After we received the news of Alice's transition, we invited people who loved, knew or worked with her to...
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I met Alice five years ago, at the start of the hardest point in my life. My brother was...
March 25, 2026
After we received the news of Alice's transition, we invited people who loved, knew or worked with her to...
March 25, 2026
We’ve been asked repeatedly at DJA why we capitalize the word Disabled in our reporting. So, for this piece,...
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Disability Day of Mourning, an annual vigil, is shining light on the...
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There is a dearth of coverage about the hundreds of thousands of people, including 21,000 children, who...
By John Loeppky
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When I started working in media in 2009, at a music publication, I didn’t have the knowledge and skills I...
By Sean Kelly
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By Sonali Gupta
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Many journalists, whether they identify as disabled or not, face a similar conundrum: write about your trauma and risk being pigeonholed or hide it. While data about Disabled journalists is sparse—for many reasons, including the fact that newsrooms are often unsafe places to identify publicly—feeling that they need to shrink to fit the industry is a common one.
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After we received the news of Alice's transition, we invited people who loved, knew or worked with her to...
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March 25, 2026
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I met Alice five years ago, at the start of the hardest point in my life. My brother was...
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March 25, 2026
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After we received the news of Alice's transition, we invited people who loved, knew or worked with her to...
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March 25, 2026
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We’ve been asked repeatedly at DJA why we capitalize the word Disabled in our reporting. So, for this piece,...
By
March 23, 2026
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Disability Day of Mourning, an annual vigil, is shining light on the...
By
February 27, 2026
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There is a dearth of coverage about the hundreds of thousands of people, including 21,000 children, who...
By
January 15, 2026
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When I started working in media in 2009, at a music publication, I didn’t have the knowledge and skills I...
By
January 13, 2026
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On Dec. 2, The Atlantic published a piece titled “Accommodation Nation” that calls into question the validity of some...
By
December 16, 2025
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In this series, DJA journalists share their experiences and tips for getting their work done, how they find the...
By
November 11, 2025
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Many journalists, whether they identify as disabled or not, face a similar conundrum: write about your trauma and risk being pigeonholed or hide it. While data about Disabled journalists is sparse—for many reasons, including the fact that newsrooms are often unsafe places to identify publicly—feeling that they need to shrink to fit the industry is a common one.
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