Reframing Disability’s Global Directory of Disabled News Media Professionals is now published. It is a growing repository of 60 professionals from 15 countries!!
The directory aims to give visibility to disabled media professionals by creating a database for those looking to commission paid work from them. It will help reduce some of the structural barriers they face, while making it easier for media to commission more diverse, inclusive storytelling and journalism.
Find the directory on the website: reframingdisability.substack.com
Please share it widely to help make connections between hirers and professionals with disabilities possible.
And add your name if you haven’t already.
Thanks to all who supported me with their ideas and expertise: Karen Rebelo, Archana Mohan, Pooja Saklani, Swati Shikha, Deepa Padmanaban, Kavya Mukhija, Aditi Sowmyanarayanan, Gayatri Gulvady, and Siddharth Kankaria.
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Reframing Disability's directory is now renamed as the Global Directory of Disabled News Media Professionals.
The aim of the directory is to connect editors, news organisations, and media projects with student and working disabled news media professionals worldwide (including journalists, documentary filmmakers, podcasters, photojournalists, illustrators, social media experts – anyone who can contribute their skills to the news industry) for hiring, collaborations, and paid work opportunities. This directory will be created to reduce structural barriers that prevent disabled news media professionals from accessing paid opportunities, and to help the media commission better, more diverse and inclusive journalism.
Please fill out the form in the most recent issue to get your name added to the directory, preferably by 15th February: /p/join-the-global-directory-of-disabled
I’m happy to answer any questions here, via DM or email.
Please repost for a wider reach! Many thanks!
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Are you a storyteller who wants to tell authentic stories about disabled people devoid of ableism? Here’s part 1 of our non-exhaustive checklist.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments and we’ll include them in the next post.
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Media bias shapes public opinion by deciding what is shown, how it is framed, and whose voices are prioritised, ultimately influencing how audiences understand and respond to a community. Today, on the last day of April, the Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month, Reframing Disability presents a manifesto from autistic people about journalism and representation. Subscribe to the newsletter and read the complete manifesto.
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Reframing Disability asked autistic people about what they would like journalists to know when they approach them for an interview. We’ll be publishing thoughts this week and the next. Tag all journalists, storytellers, and content creators and repost!
What would you like to add?
#autism #MediaInclusion
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1 cm, an award-winning six-part podcast series by Lëtzebuerger Journal explores disability and employment by centring the lived experiences of disabled people.To achieve that, producer Maxime Toussaint and his team worked closely with people with disabilities at every stage of the project, from #sourcing and #hosting to #storytelling structure, #workflow, and even editorial power dynamics. This #collaboration brought to life an audio piece that puts disability inclusion into practice.
Better still, #accessibility was a winning investment for them. Read the piece in #ReframingDisability co-published with the The Global Disability News Network: /p/one-centimetre-at-a-time-how-a-luxembourg
If you are a journalist or content creator, there’s a lot to gain from the simple inclusion strategies used by Maxime, Melody Hansen, Misch and Joanne.
Info-Handicap,
#EasyLanguage
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April marks Autism Awareness, Acceptance, and Appreciation Month. In the latest issue of #ReframingDisability, autistic neuroscientist Hari Srinivasan reflects on how autism is represented across education, media, and research.
Hari is a neuroscience PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University and a summa cum laude graduate of University of California, Berkeley. His research focus is on sensorimotor systems in autism. He also engages in meta-science, examining how research methods, assumptions, and inclusion practices shape what becomes accepted scientific knowledge. He contributes to science leadership and disability advocacy through service on advisory committees and nonprofit boards focused on autism and disability inclusion. His writing has appeared in outlets such as Time, Newsweek and Fortune. Across research, writing, and advocacy, he focuses on expanding who gets included, who gets heard, and what counts as evidence.
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Today is World Autism Awareness Day. Do register using the QR code for the @ioneurodiversity World Autism Awareness Day observance, supported by United Nations Department of Global Communications, to listen to Reframing Disability team member Aditi Sowmyanarayan share her perspective on Inclusive Education. The event will begin at 9:00 AM EDT (6:30 PM IST) #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance Image description in comments
1cm is an award-winning six-part series by the Lëtzebuerger Journal that explores disability and employment by centering the lived experiences of disabled people. But this podcast doesn’t just talk about disabled people,—it co-creates stories with them.
Producer Maxime Toussaint and his team worked with people with disabilities at every stage of the project with intention, creating inclusive workflows, incorporating accommodations, and even creating plain-language text summaries of the podcast in English, German, and French. Additionally, the team brought on independent consultant Joanne Theisen, who is autistic, to host the podcast.
Head to the link in our bio to learn from @priti.salian of @reframing_disability how the 1cm team worked to build trust with the disability community, and incorporated accommodations throughout the process, and how 1cm’s representation works to counteract the underrepresentation of disabled people in newsrooms.
Image description: A black and white graphic reads “The Global Disability News Network: Culture & Media | Luxembourg. One Centimetre at a Time: How a Luxembourg Podcast Demonstrated Practical Disability Inclusion. By working with disabled people at every stage of the project, from sourcing to hosting to editorial power dynamics, this award-winning podcast by Lëtzebuerger Journal “brought to life an audio piece that puts disability inclusion into practice.” Full story at GlobalDisabilityNews.org. It is accompanied by an image: Two people record an interview in a narrow kitchen workspace; one wears a hair covering and disposable protective apron, while a phone on a stand films the conversation.
On the eve of International Transgender Day of Visibility, India’s regressive Trans Bill 2026 became law. It invisibilised transgender identities.
Swati Shikha, an Indian crip-queer journalist says: “We cannot afford selective outrage anymore. Identity politics must be replaced with collective organisation.”
Swati has a few tips for the media to cover LGBTIAQ+ issues.
What would you like to add?
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