The National Center on Disability Journalism exists to help journalists better cover disability issues. Here are some tools to help.
Use this guide to understand the proper ways to describe and discuss disability issues.
Consult this list to find vetted disability willing to be consulted for journalistic projects.
Several strategies for covering disability issues.
Disability print copy exercise for students | Print copy editing answer key
Disability broadcast copy editing exercise for students | Broadcast copy editing answer key
Use these exercises to test students on disability-related writing in print and broadcast pieces. (Click link to download PDFs.)
Use this to test students or journalists on the use of basic disability-related terminology.
Video: The Americans with Disabilities Act
Jake Geller, NCDJ coordinator, talks about the changes wrought by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the challenges he and others with disabilities still face.
