A new Headline Drop is here! IDs in thread.
Disabled Journalists Association
@discojourno.bsky.social
An inclusive community of disabled journalists working to improve accessibility across newsrooms and disability coverage. Website: https://discojourno.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/disabledjournalists/ LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/hLJOi
Disability rights and trans rights are inherently intertwined, both in terms of advocacy efforts and barriers faced in the journalism industry. For example, it was anti-trans voices that have led to attacks on disability-rights legislation. Continued in thread.
Don't miss this Thursday's DJA Community Meeting! ID: A flyer inviting people to a July 2026 Community Support Zoom Meeting. The design features a pale yellow background with the DJA logo in the upper left and a pink banner in the upper right that reads “Thursday!” in large white letters.
It's been 36 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. We've come a long way in the fight for equity and access and the ADA was a major milestone, but as Disabled folks know, there's still so much more work to be done for our community.
We've got another DJA Community Meeting coming up next Thursday, July 30th! Visit our site for details on this month's meeting. ID 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.
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.
"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'd love to hear from you! IDs in thread.
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.
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."
