5/7/25 - Willowbrook, helping, and accessible gaming
If we're not all careful, we very easily could "go back."
5/6/25 - A Medicaid vigil, and more travel woes
... the fear, humiliation, and rage of this very specific combination of crappy customer service and bureaucratic incompetence that only disabled people face.
5/5/25 - More news and perspectives on autism
Autism Acceptance Month ended last week. And it was a doozy – so much so that there's still more to say about it ... Subscribe or Upgrade U.S. autism data project sparks uproar over ethics, privacy and intent Ariana Eunjung Cha, Caitlin Gilbert and Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post -
5/2/25 - Friday Video Share: "Shane's Biggest Fears - And How We Cope"
What are your biggest fears? Subscribe or Upgrade Shane's Biggest Fears - And How We Cope Squirmy & Grubs - April 23, 2025 Shane and Hannah cover a lot of ground in this video. It's very dense with insight into some of the scarier aspects of
5/1/25 - Pope Francis, and Montreal
Happy May Day! It's hard to believe we are already close to halfway through 2025. Here are your three disability-related links for the day ... Subscribe or Upgrade The Chair of Saint Peter Peter Torres Fremlin, Disability Debrief - April 30, 2025 "Pope Francis, leader of the Catholic
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4/30/25 - Cuts, cuts, cuts
The core reason for funding disability services should always be that disabled people need them.
4/25/25 - Friday Video Share: "GEMS CAR CHATS: Katie Hopkins Mocked Disabled People & I’m Not Staying Quiet"
In which we meet one Katie Hopkins ... Subscribe or Upgrade GEMS CAR CHATS: Katie Hopkins Mocked Disabled People & I’m Not Staying Quiet Wheelsnoheels - Gem Hubbard I'm getting to be a big fan of Gem Hubbard's "Car Chats" format. It's
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.
4/23/25 - Struggling for independence, a national survey, and another way to call Congress
But how to we make disability activism itself accessible?
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.
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.