Andrew Pulrang - Disability Thinking Weekday (Page 15)

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4/24/25 - Cuts, discounts, and reflections on the global disability community

Disability communities and movements everywhere need more of that skill – to appreciate what works and what energizes us, while never ignoring where we fail, or the real dangers we face.

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4/23/25 - Struggling for independence, a national survey, and another way to call Congress

But how to we make disability activism itself accessible?

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4/22/25 - More on autism, accessible furniture, and a question of discrimination

None of these products seem especially innovative. And that's fine. In fact, it's sort of encouraging.

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4/21/25 - 3 takes on RFK Jr. and autism

We are at the moment also locked in a room with one man's personal obsessions.

4/18/25 - Friday Video Share: "Autism advocate on RFK Jr.’s promised autism study"

RFK Jr. said some things about autism this week. Autistic folks have some thoughts ... Subscribe or Upgrade Autism advocate on RFK Jr.’s promised autism study ABC News - April 16, 2025 Video Autism advocate on RFK Jr.’s promised autism studyColin Killick, executive director of the Autism Self Advocacy

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4/17/25 - Section 504, trans rights, and AI pros and cons

The big news at the moment is RFK Jr.'s press conference yesterday, in which he had a lot to say about autism that has autistic and disability communities feeling very angry, insulted, and threatened. But, I'm going to hold off on sharing articles and thoughts on

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4/16/25 - U.S. cuts, a growing family, and learning Sign online

A bit of a wider variety today. Not all of it is bad or discouraging news. Subscribe or Upgrade Sweeping HHS Cuts Will Put Disabled and Older Americans’ Right to Live in Their Communities at Risk Susan J. Popkin, Nina Russell, Barbara Butrica, Dana Ferrante, Urban Institute- April 7, 2025

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4/15/25 - Police violence, DOGE cuts, and Medicaid

Nothing particularly uplifting today ... another disabled person killed by police, and more on threats to disability support. And they're all from NPR. Interesting. Subscribe or Upgrade Intellectually disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies after being removed from life support The Associated Press, National Public Radio - April

4/14/25 - Social Security, and virtual "Hands Off"

A couple of updates on Social Security for today's newsletter – plus a look at how disabled people participated online in last weekend's protests. Subscribe or Upgrade Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry Emily Peck, Axios - April 9, 2025 "After weeks

4/11/25 - Friday Video Share: Survivor 48 - Jeff Probst Gets Emotional as Eva Opens Up

I was feeling crummy yesterday, which is why there wasn't a Thursday newsletter. The Friday video for this week is a little different ... Subscribe or Upgrade Survivor 48 - Jeff Probst Gets Emotional as Eva Opens Up SurvivorOnCBS - March 26, 2025 Is this good, actually? Is it

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4/9/25 - Fake accessibility, disability and death, fashion and identity

I am finally getting around to planning for some kind of biweekly or monthly stand-alone post, just for this newsletter, by me and maybe eventually some guest writers, on disability issues and ideas. If you have any thoughts on this, please let me know in the comments, or by email

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4/8/25 - Medicaid, pain, and Miss Manners

This week I am trying to share some interesting but less timely articles that have been hard to fit in because there have been so many more urgent things to read about lately. Subscribe or Upgrade Tell Your Legislators: Protect Medicaid! Autistic Self Advocacy Network - April 4, 2025 "