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| Byline | Expertise | Bio |
|---|---|---|
| Joana Maldonado | Pop Culture, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, History, Feminism, Race | 19 year old freelance writer. Physically disabled. First gen college student. Social work student. |
| Unpalatable Broad | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Television, Accessibility, Criticism, Education, Food, Feminism, Race, Religion, Relationships, Travel, Beauty | I am a black woman with MS. |
| Erin Stewart | Pop Culture, Sciences, Medicine, Law, Books, Politics, Mathematics, Ethics, Philosophy, Disability Culture, History, Criticism, Feminism, Disability, Travel | Freelance writer and researcher based in Canberra, Australia. I write on the intersections of culture, justice, health, and technology. |
| Michael Baginski | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Theatre, Fiction, Art, Music, Politics, Criticism, Sexuality, Technology | I am 24 year old freelance writer, video editor, and audio producer. I am also a security guard who has worked for over five years at CitiField in Queens, NY. I am someone who started out wanting to cover video games for a living, but have expanded to other topics such as labor organizing, politics, entertainment, and society in general. I am hoping to receive more freelance work as a person with autism and ADHD, or a full-time job as a staff writer or video producer. |
| Fraser | Disability | Ryan “Fraser” Hickey was born on August 23rd in Lismore New South Wales, Australia. Ryan writes under the pen name of Fraser and has been diagnosed with high functioning Autism. Ryan uses his writing talent as a creative outlet and he sees his disability as an ability to create children’s literature. I am working on a book series called ‘DalleyTales’. It’s a series of tales about animals and humans who have an encounter with parnormal beings. The series is focused on the morals of life. The first book he’s writing is called ‘Ned Kelpie’. The book Ned Kelpie is based on family pets. The story focus’s on a twelve year old Australian red Kelpie and his adventures. |
| Rachel Charlton-Dailey | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Poetry, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, Feminism, LGBQT, Disability, Sexuality, Lifestyle | Freelance opinions and personal essay writer and sausage dog mamma. I write about feminism, disability, chronic illness, mental health, reproductive health, sexuality, and pop culture. I'm also an experienced sub editor. |
| Kristin DeMarco Wagner | Pop Culture, Books, Television, Disability Culture, Criticism, Education, Food, Feminism, Disability | I am a creative non-fiction writer, former high school English teacher, mom and a chronically ill neurodivergent person. Lyme disease seemed to be the instigating infection behind a host of problems from fibromyalgia, to dairy and gluten sensitivities, to hypoglycemia, to bradycardia, to autoimmune issues like Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I am also a self-identified autistic woman with ADHD. These parts of myself make me very interested in disability representation. I believe sharing stories of our disabilities can lead to medical breakthroughs and to breakthroughs in how we, and our children, feel about our presence in the world. I have been published at The Rumpus, Full Grown People, Rooted in Rights and The Manifest-Station among other credits. |
| Molly Wiesman | Disability Culture, Disability Rights, Disability | I have cerebral palsy and Marfan syndrome and I’m from the Chicago area |
| Skyren | Sciences, Books | I became an avid reader several years ago when I discovered Eastern fantasy novels. For me, they brought a much different flavor than the conventional western series. I decided to develop and write my own series as a hobby slowly. I myself am an Asian American with disability, I migrated to the U.S. when I was young, and sadly throughout my life, I've heard much negativity regarding my culture. My dream is to expose the books I love to Western Civilization. |
| Neesa Sunar | Poetry, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Disability, Service Animals | I am a mental health peer specialist who has the disability of schizoaffective disorder. This is a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. I work as a mental health peer specialist, where I publicly disclose my status to help others in similar situations. I also write articles online about this experience, and I run a mental health Facebook group that helps support others. |