8/23/26 - August Monthly Q & A, with Julia Métraux

Good afternoon … … And welcome to the the newest Disability Thinking Weekday feature, the Monthly Q & A. Our first edition is with Julia Métraux, disability and related topics reporter at Mother Jon...

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8/23/26 - A Sunday evening update

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8/11/26 - Access or coercion, medical or political, casual or cutting?

Hello there! I can't really see a common theme in today's links. But all three struck me as offering novel arguments to old debates. And that's always worth something. A Fear-Mongering Law for Loc...

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8/10/26 - Online benefits tools, family caregiving, and the terminology treadmill

Good afternoon! How was your weekend? Are you ready for three more disability links for a Monday? Social Security adds new digital, online tools for those with disability claims NBC Chicago Staff...

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8/7/26 - Friday Video Share: "The Internet Thinks Helen Keller Was a Fraud..."

The Internet Thinks Helen Keller Was a Fraud... Molly Burke - June 30, 2026 I flagged this video about a month ago when it first came out, but just now watched it. Molly does a great job of debunking...

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8/6/26 - Medicaid, who speaks for us, and disabled animal virality

Hello! Three links for a Thursday ... In letter to cousin RFK Jr., health advocate warns of threats to disability care Daniel Wu, Washington Post - August 3, 2026 "The letter by Tim Shriver join...

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8/5/26 - Worrying

Good afternoon! A theme for today's links came pretty quickly. All three are stories about worrying ideas and trends in disability culture. They are different from the policy and political things th...

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8/3/26 - July Comments

July was a bit of a quiet month, with relatively few comments. But here they are ... July 8, 2026 - 7/8/26 - Monthly Essay: "Questions for disabled candidates" Adrienne has some more thoughts on eng...

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7/31/26 - Friday Video Share: "The Odyssey Scandal No One is Talking About"

The Odyssey Scandal No One is Talking About ... Molly Burke  - July 28, 2026 Molly's rant here is on point – especially about the utter foolishness of once again gushing praise for a non-disabled act...

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7/30/26 - Dialogs, defining disability, and space

Good afternoon! Today's links are pretty varied. There's not much of a theme between them. Somehow, that seems like kind of a relief after dealing with so many big topics spanning multiple articles....

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7/29/26 - ADA Anniversary, Disability Pride, and a "Time" piece

Good morning ... There's a lot to think about and reassess this July. Let's get right to the links ... The ADA at 36: A Q&A with Disability Rights Pioneer Stephanie Thomas Ian Ruder, New Mobility...

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7/28/26 - Rights at risk

Sigh ... Bad news is never fun. But bad, threatening disability news usually isn't even really new. Most often it's news we have seen before, a lot, over and over again. Every few years we see the s...

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7/27/26 - Ableist rhetoric in politics, evaluating disability art, and a disability graphics store

Good afternoon How is everyone's summer going? Mine has been good so far, though a week or two of intense heat and wildfire smoke from Canada kept me indoors for quite a while. Lucky for me, I'm not...

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7/24/26 - Friday Video Share: "How To Date With A Disability"

How To Date With A Disability Squirmy and Grubs  - July 13, 2026 I wish I had access to advice like this when I was young. Along with that though, I would have to also wish that I would be open to ad...

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7/20/26 - Disability professionals, voting accessibility, and a Medicaid action alert

Good afternoon! Let's get back to the regular articles ... Darline Graham’s career centered disability. Now she could help shape national policy. Sara Letterman, The 19th - July 17, 2026 "Tissot...

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7/17/26 - Friday Video Share: "Disability 'Awareness' and 'Disability Pride'"

Disability "Awareness" and Disability "Pride" Tina Friml's Instagram  - July 15, 2026 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Tina Friml (@tinafriml) I was just starting to worry about wh...

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7/16/26 - Newsletters Week, Part Four

Good afternoon! I hope you all have enjoyed this week's focus on other disability newsletters and websites. It was helpful to me to put it together. My weekly reading list has gotten longer, and for...

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7/15/26 - Newsletters Week, Part Three

Good afternoon ... Here are three more disability-related newsletters to explore. And another reminder ... In June and July, annual paid memberships are discounted at $40. It's a great time to supp...

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7/14/26 - Newsletters Week, Part Two

Hello! Today we have three more disability newsletters for all of us to explore ... Grace Dow Writes Grace Dow "Life on four wheels with cerebral palsy." I need to get reacquainted with Grace D...

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7/13/26 - Newsletters Week, Part One

Good afternoon! The About page of Disability Thinking Weekday starts with this explanation of why I am doing this newsletter in this particular way: "30 years ago, it felt like an event when we cam...

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7/10/26 - Friday Video Share: "JUST EVOLVE | World Down Syndrome Day 2026"

JUST EVOLVE | World Down Syndrome Day 2026 CoorDown and National Down Syndrome Society  - March 13, 2026 I can't believe I missed CoorDown's latest World Down Syndrome Day video. They are always amon...

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7/9/26 - Catching up

Good afternoon! After some brief breaks and interludes, there are a few slightly older articles I've wanted to share. So, here they are. Scroll down to see them. Friday is video day. And next week ...

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7/8/26 - Monthly Essay: "Questions for disabled candidates"

Questions for disabled candidates Andrew Pulrang, Disability Thinking Weekday - July 8, 2026 It's important for voters to question their would-be heroes. This is especially true for disabled voters ...

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7/3/26 - Friday Video Share: "Post 47: PLEASE WATCH + SHARE: Important Disability Policy Alert ⚖️"

Post 47: PLEASE WATCH + SHARE: Important Disability Policy Alert ⚖️ Creative Living for Every Body with Gaelynn Lea  - June 26, 2026 Post 47: PLEASE WATCH + SHARE: Important Disability Policy Alert ⚖...

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7/2/26 - Newsletters

Good afternoon! Another week is almost done, another month is done, and another has begun. As it happens, a bunch of disability-related newsletters came out on July 1, and I'm sharing three of them ...

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7/1/26 - June Comments

There was a lot of feedback this month. Let's get right to it ... June 2, 2026 - "Invisible" disabilities, and the meaning of "independence" Celestine Fraser responds to comments on her article, "Th...

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6/30/26 - Heat

Whew! It's going to be hot this week where I am, in Northeastern New York State. But our little burst of heat is nothing compared to the massive heat wave blanketing Europe. I went looking for articl...

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6/29/26 - DOJ, RFK, and the Supreme Court

Good afternoon! Let's start the week with more followup on disability issues discussed in the last few days, weeks, and months ... DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to ins...

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6/26/26 - Friday Video Share: "Disability Reddit Got Me Feeling Some Kinda Way…"

Disability Reddit Got Me Feeling Some Kinda Way… Molly Burke - June 16, 2026 I won't try to comment on each of the specific stories Molly talks about in this video. They are all interesting and fairl...

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6/25/26 - Stories

Hello again! I skipped yesterday. Had a bunch of other life stuff to take care of. Let's head towards the end of the week with some storytelling, including an invitation to share some of your own. An...

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