutionalizing disabled people is bad. It's always bad.

6/2/25 - Disability organizations, disabled doctors, and disabled skateboarding

Access to anything and everything – even the seemingly trivial stuff – is still important.

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Disability Thinking Weekday - May 2025 Recap

5/30/25 - Friday Video Share: I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much

Another foundational disability video ... I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much Stella Young, TED Talks - June 9, 2014 I think this might be the first disability-related video I ever saw on YouTube. I don't remember if I stumbled upon it with a nudge from

5/29/25 - Medicaid and work, UK benefit cuts, and disability in media

Hi there! Here are your three disability-related links for this Thursday. Tomorrow's issue will be another Friday video ... I am disabled but educated and ready to work — only Medicaid won’t let me Carlos Gamez, The Hill - May 25, 2025 "I rely on Medicaid to cover

5/28/25 - Catching up on some reading

Good afternoon! I'm catching up a bit on articles I had in my queue from earlier in the month. Here are three of them for this midweek ... What RFK Jr. Doesn’t Understand About Disability Ivan Plis, The Bulwark - May 5, 2025 "Luck is unfashionable in

5/27/25 - Medicaid in the Senate, COVID vaccine changes, and two perspectives on restrooms

Hello! Memorial Day here in the US snuck up on me this year. So rather than sharing just the usual assortment of links, I took the holiday off. Next year I'd like to have some Memorial Day links to send about disabled people in the military, soldiers disabled

5/23/25 - Friday Video Share: Deaf President Now! — Official Trailer

In yesterday's newsletter, I thought about the drawbacks of nostalgia and the importance of history for disability communities. So it seems appropriate to have this documentary trailer to share today – on a memorable and still fascinating moment in disability history. Deaf President Now! — Official Trailer Apple TV+ -

5/22/25 - Australian Paralympics, Bulgarian assistive tech, and disability history

"Nothing about us without us" isn't just a proud slogan. It's a practical necessity.

5/21/25 - Medicaid, working from home, and air travel

Will working from home continue to provide a more accessible and widening path to employment for disabled people? Or, will those new opportunities be taken away?

5/20/25 - Work requirements, college accommodations, and the toxicity of "wellness"

Good afternoon! Today I'm sharing three great explainers – articles that I think could effectively explain three current disability-related issues to non-disabled people and others new to disability experience. They are probably also helpful to those of us who are deeply embedded in these issues, but sometimes have trouble

5/19/25 - Newsletter changes, and more on Medicaid

Good afternoon! Last week was a maintenance week for Disability Thinking Weekday. You may notice the new fonts, colors, and graphics. Also, the main sections of each newsletter – Weekday Links, Take Action, and Comment, Subscribe & Support – are more clearly marked for easier navigation. I also spent some time last

5/14/25 - Medicaid emergency links

Nobody does civil disobedience quite like a focused, well-organized group of disabled people with (literally) skin in the game.

5/12/25 - Maintenance Week

Disability Thinking Weekday will be on a maintenance break this week. The next regular issue will be on Monday, May 19, 2025. I'll be spending this week experimenting with some design changes and possible new content additions. If you have any ideas to make the newsletter better or

5/9/25 - Friday Video Share: "Tips for new wheelchair users who are returning to the community"

What do you make of videos like this? Subscribe or Upgrade Tips for new wheelchair users who are returning to the community Empowered Para - April 2, 2025 This video is a good example of a particular genre of disability content or advice. It's positive, can-do, and focused