20 of my favorite things to inspire your holiday shopping | a wheelchair users gift guide Empowered Para - November 22, 2023 More holiday gift suggestions ... Have a terrific weekend! Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and other content. Please like, share, comment,
Hello! Today we see the return, in more ways than one, of an old topic – plus a high-altitude look at disability issues today, and a grim assessment of winter virus season. Enjoy, I guess ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Donald Trump's Nephew, Whose Son Has 'Severe&
Good afternoon ... I don't know if the title of today's newsletter makes much sense. Sometimes it's hard to come up with a neat phrase to sum up another day's disability-related articles. But the title resonates for me somehow, so let's
Good afternoon! It's snowing here today. What's the weather doing where you are? And how do different kinds of weather affect disabled people? These questions always come to mind whenever snowy, icy weather arrives here in Northeastern New York. But there will be plenty of time
Welcome to December! We again start the new month with reader emailed comments received in November. This is instead of trying to use the somewhat awkward comments feature in the Ghost newsletter platform. To send a comment at any time, email me at: apulrang@icloud.com. There were two in-depth
"GIFT IDEAS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES" Sitting Pretty - December 10, 2021 This holiday season I will be sharing disability-related holiday videos every Friday. Here's the first. Have an excellent weekend! Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and
Hello! After three week in the hospital due to a broken arm and hip, I am thrilled to be back home. By and large, my hospital stay was pleasant enough and mostly drama-free. But this whole experience is giving me fresh insights into quite a few things about disability in
Good afternoon! It looks like this will be another complicated week for me, and not just because Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the US. For that reason and possibly others, newsletters may be a bit spotty this week. Nonetheless, this is still a good time to help support Disability Thinking
My Left Foot (7/10) Movie CLIP - Platonic Love (1989) HD Movieclips - September 30, 2011 Watching this me cringe now. "My Left Foot" came out in 1989, the year I graduated from college. For a long time it was my favorite disability movie. Here is why,
Good afternoon! I can't quite find a unifying theme in today's links. But they feel like they go together somehow. Maybe it's just that each of them excited my interest as soon I saw them. Let's see ... But first – this is a
Hello! I am pretty busy today, working in the next stages of recovering from that fall I took two weeks ago. I'll be back with another set of three disability-related links tomorrow. For now, here's a bit of a laugh: Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday
Good afternoon! Today we observe an anniversary for accessible education in the US, a lookout how this progress is being dismantled, and some restating of the obvious on employment. Also, I want to let you know that the next few weeks would be a great time to help support Disability
Hello friends ... Alice Wong died on Friday. Here are three of the announcements so far: * New York Times * Washington Post * National Public Radio * The Guardian Quoting my own Facebook post: Alice Wong was one of the most impactful, intellectually stimulating, and unconditionally accepting friends I will ever have. We met
Red Band Society Season 1 Trailer HD - September 17th 2014 - Fox TV Trailers - August 28, 2014 As I am still in the hospital, this promising but ultimately failed TV show came to mind. It got quite a lot right about youth growing up with a variety of
Good afternoon ... Here are three more disability-related articles to take into the downslope of the week. I may be moving to rehab for my arm and hip tomorrow, so there may or may not be a Friday video. If not, have a great weekend! We Decided Which Disabilities Justify Unemployment,
Hello again! I had a bit of a busy day yesterday, with mostly good results. I'm still in the hospital, but working towards a bit of rehab and then home. As for links, here are three that aren't necessarily hard-hitting or newsworthy. They are focused instead
Good afternoon! How is everyone doing today? Here are your three disability-related links to start your week ... Thoughts on the SNAP Crisis: Disability, Resources, etc Rebecca Upton, Disability, Chronic Illness, & Culture - October 30, 2025 "Everyone deserves to have access to food ... Food insecurity is a disability justice
Hi everyone -- It's been a minute. On Tuesday morning I tripped and fell in my apartment. I broke my left humorous bone, (upper arm), and cracked my left hip. Fun, right? I'll be in the hospital for a few days, and then probably a few
Good afternoon! As promised earlier this month, we're beginning the new month with reader emailed comments received in October. This is instead of trying to use the somewhat awkward comments feature in the Ghost newsletter platform. On the first weekday of each month, the newsletter will be a
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"Ableism in the Cosplay Community. Let's Talk." Colleen Cosplay - December 5, 2021 I went looking for a video appropriate for Halloween, and found this one. And in the process I found what looks like an interesting and rare sort of YouTube channel. It's
Good afternoon! How is your week going? Here are your three disability-related links for this Thursday ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation No One "Deserves" to Starve Broadwaybabyto, The Disabled Ginger - October 28, 2025 "So it’s ok to feel overwhelmed. It’s ok to feel
Greetings! It’s another variety day, including some grim but informative updates and explanations, along with a dose of Squeaky Wheel disability humor. Disability Voting News: October 22, 2025 Sarah Blahovec, The Accessible Voting Booth - October 22, 2025 "If the plaintiffs in this case truly cared about the