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...

Ageism, ableism and adaptation, with Ashton Applewhite

Ageism, ableism and adaptation, with Ashton Applewhite

Five reader favourites: the disability movement, climate crisis and data

An open call for new writing

Assisted Lab is a research group based at University of St Gallen, Switzerland, with research affiliates in Canada, Northern Ireland, and the Netherlands, which investigates the cultural productions –...

And why these lessons come back as Trump attacks marginalised communities

Emile Chabal, a leading specialist of contemporary France, tells the story of a paradoxical country. From the calamitous defeat by Hitler's armies in 1940 to th

Help Disability Debrief sail against strong winds

Fashion and identity as a wheelchair user in Pakistan

Undesirable activities, histories of disability rights, and more

Why Disability Debrief doesn’t use AI (and when it does)

Dignity, autonomous choice, and the slippery slope

The Zero Project 2026 and what's missing from disability lists

Dignity, autonomous choice, and the slippery slope

Debrief readers, relevant stories, and more from the mailbag

Reflecting on 10 years of making disability media

January 6-19 2026

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Setbacks and soulmates: a disabled look back on 2025

A new form of militarization of Israeli politics and society is reminiscent of how dictator Hafez al-Assad built authoritarian rule in Syria

Explaining our experiences, “cripping up”, and kids' questions

Moving country with a progressive disability and finding a new attitude to risk

Protests, sign languages, and curated disability news from 42 countries

The British discourse makes even the Trump administration look moderate.

A five-year reform made important steps but progress is “extremely slow”

Lessons on how backsliding democracy curtails disability rights

A five-year reform made important steps but progress is “extremely slow”

Reflecting on leadership after leaving the advocacy frontlines

At Stammering Pride, dysfluency creates connection

Barriers for assistance dogs, and curated disability news from 41 countries

How Argentina’s far-right government is attacking disability benefits and the disability movement is fighting back

Disabled perspectives, climate activism, and resources for education and research.

An Open Call for Disability Science Fiction

Good afternoon! And welcome to Autumn. It's my favorite season, weather-wise, here in Northeastern New York State. The leaves aren't anywhere near full color yet. When they are, I may share a photo ...