Three Links This Week

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This week - June 23-29, 2018:

1. Charles Krauthammer inspired journalists with disabilities, including me

Callum Borchers, Washington Post - June 21, 2018

Charles Krauthammer, who passed away this June, was a well known political columnist, but his disability was less widely known. The writer of this article says that while he rarely spoke of his disability, his example did not go unnoticed by at least some disabled writers.

2. The economics of disability

Marketplace, National Public Radio - June 22, 2018

A radio series on the economic forces that shape the disability experience.

3. Being a Disability Rights Voter (Why I’m Voting Rushern Baker)

Ari Ne’eman, Sometimes A Lion - June 25, 2018

The former head of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, (ASAN), discusses how disability issues affect his politics and voting decisions.