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Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

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‘I need to sleuth’: Woman goes viral for allegedly ‘exposing’ TikToker pretending to be disabled for clout

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

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‘Paid so much money for this’: Viral TikTok alleges Rolling Loud festival wasn’t wheelchair accessible

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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Viral TikTok shows woman sobbing after Delta allegedly broke her wheelchair (updated)

Videos show Oakland County Sheriff's Office sitting on 21yo man, handcuffing his 14yo sister

Videos show Oakland County Sheriff’s Office sitting on 21yo man, handcuffing his 14yo sister

Video: Police allegedly tase, sit on autistic man

Kris Seavers was the senior IRL editor and training director for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Central Texas publications, including Austin Monthly and San Antonio Magazine, and on NPR.

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Disabled people with service dogs say Uber, Lyft drivers are denying them rides

Sierra Juarez is a freelance journalist and fact-checker based in Mexico. She most enjoys writing about human rights and politics and working in audience engagement. Her work has appeared in the Texas Tribune, the Austin American–Statesman, and the San Antonio Current.

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Woman documents how airport staff broke her wheelchair 

Christine Marshall, a deaf activist and film and digital media student at UCSC

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#WhyDisabledPeopleDropout explores the challenges of being a disabled student

Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

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Annie Segarra and other wheelchair users share that #AmbulatoryWheelchairUsersExist on Twitter.

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Yes, ambulatory wheelchair users exist—and aren’t ‘faking’ when they use aids

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Golden Retriever gets his own picture in owner’s high school yearbook

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Can you trademark an identity? The Invisible Disabilities Association thinks so

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How Pokémon Go is creating a barrier for gamers with disabilities

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#DisabilityTooWhite calls out media for not depicting disabled POC

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s.e. smith is a Northern California-based journalist and writer focusing on social justice issues. smith&#8217;s work has appeared in publications like Esquire, the Guardian, Rolling Stone, In These Times, Bitch Magazine, and Pacific Standard.

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