3/16/26 - Paralympics, suicide, and fetishization

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

3/13/26 - Friday Video Share: "'Bob Kafka Remembered', with Nancy Crowther, Alison Barkoff — KPFT Peoples News, 1/30/26"

"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 a

3/12/26 - Still more ICE, and time management

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

3/11/26 - More ICE shenanigans, and a disabled actress on Netflix

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

3/10/26 - Still more newsletters

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

3/6/26 - Friday Video Share: "Winter Para Sport Explainers | Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games"

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 are

3/5/26 - Catching up

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

3/4/26 - More newsletters

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

3/3/26 - Mourning, hope, and rest

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

3/2/26 - February Comments

February has been a short, packed month, with a lot of great feedback from Disability Thinking Weekday readers. As always, the comments are absolutely worth reading, and add important perspectives on the articles shared here. To send a comment at any time, email me at: apulrang@icloud.com. Subscribe or

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2/27/26 - Friday Video Share: "Is My Husband A Burden To Me?"

Is My Husband A Burden To Me? Squirmy and Grubs - February 20, 2026 Every now and then it's good to ask and answer some of those disability questions that irritate and offend us. Who better than Shane and Hanna to address those rude elephants in the room? Subscribe

2/26/26 - Around the world, and a local "Night To Shine"

Good afternoon! Today let's visit a couple of other great disability newsletters, and have another look at disability proms. It's also time for another reminder to consider a monthly or annual paid subscription. There are 42 paid subscribers now, with one signing on yesterday. It would

2/25/26 - Chill, sorry, and Bad Bunny

Greeting It's kind of a hodgepodge today ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Advocates call for more accessible cool spaces for people with heat regulation impairments Amelia Walters, ABC News - February 18, 2026 "Ms Tippl believes it is time for a website or phone application to

2/24/26 - Housing innovation and a new attack on Section 504

Greeting Today let's revisit a couple of long-standing disability issues – accessible housing, and state of one of the oldest, most basic disability rights laws. Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation An Accessible Housing Model Built to Be Scaled Christina Poletto, New York Times - February 20, 2026

2/23/26 - Year 1 of Trump II, and a rare win in Congress

Good afternoon! With today's links we're taking stock and grabbing for a little bit of hope ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Disability Under Donald Trump’s Second Term — So Far Sonali Gupta, Disabled Journalists Association - February 17, 2026 "For the Disability community, it

2/20/26 - Friday Video Share: "Pride & Prejudice and Autism"

Pride & Prejudice and Autism Yo Samdy Sam - February 13, 2026 I saw this last week and knew I had to share it here. The title alone is enough to get my click. And it's by one of my favorite autistic commentators. I've never read Pride

2/19/26 - Around the world, veterans benefits, and disability proms

Hello. How's it going? As you can see below, most of my commentary today is about prom events put on specifically for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This phenomenon has been on my list of least favorite disability programs for a long time. But my feelings have

2/18/26 - An interview, the risk of confinement, and solidarity with trans rights

Wednesday greetings! Today’s links feel … weighty. And if you look closely enough, you might find some interesting contradictions. Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation DISABILITY ELDERS: An Interview with Bob Williams Alex Green, (Un)Hidden - February 15, 2026 "Another thing that should be built on is that

2/17/26 - Snow, Black disability history, and disabled love

Good afternoon! And we're back! Still busy, but in a good way, and manageable. Here are your three disability links for today ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation The snow is finally melting, but the frustrations of disabled people remain Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post - February 14, 2026

2/16/26 - We'll be right back!

Today turned out to be more of a crowded mess than usual. So I'm skipping the typical link sharing newsletter until tomorrow. See you then! Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles

2/13/26 - Friday Video Share: "Rep. Subramanaym Speaks on Adults with Disabilities Repeated Eligibility Checks on the House Floor"

Rep. Subramanaym Speaks on Adults with Disabilities Repeated Eligibility Checks on the House Floor Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) - February 4, 2026 I think most people can understand why disabled people are annoyed when we are required to again and again prove or document our disabilities. But I'm

2/12/26 - Government, cooking, and travel

Good afternoon! Today we have three very different articles to consider ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Create a Chief Mobility Officer Steve Wright, Urban Travel, Sustainability & Accessibility - February 7, 2026 "Things will only get worse. America is rapidly gaining. Soon, for the first time in our

2/11/26 - Misery

How is everyone doing? There's a theme in today's links ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Have a comment ... something to add? Send me an email: apulrang@icloud.com The Political World of Caregiving Julia Métraux, Mother Jones - February 10, 2026 "I had this

2/10/26 - Black disabled leaders, the "R-Word," and bone health

Good afternoon! It looks like another variety day. Here are your three disability-related links for this Tuesday ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Have a comment ... something to add? Send me an email: apulrang@icloud.com 17 Black Disability Activists and Advocates Disability Rights Florida - February 3, 2022