Andrew Pulrang - Disability Thinking Weekday (Page 21)

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1/7/25 - COVID, medical bills, and approaching new year goals

Today's articles aren't as exclusively for disabled people as usual. They are all more or less relevant to anyone, disabled or not. But they all also have some more specific meanings for people with disabilities. 5 things we know and still don’t know about COVID,

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1/6/25 - Jimmy Carter, Alice Wong, and 2025

Jimmy Carter's landmark moment: The birth of the disability rights movement Matthew Rozsa, Salon - May 1, 2022 "When I interviewed Jimmy Carter in 2018, I thanked him for his support of Section 504 and for what he had done for the disability community. I also asked

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1/3/25 - Friday Video Share

Shane Got A Catheter! Squirmy and Grubs, YouTube - December 21, 2024 Here's another video that should go on any "essential viewing" list for disabled people and their allies. It would be especially helpful for people who have new disabilities. But it may be even more

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1/2/25 - The ABLE Act, quarters, and an ally remembered

A Little-Known Law to Fight Disabled Poverty Just Turned 10 Max H., as told to Julia Métreaux, Mother Jones - December 19, 2024 "In the decade since, ABLE accounts have meaningfully improved the lives of over 160,000 people by giving them more financial independence. It’s an underappreciated

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1/1/25 - New year, new location

Welcome back, and Happy New Year! I hope everyone's holidays were happy, healthy, accessible, and inclusive. Disability Thinking Weekday has now officially moved to its new host site, Ghost. If you have been a paid subscriber at the Substack newsletter, I will be in touch shortly about the