Andrew Pulrang - Disability Thinking Weekday (Page 5)

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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

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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

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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

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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+ -

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5/22/25 - Australian Paralympics, Bulgarian assistive tech, and disability history

"Nothing about us without us" isn't just a proud slogan. It's a practical necessity.

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5/21/25 - Medicaid, working from home, and air travel

Will working from home continue to provide a more accessible and widening path to employment for disabled people? Or, will those new opportunities be taken away?

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5/20/25 - Work requirements, college accommodations, and the toxicity of "wellness"

Good afternoon! Today I'm sharing three great explainers – articles that I think could effectively explain three current disability-related issues to non-disabled people and others new to disability experience. They are probably also helpful to those of us who are deeply embedded in these issues, but sometimes have trouble