Good afternoon! How are you all today? Let's get right to the links, which I'm carrying over from what I had planned to share on Thursday when I was nursing a cold. HHS cancels health insurance of...

Being Heumann — Official Teaser | Apple TV Apple TV - September 2, 2026 This film has been out for several months, but is only just about to debut on the more easily and widely accessible platform of...

Nearly every time I think, "Well, there won't have been many comments this month," I look back through my comment folder and it turns out the opposite. Sure enough there are, in fact, several comments...

Hello ... Do I have a cold now? It feels a little like it, but I'm not sure. I hope not. Anyway, here are your three disability-related links for this Tuesday ... ANCOR Condemns Administration for...

Good afternoon! Last week ended with some bad news for community integration policy. Put that way, it doesn't sound as bad as it probably is. And how bad it actually is remains uncertain. For now, t...

Good afternoon! This is the second edition of the Disability Thinking Weekday Monthly Q&A. The first one, last month, featured Julia Métraux, disability reporter at Mother Jones. Today's interview i...

Our BABY Is Coming Soon... Are We Ready? Squirmy and Grubs - September 21, 2026 I couldn't find any new or surprising disability-related videos for this week. So, let's just check in on two of our mo...

Hi there! How has your week been so far? Tomorrow's newsletter will as usual feature a video of some kind, possibly kind of fun. But, stay tuned also for Monday's edition, which will probably be dom...

Good afternoon! This is the second edition of the Disability Thinking Weekday Monthly Q&A. The first one, last month, featured Julia Métraux, disability reporter at Mother Jones. Today's interview i...

Hello ... Welcome to Autumn! Like the new seasonal colors and trim? The “Profound Autism” Label Hurts Autistic People Autistic Self Advocacy Network - September 17, 2026 "This is not just about ...

Good afternoon! Today's theme might be a little weird and hard to decode. Please bear with me. And if my thinking here turns out to be incomprehensible, feel free to let me know! UK disabled peopl...

Alamo - 19 Films Ariel Baska, Vimeo - September 9, 2026 From the Access: Horror 2026 film festival website: "Horror has always had a complicated relationship with disability. It's been the twitch th...

Hi there! Another week is just about wrapped up – my first full week out of the hospital. How was your week? Make Your Voting Plan Today American Association of People with Disabilities - Septemb...

Good afternoon ... I'm still clearing out a long queue of articles I set aside in August ... The Promise We Made to Americans with Disabilities Is Under Attack Barbara Merrill and Tony Coelho, Ti...

Hello! These three pieces just all came together kind of naturally. I love when they do that. Being Heumann Review: The Disability Representation We've Been Waiting For Kristen Lopez, The Film Ma...

Good afternoon! A focus on voting this week, and catching up on 9/11 remembrances, 25 years later. Also, I've updated the Take Action item below on the attacks on community integration in the U.S. T...

We Are Pregnant! Squirmy and Grubs - September 8, 2026 Great news for one of the great couples in disability culture and social media. Congratulations! And for us all, a great weekend! Disability T...

Hello! Today's links are especially rich, I think – a pleasure to read, despite some difficult topics. Let's get to them ... On Labor Day, AAPD Strongly Condemns Department of Labor Actions Revers...

Random notes: In the hospital, with a disability Andrew Pulrang, Disability Thinking Weekday - September 9, 2026 Sometimes, the Disability Thinking Weekday Monthly Essay is going to be a little unde...

Good afternoon! What can I say about being home again? My bed is the best bed. That's what I have to say. Let's read some articles ... Medical Groups Issue Guidance on Covid, Flu and R.S.V. Shots...

And we're back! I hope ... As I write most of this, I'm waiting to go home. Hopefully, if all goes right, when it goes out I will be home again. I look forward to a week of catching up on disability...

How to Take Care of Yourself When You're Sick How to Adult - March 28, 2018 I'm still in the hospital, probably out next week. Needless to say, I'm not in the best place to do regular posts. So I tho...

August was ... something. For me it was mostly about illness, hospitalization, and more coming to terms with the lovely intersection between disability and aging. But disability life and culture kept ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ⚖...

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 ...