Disabled Journalists Association
@discojourno
An inclusive community of disabled journalists working to improve accessibility across newsrooms and disability coverage. Website: Instagram: LinkedIn:
A new piece from Ashley Castillo is up now at discojourno.com! IDs in thread.
We're excited for another installment of our Signal Boost series! Meet Aly, a journalist who has covered entertainment and has written about the impacts of Long COVID. Interested in having your work shared at our socials? Email sean.kelly@discojourno.com! IDs in thread.
Have you read John's latest piece at discojourno.com? IDs in thread.
New story from John Loeppky up now at discojourno.com ID: A promotional graphic for the Disabled Journalists Association featuring an article by John Loeppky titled, "Mitch McConnell's Disability Isn't the Story. His Fitness for Office Is."
We're thrilled to be launching our weekly series Signal Boost, where we highlight the work of Disabled journalists. Today we're kicking things off with Kathering Chung, a music critic and journalist who has a passion for writing about accessibility in the music industry. IDs in thread.
We've got a new piece up right now at discojourno.com! IDs in thread.
"The fact that their conclusion is unjustified and incorrect doesn’t change the fact that they will seek to use said interpretation to hurt disabled people, lock us away, end our autonomy over our lives, and in many cases, end our lives altogether." ID in thread.
July is #DisabilityPrideMonth! We're so proud to be part of this community, and especially proud to be Disabled journalists. ID in thread.
Every week here on our social media, we'll be sharing a list of disability stories you should check out right now! Here's this week's Headline Drop, curated by our very own Ashley Castillo. IDs in thread.
Tonight's the night! Join us for our June community meeting at 6pm ET. Register at our site! ID in thread.
TOMORROW! Join us for this month's community meeting, hosted by DJA's John Loeppky. Visit our site to register! ID: A square promotional graphic with a light yellow background. The Disabled Journalists Association (DJA) logo appears in the upper left corner.
We're so proud of our series on disability justice and climate justice, supported by @grist! Visit discojourno.com to check it out. IDs in thread.
New piece from Stateline up now at discojourno.com! ID in thread.
Meet the journalists behind our climate justice series, made possible by @grist! IDs in thread.
Have you read our climate justice X disability justice series yet? Thanks to @grist for making this possible. ID in thread.
Don't forget about our series supported by @grist, which you can read now at discojourno.com! It features this excellent piece by Kelli Finger. ID in thread.
Set your calendars now! DJA's next Community Meeting is Thursday, June 25th! More info coming soon. ID in thread.
Check out this reporting from Ari Saperstein, Kelli Finger, and Caroline Keane as part of our climate justice series with support from @grist! Read it at discojourno.com IDs in thread.
Check out another piece in our series powered by @grist, available at our site! IDs in thread.
Today we're highlighting one of the three stories in our newly-launched series on the intersection of climate justice and disability justice, supported by Grist. Read more of Shruti's report at discojourno.com! IDs in thread.
We’re thrilled to unveil our series on the intersection of disability justice and climate justice! Check it out at discojourno.com. ID in thread.
Tomorrow, journalist Sonali Gupta looks at the state of emergency services during climate disasters and how they do (and don’t) work for Disabled people. [1/3]
Today we have an exciting announcement. This Friday, May 29, we are launching our package thanks to the support of Grist. Our focus? The intersection of disability justice and climate justice in the rural US.
A new piece by John is up now at discojourno.com! ID: An image of a pair of boxing gloves hung against a wall, with text on top that reads, "Makeshift Fight Club" and a DJA logo in the top right. Bottom text reads, "Arkansas Private School Founder Punished for Abuse of Disabled Student."
A new piece from Ashley Castillo is out now at discojourno.com! [1/3]
Read John's latest piece at discojourno.com! ID: A graphic with the image of a building in the background, with black text over top that reads, "Louisiana Sets Stage for Better Accessibility for Disabled Students / By John Loeppky." A DJA logo is in the middle to the right of the graphic.
There's a new ProPublica story up on our site now. Take a look at discojourno.com. Image descriptions in thread.