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Ben Skipper | Books, Art, Disability Culture, Criticism | I'm a Creative Polymath; a freelance Designer, Scale Model Maker, and Photographer as well as bibliophile, and occasional gonzo and documentary-style correspondent, working across a range of genres. I'm proud to be a HM Forces Veteran and self-proclaimed coffee and cake aficionado. Full NUJ, BGAJ, and Pen & Sword member. Since 2017 I've been working as a correspondent and writer, with over 100 feature articles and accompanying stills printed by several publishers including Metropolis, TI Media, ATG Media, Pen & Sword Books, Baily's and Scale Modelling Now. |
Emma Purcell | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Theatre, Music, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Disability, Lifestyle | Blogger at Rock For Disability, Writer for Disability Horizons, Content Advisor for MDUK, Hampshire Champion at AccessAble & a freelance journalist. Read my CV for details - https://rockfordisability.com/2020/03/02/emma-purcells-cv/ |
Jo Tolley - Written Wheel | Theatre, Poetry, Fiction, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Education, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality, Lifestyle | At the core of Written Wheel is the belief that disability should be openly and honestly discussed. As someone with Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy, I have spent my life slowly unravelling what it means to live with a disability. Let’s be frank, riding around on wheels isn’t always a bed of roses, but it has given me a unique perspective and some epic stories to tell. I communicate for disability integration; through the written word, through public speaking engagements and through workshop design and delivery. Whether you’re an individual, business or organisation, I aim to help you navigate your way around this challenging topic to promote awareness. If you're interested in Disability Integration, Disability and Diversity or Disability and the Arts, Written Wheel is here to help. |
Jessica Goody | Books, Theatre, Poetry, Disability Culture, Disability | Jessica Goody is the award-winning author of Defense Mechanisms: Poems on Life, Love, and Loss (Phosphene Publishing, 2016) and Phoenix: Transformation Poems (CW Books, 2019). Her writing has appeared in over four dozen publications, including The Wallace Stevens Journal, Reader’s Digest, Event Horizon, The Seventh Wave, Third Wednesday, The MacGuffin, Harbinger Asylum and The Maine Review. Jessica is a columnist for SunSations Magazine and the winner of the 2016 Magnets and Ladders Poetry Prize. |
Odochi | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Politics, Philosophy, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, History, Criticism, Feminism, Race, Religion, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality, Technology, Travel, Lifestyle | Odochi is a creative storyteller who lives in Brooklyn. A 2012 graduate of the illustrious Howard University School of Communications, she's worked as a writer, editor, and content producer for more than 10 years. She enjoys traveling the world, eating good food, and spending time with her cat and dog. |
Jenni Gold | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Theatre, Fiction, Art, Ethics, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act, Feminism, Disability, Relationships, Technology, Travel, Lifestyle | Jenni is considered a triple threat in the world of entertainment. Her advanced editing and screenwriting skills serve as a foundation for her directorial efforts which have received multiple awards and have placed her among the best in her field as a Director Member of the Directors Guild of America. Jenni has written articles for New Mobility Magazine and Film Threat. She is a film and media aficionado and a thought leader for inclusion. Jenni is also on the advisory board of the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Jenni has Muscular Dystrophy and has used a wheelchair since the age of seven. She went to film school at the University of Central Florida where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with two BA degrees, one in Motion Picture Production and another in Radio and Television Broadcasting. Her passion for storytelling and entertaining audiences is clearly evident in her work and achievements. |
Patrick Marlborough | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Theatre, Poetry, Fiction, Music, Politics, Disability Culture, Accessibility, History, Criticism, Disability, Relationships, Travel | Patrick Marlborough is a writer, comedian, journalist, and musician who covers politics, culture, ephemera, and mental illness. Published in Guardian, Meanjin, VICE, Noisey, Crikey, The Lifted Brow, Going Down Swinging, Cordite, Junkee, Swampland etc |
Kian Hall | Poetry, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality | I am a gender fluid, trans and queer emerging writer and actor living in regional Victoria. I have hyperflexible Elhers Danlos syndrome, a rare connective tissue disorder that impacts on my daily life. I have progressed from using no aids, to a walking stick, to a walker, and am currently waiting for a powered wheelchair. I am also neurodiverse and have a history of mental illness, including lived experience of suicide. My main passion in life is to broaden representation in media, both fictional and otherwise. I am currently in the early stages of co-creating a script for television focusing on a group of trans people. I am also a part of the Escape Velocity Project which aims to further societal understanding and acceptance of young trans and gender diverse people. I have had poems published in Cordite and Enby Life and am working on my first novel. |
Zaynab Shahar | Philosophy, Criticism, Feminism, Race, Religion, LGBQT, Disability | I write about Black queer-feminist praxis, Black resistance to anti-black racism, Black poetics, and Black disabled life from rooted in an understanding of the Black radical tradition. I've primarily freelanced for Bitch magazine and BYP 100. |
Sarah | Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality, Lifestyle | I am a chronically ill Southern girl residing in the North East. I enjoy writing, reading and cuddling up with my cat! Despite the difficulties that I face, I am a bubbly girl who doesn't shy away from a good pun. |