Want to work with media professionals with disabilities? Find them in this directory!
The Global Directory of Disabled News Media Professionals is now live – because who tells the story, matters!
Dear Reframers,
I’m thrilled to announce that Reframing Disability’s Global Directory of Disabled News Media Professionals is now published! Find the directory on the website. Today’s post details the purpose behind the directory and ways to use it.
Thanks to all who submitted their details; I hope it does more for us than we have hoped for.
The directory currently includes over 60 professionals from 17 countries and is steadily growing. It will be shared with newsrooms and potential hirers globally.
Please share it widely to make it a success!
Many, many, thanks to my friends who helped me put the directory together.
Karen Rebelo, you rockstar, thanks for the endless discussions, the sumptuous meal, and kickstarting the work with the Google Sheet! You made my job so much easier!
Archana Mohan of Bookosmia, thanks a ton, for offering to create the image!
Swati Shikha, thanks so much for your patience with my texts on representation! A bigger story will come out of this banter, I’m sure.
Deepa Padmanaban, Kavya Mukhija, Aditi Sowmyanarayanan, Gayatri Gulvady, Siddharth Kankaria, and all the members of the Global Collective of Disabled News Media Professionals WhatsApp group, for your moral support – huge thanks!
The Global Directory of Disabled News Media Professionals – because who tells the story, matters!
Image credit: Pooja Saklani, Bookosmia
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What is the purpose of this directory?
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.
Who is this directory for?
Newsrooms
Organisations
Associations
Communications departments
Creative agencies
Anyone looking to commission or collaborate on media projects with professionals who apart from their skills could also bring the lived experience of disability to their work.
If you want to work with diverse professionals with disabilities across race, religion, caste and gender diversity, but don’t know where to find them, this repository is for you.
How to use this directory
The directory includes journalists, photojournalists, filmmakers, podcasters, photographers, illustrators and social media experts interested in paid work.
Search for a professional by country:
Australia Canada Denmark Ethiopia Germany India Indonesia
New Zealand Nigeria Papua New Guinea Peru South Africa
Click on a country to browse professionals and their skills.
Click on a name to visit their website, portfolio, or social media page.
Contact the professional directly. Find their email address on their webiste or portfolio, or contact them through their social media account.
If a professional does not have contact details listed online, their email address is mentioned in their bio.
How to get your name added to the directory
Please submit your details using this form if you are a disabled:
Student/working journalist
Editor
Storyteller
Photojournalist
Documentary filmmaker
Photographer
Illustrator
Podcaster
Social media expert
Entries will be added manually to the directory, in the order they are received. The form will remain open indefinitely, though updates to the directory will happen periodically.
For corrections, or to remove your name from the list, please write to reframingdisabilityindia@gmail.com and I’ll make changes as soon as possible.
Will you support the work of Reframing Disability if you value it?
C.K. Meena, journalist, author and journalism teacher, says:
“Reframing Disability should be made mandatory reading in every newsroom. It would be an eye-opener for most journalists, who have fuzzy or inaccurate notions about disabled people. More importantly, it lays down guidelines on best practices in reporting on disability. Besides offering suggestions on how to carry out sensitive, in-depth coverage, it provides useful information in every issue.”
If you’re reading this, you likely find value in this newsletter. Do you value it enough to pay a small sum to support this independent media?
Here are ways you can make a financial contribution:
International
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If you prefer PayPal, you can contribute at pritisalian@gmail.com.
Indian
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For contributors in India, a one-time payment of ₹5,000 would be especially helpful. Twenty such contributions would allow me to hire someone part-time for four months.
International contributors, a one-time payment of £50 or $60 would support in the same way.
Organisations, a yearly subscription of £500 or $600 or a custom amount would let me pay for accessibility and to contributors.
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Until soon.
Warmly,
Priti
Thanks for doing this, Priti. I know it was a ton of work! Hugs and gratitude!