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Andrew Pulrang

Andrew Pulrang
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6/27/25 - People in wheelchairs zip-tied and escorted out of Capitol Hill office building during Medicaid cuts protest

It's the end of another week, in which disabled activists from various groups converged on Washington, DC once again ... People in wheelchairs zip-tied and escorted out of Capitol Hill office building during Medicaid cuts protest ABC WXYZ Detroit - June 25, 2025 Here is a link to another

27 Jun 2025
Black on orange wheelchair symbol on a diamond-shaped uprights sign with greenery in background

6/26/25 - Voting, basic advocacy, and cringe acting

Hello! Here are your three disability links for a Thursday afternoon ... Disability Voting News: June 25, 2025 Sarah Blahovec, The Accessible Voting Booth - June 25, 2025 "Like many around the country, I'm experiencing a record heat wave, and as I’m writing this introduction on Tuesday

26 Jun 2025
White on blue wheelchair symbol sign on a public turnstile

6/25/25 - More Medicaid cuts, disabled veterans, and the accessibility of protest

Two new action alerts ...

25 Jun 2025
White on blue wheelchair symbol painted onto light pavement to mark accessible parking space

6/23/25 - How to do it

Disability activism without pity

23 Jun 2025
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6/20/25 - Friday Video Share: Your 19 Assumptions About Our Interabled Relationship - We Respond!

Opening Your 19 Assumptions About Our Interabled Relationship - We Respond! Squirmy and Grubs - May 21, 2025 I have shared videos from "Squirmy and Grubs" several times. They produce some of the best disability content out there. This video covers a lot of ground, as Q &

20 Jun 2025
Two white wheelchair symbols on side by side green tinted glass doors

6/19/25 - Trumpism colliding with disability

I fear what will happen if this sort of thing continues

19 Jun 2025
White wheelchair symbol stenciled on dark grey pavement marking accessible parking space

6/18/25 - Accessibility innovation, and the need for employment role models

On the surface, this seems like an observation so obvious it's barely worth mentioning.

18 Jun 2025
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6/17/25 - Disability rights globally and in the US ... and disabled sports

"I wanted to move. I wanted to compete. Mostly, I wanted to stop feeling like sports were built for everyone else."

17 Jun 2025
Black wheelchair symbol on a light grey upright sign

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

16 Jun 2025
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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

13 Jun 2025
Yellow wheelchair symbol stenciled on pavement marking accessible parking space

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

12 Jun 2025
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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

10 Jun 2025
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