> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Disability Thinking Weekday - August 2026 Recap - URL: https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/disability-thinking-weekday-august-2026-recap/ - Published: 2026-09-01T18:30:47.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-01T18:30:46.000Z - Author: Andrew Pulrang - Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1735666091452, #Import 2024-12-31 12:28 ![Blue sky and white clouds](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/06/Summer-Trim.png) Take a look back at August's [*Disability Thinking Weekday*](https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/) links. There aren't as many shared links this month. But as always, they are sorted into three topic categories — **Disability Life & Culture**, **Politics, Policy & Activism**, and **Practical Information**, plus **Videos**. Thank you again for your paid membership and continued support. It means everything to me, and makes producing this newsletter possible. ## **Disability Life & Culture** - [**Why the future of robots is serving humans, not just imitating them**](https://www.weforum.org/stories/emerging-technologies/why-future-of-robots-human/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**Why Some Americans Want to Be Disabled**](https://thedispatch.com/article/americans-disability-luxury-identity/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**What's up with the internet's fascination with disabled animals?**](https://buttondown.com/citizencane/archive/reprint-whats-up-with-the-internets-fascination/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**What Policymakers Don’t Understand About Being Cared For**](https://gracedowwrites.com/2026/08/05/what-policymakers-dont-understand-about-being-cared-for/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**What’s Wrong With You? vs. What Happened to You?**](https://disabilitycommunityfordemocracy.substack.com/p/whats-wrong-with-you-vs-what-happened?r=1y3nhe) - [**Why the R-Word Is the Defining Slur of the Trump Era**](https://www.notus.org/perspectives/why-the-r-word-is-the-defining-slur-of-the-trump-era?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**August Monthly Q & A, with Julia Métraux**](https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/8-23-26-august-monthly-q-a-with-julia-metraux/) ## **Politics, Policy & Activism** - [**Disabled veteran with Parkinson’s disease arrested twice for misuse of 911**](https://www.wtoc.com/2026/07/30/disabled-veteran-with-parkinsons-disease-jailed-twice-misuse-911/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**In letter to cousin RFK Jr., health advocate warns of threats to disability care**](https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/08/03/letter-cousin-rfk-jr-health-advocate-warns-about-threats-disability-care/?utm%5Fcampaign=wp%5Fmain&utm%5Fsource=facebook&utm%5Fmedium=social) - [**California Does Medicaid Home Care Well. They’re Being Punished For It.**](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/california-does-medicaid-home-care-well-theyre-being-punished-for-it/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**Disability Is: Bipartisan Lessons From Beleaguered Presidents**](https://ablenews.com/disability-is-bipartisan-lessons-from-beleaguered-presidents/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) - [**A Fear-Mongering Law for Locking up Disabled People Falls Apart in New York**](https://unhidden.substack.com/p/a-fear-mongering-law-for-locking) ## **Practical Information** - [**Social Security adds new digital, online tools for those with disability claims**](https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/social-security-payments-will-look-a-bit-different-in-august-2026-2/3965315/?ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) ## **Videos** - **Friday Video Share:** [**"The Internet Thinks Helen Keller Was a Fraud..."**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1KI3ZbZ7zg&ref=disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io) ![Blue sky and white clouds](https://storage.ghost.io/c/99/51/9951e709-0bb8-4ee3-8557-6b5a3d3af05b/content/images/2026/06/Summer-Trim.png) [*Disability Thinking Weekday*](https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/) is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and other content. 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