Episode 30: By and For People with Disabilities

In Episode 23 of the You First podcast, we talked about the representation of people with disabilities in the media, how that has evolved over the years, improving in some ways, but more often still faltering with poor and inaccurate portrayals of people with disabilities in popular media. A great point that was brought up was one of the best ways to combat these issues was for people with disabilities to create their own content, to control the narrative, and help to create platforms where their stories, in their words, can be shared. My guests today, Elizabeth Wright and Jennifer Price, are doing just that!  Elizabeth is a writer, activist, keynote and TEDx speaker, and an Australian Paralympic Medalist. She is also the founder and editor of Conscious Being Magazine, a publication for disabled women by disabled women, and the editor of Disability Review Magazine. Jennifer is a special education and disability rights attorney, and author of EmpowerEd: Using Real Case Examples to Look Deeper into IEP Management. She is also the founder and CEO of Disability News Report, a TV streaming service that features content created by and for people with disabilities.