Andrew Pulrang - Disability Thinking Weekday (Page 18)

White on light blue wheelchair symbol on a vertically posted outdoor sig

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.

Colorful brick pavement with blue wheelchair symbol stenciled on one brick

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

Copper-colored metal plaque with wheelchair symbol mounted on a red brick wall

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.

White wheelchair symbol decal on a set of glass doors

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

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

Four accessible parking spaces marked on pavement and by a white on black wheelchair sig

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

"PARKING BY DISABLED PERMIT ONLY" sign viewed from a low angle against a partly cloudy sky

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

Wheelchair symbol in a quart, painted in faded yellow paint on grey tarma

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

Accessible parking space marked by white on blue wheelchair symbol on black pavement

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+ -