Disability Thinking Weekday - March 2026 Recap
Here is a look back at March's Disability Thinking Weekday links. They are sorted into three topic categories — Disability Life & Culture, Politics, Policy & Activism, and Practical Information, plus Videos.
Monthly recaps usually go only to paid subscribers. But I wanted to share this month's full list of links with everyone so you can all see what the recap entails, and maybe prompt a few more people to upgrade to paid.
Come back tomorrow for March Comments!
Disability Life & Culture
- How One Organization is Honoring Our Disabled Dead
- Disabled people should be allowed to choose ease
- Today in Disability History - Disability Day of Mourning
- Thoughts on Disability Day of Mourning
- Cloak of invisibility
- Together as a collective force
- Bridgerton actor told disability could hold her back - then Netflix came calling
- We're Not Winning Because We're Not Investing
- The Hidden Ableism in "Good Intentions"
- Saying No Is Disability Advocacy: Why People with Disabilities Must Stop Over Explaining and Start Setting Boundaries
- The blind aesthetic
- Alice Wong Celebration of Life Livestream
- Giving Alice Wong Her Flowers
- Giving Alice Wong Her Flowers: Part II
- Giving Alice Wong Her Flowers: Part III
- ‘The Pitt’ Actress Tal Anderson Talks Becca’s New Boyfriend In Season 2, Respecting The Body Autonomy Of Disabled People & Autism Awareness Month Book Release
- Why are some access needs harder to talk about than others?
Politics, Policy & Activism
- There’s a silver lining to our health care cost crisis
- Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya Refugee Dumped by Border Patrol, Dies in Cold
- Blind refugee abandoned by Border Patrol is dead
- No One is Coming to Save Us; We Need to Save Ourselves
- A Roadmap in Ukraine: There Is No Later
- Do disabled artists have to be activists?
- Congressman says staff returned hearing aids to deported deaf child
- DHS Violence Endangers the Autistic Community
- ICE’s Mistreatment of People with Disabilities
- Immigrant Rights are Disability Rights: ICE & Law Enforcement Violence Must End
- How different countries approach assisted dying
- Instagram investigating AI profiles 'fetishising' disabled people
- Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts
- Idaho considers an ‘apocalyptic’ choice for disabled people and families
- Share Your HCBS Story and Tell Congress: HANDS OFF HCBS!
- Republicans and Democrats Are United in Their War on the Unhoused
- For disabled fliers, hope took wing. Then Trump returned to office
- Unfounded Fraud Allegations Threaten Vital Medicaid Home And Community-Based Services
- A sudden change to how VA evaluates disabilities triggers swift backlash
- Autonomous Taxis Won't Be Accessible With Laws Like These
- Funding the ADA’s Promise
- How the SAVE America Act Hurts Disabled Voters
- How an act of civil disobedience in 1978 Denver helped propel disability rights
- Trump says presidents 'should not have learning disabilities' as he mocks Newsom's dyslexia
- Trump says presidents should not have learning disabilities, criticizes Newsom
- The Perfect Storm Is Here for Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: Part 1
- The Perfect Storm is Here for Medicaid Long-Term Services and Supports: Part 2
Practical Information
Videos
- Winter Para Sport Explainers | Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games
- 'Bob Kafka Remembered', with Nancy Crowther, Alison Barkoff — KPFT Peoples News, 1/30/26
- Quadriplegic Builds Huge LEGO Sets
- Alice Wong Celebration of Life
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