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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A new piece from John Loeppky is up at discojourno.com! ID: A black crumpled-paper textured background with a large white serif headline reading “Analysis: Telegraph’s ‘Sickfluencer’ Story Is More Ableism With an English Accent.”

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New story up now at discojourno.com! ID: Bright red-orange background with large white and dark navy italicized text reading “Congressional Resolution Affirms Disabled People’s Right to Live in Communities.”

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

John Loeppky's latest is available to read right now at discojourno.com! ID: A warm peach/tan background fills the graphic, with a large, semi-transparent photograph of a judge holding a gavel and law book across the lower half.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

DJA program manager Ariana Martinez will be at the Climate Film Festival tomorrow, September 19th, presented by ReelAbilities! They join filmmakers, environmental justice experts and disability advocates for a conversation following a screening of 'Iron Lung.' Register at luma.com/amp3joxe

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

John Loeppky's latest piece is up now at discojourno.com! ID: Black background with large condensed cream-colored text on the left reading “Iran skipping the World Wheelchair Basketball Championship raises new questions about para sport and geopolitics,” with “By John Loeppky” at the bottom left.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New piece from John Loeppky up now at discojourno.com! ID: Textured off-white background with a large dark-blue rounded rectangle near the top.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Have you read John's piece on Ed Markey? Check it out at discojourno.com ID: Dark charcoal-gray background with a large purple/magenta-tinted photo of Ed Markey on the right. ID continued in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New piece from John Loeppky is up now at discojourno.com! ID: Orange background with red text reading “Ed Markey, Congress’ Staunchest Disability Rights Champion, Likely Headed Back to Senate.” A black-and-white cutout photo of Markey appears centered below the headline. DJA logo bottom right.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

DJA's John Loeppky penned a tribute to the great Dolly Parton and emphasized how she fought for disabled folks throughout her life. You can read it at discojourno.com. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A note from the DJA team on this month's community meeting. IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

We're excited to share another installment of our Signal Boost series, this time highlighting the work of sports reporter Tyler McManus! Tyler currently writes for the Boston Herald, and you can check out his work at his Muck Rack page. IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We've got a new piece up by Jake Johnson, from our friends at Common Dreams! Read it at discojourno.com. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Don't forget that we're always looking for folks to highlight as part of our 'Signal Boost' series! Send us an email today. IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A great new piece from John Loeppky is up now! ID: Graphic titled “World Wheelchair Rugby Championships Head to Brazil,” featuring a group of wheelchair rugby athletes and staff in front of a newspaper-text background.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A new piece from John Loeppky is up now at discojourno.com! ID: Article graphic titled “This Nonprofit is Making Much-Needed Disability Data Easier to Use” by John Loeppky, above a color-coded U.S. map showing disability data. The DJA logo appears at bottom left.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A new Headline Drop is here! IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Disability rights and trans rights are inherently intertwined, both in terms of advocacy efforts and barriers faced in the journalism industry. For example, it was anti-trans voices that have led to attacks on disability-rights legislation. Continued in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Don't miss this Thursday's DJA Community Meeting! ID: A flyer inviting people to a July 2026 Community Support Zoom Meeting. The design features a pale yellow background with the DJA logo in the upper left and a pink banner in the upper right that reads “Thursday!” in large white letters.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

It's been 36 years since the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. We've come a long way in the fight for equity and access and the ADA was a major milestone, but as Disabled folks know, there's still so much more work to be done for our community.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

We've got another DJA Community Meeting coming up next Thursday, July 30th! Visit our site for details on this month's meeting. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

A new piece from Ashley Castillo is up now at discojourno.com! IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

We're excited for another installment of our Signal Boost series! Meet Aly, a journalist who has covered entertainment and has written about the impacts of Long COVID. Interested in having your work shared at our socials? Email sean.kelly@discojourno.com! IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Have you read John's latest piece at discojourno.com? IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New story from John Loeppky up now at discojourno.com ID: A promotional graphic for the Disabled Journalists Association featuring an article by John Loeppky titled, "Mitch McConnell's Disability Isn't the Story. His Fitness for Office Is."

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

We're thrilled to be launching our weekly series Signal Boost, where we highlight the work of Disabled journalists. Today we're kicking things off with Kathering Chung, a music critic and journalist who has a passion for writing about accessibility in the music industry. IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

We've got a new piece up right now at discojourno.com! IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

"The fact that their conclusion is unjustified and incorrect doesn’t change the fact that they will seek to use said interpretation to hurt disabled people, lock us away, end our autonomy over our lives, and in many cases, end our lives altogether." ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

July is #DisabilityPrideMonth! We're so proud to be part of this community, and especially proud to be Disabled journalists. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Every week here on our social media, we'll be sharing a list of disability stories you should check out right now! Here's this week's Headline Drop, curated by our very own Ashley Castillo. IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Tonight's the night! Join us for our June community meeting at 6pm ET. Register at our site! ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

TOMORROW! Join us for this month's community meeting, hosted by DJA's John Loeppky. Visit our site to register! ID: A square promotional graphic with a light yellow background. The Disabled Journalists Association (DJA) logo appears in the upper left corner.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We're so proud of our series on disability justice and climate justice, supported by @grist! Visit discojourno.com to check it out. IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New piece from Stateline up now at discojourno.com! ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Meet the journalists behind our climate justice series, made possible by @grist! IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Have you read our climate justice X disability justice series yet? Thanks to @grist for making this possible. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Don't forget about our series supported by @grist, which you can read now at discojourno.com! It features this excellent piece by Kelli Finger. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Set your calendars now! DJA's next Community Meeting is Thursday, June 25th! More info coming soon. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Check out this reporting from Ari Saperstein, Kelli Finger, and Caroline Keane as part of our climate justice series with support from @grist! Read it at discojourno.com IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Check out another piece in our series powered by @grist, available at our site! IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Today we're highlighting one of the three stories in our newly-launched series on the intersection of climate justice and disability justice, supported by Grist. Read more of Shruti's report at discojourno.com! IDs in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

We’re thrilled to unveil our series on the intersection of disability justice and climate justice! Check it out at discojourno.com. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Tomorrow, journalist Sonali Gupta looks at the state of emergency services during climate disasters and how they do (and don’t) work for Disabled people. [1/3]

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Today we have an exciting announcement. This Friday, May 29, we are launching our package thanks to the support of Grist. Our focus? The intersection of disability justice and climate justice in the rural US.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

A new piece by John is up now at discojourno.com! ID: An image of a pair of boxing gloves hung against a wall, with text on top that reads, "Makeshift Fight Club" and a DJA logo in the top right. Bottom text reads, "Arkansas Private School Founder Punished for Abuse of Disabled Student."

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

A new piece from Ashley Castillo is out now at discojourno.com! [1/3]

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Read John's latest piece at discojourno.com! ID: A graphic with the image of a building in the background, with black text over top that reads, "Louisiana Sets Stage for Better Accessibility for Disabled Students / By John Loeppky." A DJA logo is in the middle to the right of the graphic.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

There's a new ProPublica story up on our site now. Take a look at discojourno.com. Image descriptions in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Catch up on what you might've missed in the news! Now up on our site. ID in thread.

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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

We're thrilled by the outreach from folks interested in the story we're working on about trans bathroom access and disability! Submissions for interviews are now CLOSED. Thank you again for the support of our work at DJA! ID in thread.

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