12/30/25 - The fakery panic

So long 2025 ... It's the last newsletter of the year! Stay tuned for a December wrap-up, and an index of sorts for all of 2025's newsletters. See you next year! Annual memberships are on sale at $40 per year for 1 more day! Now is

12/29/25 - Activism, organizing, and representation

Good afternoon! We're back from the holiday break, and into that awkward time between Christmas and New Year's. Today's email includes links on another heartbreaking loss to our disability communities, plus two other articles that together demonstrate three different modes of disability advocacy. Don&

12/19/25 - Holiday Break

Happy Holidays! Disability Thinking Weekday will be on a break next week. The next issue will be on Monday, December 29, 2025. After that, stay tuned for a special New Year's issue, with some ideas for next year, and some kind of reference for all the links shared

12/18/25 - Legal services, transportation, and a year-end wrap-up

Good afternoon! As 2026 nears an end, here are some thoughts on some of the more difficult and sometimes discouraging aspects of disability activism. These thoughts can be discouraging. But to me they are also hopeful. I we can pinpoint the sources of our frustration a little more precisely, I

12/17/25 - Disability policy from three angles

Greetings I'm trying something a bit different. I'm keeping my comments on today's linked articles very limited. I don't plan on making a habit of this. It's just that reading these three very different pieces I noticed something of a

12/16/25 - Disability and immigration, forgotten solutions, and holiday gifts

Greeting I'm sorry about missing Monday. I had an unexpectedly full day. So yesterday's links become today's. By the way, from now until the end of the year, annual memberships are on sale at $40 per year. So now is a good time to

12/12/25 - Friday Video Share: DISABILITY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2021! (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc)

DISABILITY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2021! (Amazon, Google, Apple, etc) Rikki Poynter - December 4, 2021 More suggestions on holiday gifts for people with disabilities. What's the most useful or enriching gift you've ever gotten as a disabled person? Have a great weekend! Disability Thinking Weekday is a

12/11/25 - Everyday ableism, and voting rights updates

Good afternoon! Let's think about what it takes to make everything accessible – everything. Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Cracker Barrel Settles to Pay Over $100,000 After Alleged Mistreatment of Disabled Children Moná Thomas, People - December 10, 2025 "'This settlement underscores a truth we

12/10/25 - Continuation, institutional failure, and "gratitude"

Hi there! I hope everyone's week is going reasonably well. Here are three more disability links for mid-week ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation After Alice Wong’s Death, Her Friends Vow to Keep Fighting for Disability Justice Carlos Cabrera-Lomelí, KQED - December 8, 2025 "

12/9/25 - A UK budget, phys ed, and fashion

Good afternoon ... How about a break from American disability news? Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donation Yet another government has failed to deliver for Disabled people Mikey Erhardt, Open Democracy - November 27, 2025 "The changes announced yesterday, which will further scapegoat Disabled people and in many cases worsen

12/8/25 - Agency, international leadership, and a new ad

Good afternoon! Winter has definitely arrived early here in Northeastern New York State. The sky is cloudless, the temperature is 13 degrees Fahrenheit, and the ground is covered with snow. For the time being it makes no difference to me, since I am still recovering from my fall and not

12/5/25 - Friday Video Share: 20 of my favorite things to inspire your holiday shopping | a wheelchair users gift guide

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,

12/4/25 - The R-word, threatening trends, and DIY health

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

12/3/25 - Why, how, and why not

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'

12/2/25 - Disability politics, desperation, and "Scissorhands"

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

12/1/25 - November Comments

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-

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11/28/25 - Friday Video Share: "GIFT IDEAS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES"

"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

11/26/25 - Home again!

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

11/24/25 - A rare win, sharing our stories, and more on parking

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

11/21/25 - Friday Video Share: My Left Foot (7/10) Movie CLIP - Platonic Love (1989) HD

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, as best

11/20/25 - Disability and aging, electric cars, and a parking conflict

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

11/19/25 - Check back tomorrow ...

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

11/18/25 - Education milestones and cuts; working

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

11/17/25 - Remembering Alice Wong

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