Happy first day of Spring! I'm sorry about missing yesterday – I wasn't feeling well. So unless something big comes along in disability news, the articles I had planned for this Thursday will be shared on Monday. Now here's this week's Friday video.
Good afternoon ... In which three articles highlight different types of disability discrimination, and describe what, exactly, different kinds of ableism feel like ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Republicans and Democrats Are United in Their War on the Unhoused Leah Ida Harris, Truthout - March 12, 2026 "California is
Hello! It's all about Medicaid cuts to essential disability services in the US today ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Families Defend Disability Services Amid Medicaid Cuts Bram Sable-Smith, Disability Scoop - March 10, 2026 "'We saw this coming. We’ve tried to educate members of
Good afternoon! Today's articles got me thinking more deeply than usual, for some reason. I would love to read others' thoughts on these issues. As always, you can send feedback to me at: apulrang@icloud.com. I will share summaries of feedback at the end of the
"Bob Kafka Remembered", with Nancy Crowther, Alison Barkoff — KPFT Peoples News, 1/30/26 Reporter KPFT - January 31, 2026 I'm long overdue sharing this tribute to one of the most effective and loved disabled activists in the US, Bob Kafka. I met him in person
Hello! Another week is almost done. Here are your three disability-related links for today. Also, please check out the new Take Action alert below, on the SAVE Act in the US Senate, which would impose burdensome ID requirements for voting that would heavily affect many marginalized communities, including people with
Good afternoon ... We have a couple more items on ICE today, and an article on a disabled actress that brings back memories of one of my favorite TV depictions of disability. I hope everyone's midweek is going reasonably well! Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Congressman says staff
Good afternoon! I took a day off from the newsletter yesterday. As longtime readers know, this has to happen once in a while. Sometimes I have other things I need to do. Sometimes I just need a break. Maybe you all need a break as well! By the way, I
Winter Para Sport Explainers | Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Channel 4 Sport - March 2, 2026 There are plenty of reasons to debate the purpose and implementation of Paralympic Games and what they do or don't mean for disabled athletes and disability communities. But when the games
Good afternoon! As we come close to wrapping up another week, let's first revisit some of another great newsletter's own feedback, and then finally get to an awful story that came up last week, and seems to have received surprisingly little coverage. Subscribe or UpgradeMake a
Hello! As it turns out, the three articles I want to share today were from other disability-themed newsletters. Two of them provide some more perspective on the Disability Day of Mourning. And one hit home for me on the pros and cons of being "visible" with our disabilities.
Good afternoon ... Today's three articles don't have much in common. And that's okay! Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation How One Organization is Honoring Our Disabled Dead John Loeppky, Disabled Journalists Association - February 27, 2026 "Disability Day of Mourning honors the victims