Andrew Pulrang - Disability Thinking Weekday (Page 15)

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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

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

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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