TagDisabled journalists

Graphic with an orange background featuring an illustration of s.e. smith, in a palette of rich oranges, reds, and greens. smith, a white person with brown curly hair, is midframe, draped in a scarf and wearing large green glasses. An arch of flowers rises behind their head, featuring nasturtiums, columbine, and California poppies. Artist credit: Michaela Oteri

Posted May 2, 2022 Guest Blog Posts

Rest in Peace, Bitch Magazine

Rest in Peace, Bitch Magazine s.e. smith My first experience with Bitch Magazine was seeing it peeping out from around the corner of another publication in the magazine rack … Continue Reading Rest in Peace, Bitch Magazine

Picture is of Frances sitting in her wheelchair; smiling, wearing a black top and her blonde hair down.

Posted July 31, 2019 DVP Blog Posts and Essays

Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan

Tell me a little about yourself! Frances: I’m a journalist and wheelchair user based in Nottingham, England. I write a weekly column for the U.K. Guardian, typically about disability, poverty, … Continue Reading Austerity & Disabled People in the UK: Q&A with Frances Ryan

Black woman with black hair and black glasses is wearing a white shirt and smiling in front of a green flowered wall. Photo credit: Reid Beels

Posted December 16, 2018 Podcast

Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep_40.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSToday’s episode is about disabled writers with Keah Brown, journalist, freelance … Continue Reading Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown

On the left is Ing Wong-Ward, a Chinese Canadian disabled woman with short black hair and a cream top with black decorative print on the sleeves. She is in a wheelchair with a belt across her chest. On the right is Alice Wong, A Chinese American disabled woman with short black hair and a black shirt with small white cat paw prints. She is in a wheelchair and wearing a mask over her nose attached to a tube for her ventilator.

Posted December 1, 2018 DVP Interviews

DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Alice Wong interviewed Ing Wong-Ward for the Disability Visibility Project® at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 25, 2016. Ing shares with Alice how she became a journalist and a disabled parent. … Continue Reading DVP Interview: Ing Wong-Ward and Alice Wong

Posted October 8, 2017 Podcast

Ep 4: Disabled People in Media & Journalism

https://media.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/content.blubrry.com/disability_visibility/Final_Ep4.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Email | RSSThis episode is on disabled people in media and representation. Alice … Continue Reading Ep 4: Disabled People in Media & Journalism

graphic with a white background. On the left is an illustration of a typewriter in black. On the right side are the words: DISABLED WRITERS in black. Below in smaller font in red: disabledwriters.com @DisabledWriters. Below that in larger black font: Increasing disability in journalism one connection at a time.

Posted July 5, 2017 DVP News and Events

DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism

The Disability Visibility Project® is all about pushing the status quo in media and journalism. One example is our partnership with novelist Nicola Griffith in #CripLit, a series of Twitter chats … Continue Reading DisabledWriters.com: Increasing disability diversity in journalism