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| Byline | Expertise | Bio |
|---|---|---|
| Fin Leary | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Fiction, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Criticism, Education, Americans with Disabilities Act, Feminism, LGBQT, Disability, Sexuality | Fin Leary (he/they) is an award-winning Boston-based “Swiss army knife” of publishing. He has an MA in publishing and writing from Emerson College, and a BA in journalism and professional writing from Westfield State University. He is currently a program manager at We Need Diverse Books, and a faculty member at Emerson College in the Writing and Publishing Department. Fin is also a book reviewer at Booklist. His work has been published in the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Glamour, Chicago Tribune, Cosmopolitan, Teen Vogue, Allure, Narratively, The Rumpus, Marie Claire, and more. |
| Prince Joseph | Media, Medicine, Film, Television, Architecture, Art, Music, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, History, Education, Americans with Disabilities Act, Religion, Disability, Relationships, Technology, Travel, Lifestyle, Beauty | Hello, my name is Giovanni Ruiz. I love writing and that’s always been a passion. I’ve worked in the business world, entrepreneur world, and also the science world. |
| Barbara Ford-Hammond | Medicine, Books, Television, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Disability, Technology, Travel, Lifestyle, Beauty | Barbara writes about hypnosis, meditation, pain management, health, well-being, mental-health, healing, managing disability, how to guides, fun and more. She has recently become an ambulatory wheelchair user and is keen to share her experiences and tips. |
| Rachel DL or Rachel Litchman | Medicine, Poetry, Fiction, Art, Politics, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Education, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality | I am a disabled artist and writer living with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Dysautonomia (POTS), and Post-traumatic stress disorder. I have a degree in sociology and gender and women's studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I have written about my experiences as a disabled person for The Washington Post, The Nib, The Century Foundation, the Rooted in Rights blog and Disability Visibility. Other personal essays and opinion pieces have appeared in local Madison-area magazines, where I have written about my identities as a disabled, queer, survivor of childhood sexual abuse. In the past, I have also written on the topics of forced psychiatric institutionalization, work, housing insecurity, sexual violence, trauma, youth homelessness, asexuality, and chronic illness. I create narrative and informational comics and illustrations about living with POTS and navigating trauma. In addition to my writing and art, I work as consultant in the youth services field where I inform policies, procedures, and prevention efforts related to youth homelessness. I am happy to be contacted to write about the above topics as well as commissioned for artwork or illustrations. |
| Zanny Merullo Steffgen | Food, Travel, Lifestyle | Hi, I'm Zanny, a disabled freelance writer with nine years of experience. Using my personal travel experiences and my years in the restaurant industry, I tend to gravitate toward travel and food & beverage assignments. Articles are my go-to format, but I also taken on occasional copywriting work! The goal of all my work is to foster human connection across great chasms of difference--I'm most proud of my work that delves into the nuances of other cultures or explores important human questions. |
| Nancy J. Fagan | Sciences, Medicine, Books | Nancy J. Fagan's work can be found in the award winning Coolest American Stories 2023, Abilities—Canada, Breath & Shadow, Tamarind UK, NiftyLit, The Bangalore Review, among others. She is a registered nurse with a BA in English from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in western Massachusetts, USA. |
| Stacey M. Patterson, J.D. | Law, Books, Poetry, Education, Race | Bio 100 words Stacey M. Patterson, J.D., is an established manuscript editor, audio technician, blogger, vocalist and a former member of Toastmasters, Int’l. She has studied writing and public speaking since 1994, and especially loves all forms of non-fiction. She is an active member of the Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA). Her blogs showcase her knack for personal expression and creativity. Ms. Patterson holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law and was distinguished in the Who’s Who Among American Law Students, 1998. Her two grown children share her love of literature. She currently lives in Houston, Texas, with her beloved, Shih Tzu dog, Barry. |
| Valencia (legal name) and Lenciaga (my songwriter's tag) | Books, Film, Poetry, Fiction, Philosophy, Accessibility, Criticism, Race, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality | I am a self-published Author. I am also a songwriter and poet. I am a writer with a disability. So, most things that I would write on with the topic would be from primary sourcing. I am also a video editor. I have tons of short storied films on my YouTube channel, On The Silk; and, I also have a featured poetry collection there: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWLuiy1lnJeugbFJR-sA5iQ |
| Kylie Milne | Media, Books, Film, Television, Fiction, Music, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, Criticism, Feminism, LGBQT, Disability, Sexuality, Lifestyle | Hi, my name is Kylie, I’m a twenty-two- year-old Professional Writer with a mild case of Cerebral Palsy, and a caffeine addiction, so I decided to write a series about it. I love analyzing films, television shows, and literature, but when I’m not passionately dreaming of the next creative idea in my head, I enjoy spending time with my friends and family. |
| Anna Hamilton | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Art, Music, Politics, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, Criticism, Feminism, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Beauty | Anna Hamilton (they/them) is a writer and comedian living in the San Francisco Bay Area. They were a founding columnist at FWD/Feminists With Disabilities, which ran from from 2009 to 2011. Their work has appeared in Bitch Magazine, Talk Poverty, Rooted in Rights, Teen Vogue, the Daily Dot, Shondaland, the Disability Visibility Project, Yes! Magazine, and Tastefully Rude, among many other places on the internet. |