Disability Reporting in the Media

Disability Writing & Journalism Guidelines

This guide is intended to help journalists and other members of the media learn about the Disability Community as a demographic and a source.

How to report on disability: 6 tips for journalists - Light for the World

From using inclusive language to making reasonable accommodations for interviews, here are six tips for journalists reporting on disability.

5 Disability Stories Journalists Should Be Covering Right Now (2023)

We're launching this new blog where we're bringing you timely and often overlooked stories. Here are 5 urgent angles you should report on in Winter 2023 and ...

Reporting | National Center on Disability and Journalism

In the video below, two experts remind you what reporters should do before, during and after interviewing someone with a disability.

Advancing Disability Equality in Media: Seven Key Action Points

The media has significant influence in shaping societal perceptions, yet persons with disabilities, who make up 16 percent of the world's ...

Covering disability in the media | Inclusive Futures

There are over one billion people with disabilities in the world, and many experience stigma and discrimination, or are completely left out of media coverage.

Reporting on disability: Guidelines for the media

Reporting on disability: Guidelines for the media. These Guidelines are intended as a tool for professional communicators to promote inclusiveness and the fair ...

Disability Reporting in the Media (2021) | Internews

issues impacting persons with disabilities (PwDs). Page 6. 2. Disability Reporting in the Media (2021). A Training Manual for African Journalists. Media images ...

Disability equality in the media - UNESCO

Media coverage has a huge impact on public perceptions, attitudes, and behaviour of all citizens. Yet, persons with disabilities are often excluded from ...

Media guides | National Center on Disability and Journalism

A guide on investigating disability issues. 13 – The Global Investigative Journalism Network offers a comprehensive guide on investigating disability issues.

Reporting on Disabilities? Check Out These Resources.

10 Must-Read Resources for Journalists Covering Disabilities ; 1. Understanding Disability Pride ; 2. Disability Isn't a Bad Word ; 3. One in Four ...

Disability and the Media | United Nations Enable

The media can play an important role in presenting disability issues in a way that could dispel negative stereotypes and promote the rights and dignity of ...

Disability and Media

How to report on disability: 6 tips for journalists · Nothing About Us Without Us · Disability equality in the media: · Stories you won't read elsewhere · Disabled ...

There's much more to disability reporting than 'inspiration porn'

Four journalists delved into the challenges and pitfalls of writing about the disabled community during “The nuances of reporting on people with disabilities” ...

Reporting Guide to Investigating Disability Issues — Short Version

People with disabilities, including non-speaking people who have means of communication. · Advocates. · Social media. · Look for disabled and ...

Best Practices for News Media - GADIM

The cover of Disability Reporting in the Media (2021) for African journalists from Internews ... disabled journalists should report on disability,” Columbia ...

Disability in the media - Wikipedia

Perceptions portrayed in the media directly influence the way people with disabilities are treated in current society. "[Media platforms] have been cited as a ...

The Media, Disability, and Me | The Nation

Despite the barriers that the journalism industry has raised for disabled writers, writers of color, and LGBTQ+ writers, members of those ...

Disability and Journalism: Writing About Interviewees with Disabilities

The official website of the Disability News Service, an organization run by a journalist with a disability that covers everything from ...

NCDJ contributes to UNESCO worldwide disability guide for the media

A new guide to help journalists around the world better cover disability issues and people with disabilities has been released by the United Nations.