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Disability, politics, popular culture. I'm a Baby Boom / Gen X hybrid. #CripTheVote. Freelance disability writing. https://disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io He/him.
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Andrew Pulrang @apulrang.bsky.social · Feb 21
Disability Thinking Weekday is a Monday-Friday newsletter with links and commentary on disability-related articles and other content. Please like, share, comment, and subscribe — for free, or with a paid subscription.

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Disability Thinking Weekday - Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Home again!

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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 experienc...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Monday, November 24, 2025 - A rare win, sharing our stories, and more on parking

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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 bi...
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November 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Friday, November 21, 2025 - Friday Video Share: My Left Foot (7/10) Movie CLIP - Platonic Love (1989) HD

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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 ...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Thursday, November 20, 2025 - Disability and aging, electric cars, and a parking conflict

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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...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - Education milestones and cuts; working

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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...
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November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Monday, November 17, 2025 - Remembering Alice Wong

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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:...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Friday, November 14, 2025 - Friday Video Share: “Red Band Society Season 1 Trailer HD”

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11/14/25 - Friday Video Share: “Red Band Society Season 1 Trailer HD”
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 ...
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November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Thursday, November 13, 2025 - Working, voting, and learning

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11/13/25 - Working, voting, and learning
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 v...
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November 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Monday, November 10, 2025 - SNAP, gratitude, and 10 movies

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11/10/25 - SNAP, gratitude, and 10 movies
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...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Friday, November 7, 2025 - Mishaps and new challenges

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11/7/25 - Mishaps and new challenges
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...
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November 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Monday, November 3, 2025 - October Comments

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11/3/25 - October Comments
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...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Friday, October 31, 2025 - Friday Video Share: "Ableism in the Cosplay Community. Let's Talk."

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10/31/25 - Friday Video Share: “Ableism in the Cosplay Community. Let's Talk.”
"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 lik...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Friday, October 31, 2025 - Friday Video Share: "Ableism in the Cosplay Community. Let's Talk."

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10/30/25 - Hunger, education, and leadership
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 Broadwaybaby...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Voting updates, a plain-language explainer, and a bit of a laugh

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10/29/25 - Voting updates, a plain-language explainer, and a bit of a laugh
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 Sa...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - Shutdown, accessibility, and multiple sclerosis

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10/28/25 - Shutdown, accessibility, and multiple sclerosis
Good afternoon! It's a classic Northeastern New York autumn day where I am – sunny, chilly but not cold, and the leaves are a peak color. Some days, it's possible to feel downright good about things...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Monday, October 27, 2025 - Hydration, workout inclusion, and wheelchair costumes

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10/27/25 - Hydration, workout inclusion, and wheelchair costumes
Hello! It feels like a good day to take a short break from anxiety-inducing disability issues. Today's links are a bit lighter. And no mention of Trump! Except there. OK, I ruined it. Sorry about th...
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October 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Friday, October 24, 2025 - Friday Video Share: “Four Products We Wanted to Try at the 2025 LA Abilities Expo”

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10/24/25 - Friday Video Share: “Four Products We Wanted to Try at the 2025 LA Abilities Expo”
"Four Products We Wanted to Try at the 2025 LA Abilities Expo" New Mobility Media | New Mobility Media - March 25, 2025 I've never been to an Abilities Expo. So even though this video is a bit old, ...
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October 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Thursday, October 23, 2025 - Social Security, masking, and horror tropes

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10/23/25 - Social Security, masking, and horror tropes
Good afternoon! Sorry about missing yesterday. I got overwhelmed with mundane but unmissable chores. I guess the theme today is various forms of horror ... Subscribe or UpgradeMake a one-time donat...
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October 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Tuesday, October 21, 2025 - The next fraud panic?

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10/21/25 - The next fraud panic?
Good afternoon ... I've been putting off sharing and discussing the Washington Post's recent reporting on alleged fraud in Veterans Administration disability benefits. I avoided it because “benefits...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Monday, October 20, 2025 - When politics betray disability

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10/20/25 - When politics betray disability
Greeting Today I want to highlight two more articles on the Trump administration's cuts to Special Education staff at the Department of Education, and a piece I've been waiting to share about relati...
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October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - October 17, 2025 - Friday Video Share: "Disability Policy for All with Liz: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of IDEA"

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10/17/25 - Friday Video Share: "Disability Policy for All with Liz: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of IDEA"
"Disability Policy for All with Liz: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of IDEA" aucdnetwork | YouTube - October 6, 2025 In this video, Liz Weintraub, the Association of University Centers on Disabili...
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October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Thursday, October 16, 2025 - NDEAM stuff ... Two serious, one not so much

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10/16/25 - NDEAM stuff ... Two serious, one not so much
Hi there! Here are three more articles related to National Disability Employment Awareness Month, (NDEAM), in the US. I've added a satire because it's been a while since I linked something from The ...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - Ed Roberts, service dogs, and cities

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10/15/25 - Ed Roberts, service dogs, and cities
Good afternoon! Here are your three disability-related links for today … The Radical Life of the Father of the Independent Living Movement Julia Métraux, Mother Jones - October 14, 2025 "The cen...
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October 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Disability Thinking Weekday - Tuesday, October 14, 2025 - Special Education layoffs and other shutdown info

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10/14/25 - Special Education layoffs and other shutdown info
Okay, let's get back in gear ... ... with more fallout from the US government shutdown, including two new action items. By the way, if you live outside the US I would like to know whether there are...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM