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Cara Reedy

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Journalist, Storyteller Executive Director @discojourno.bsky.social

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The Objective @objectivejournos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our next story from our Since 2020 series: Six years after the onset of COVID-19, @shruti-rajkumar spoke to journalists including @infamouslyshort.bsky.social and @juliametraux.bsky.social about disability is still inconsistently prioritized in news. buff.ly/7g6z0sy
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Despite COVID-19. disability is still inconsistently prioritized in news
Six years after 2020, disabled reporters say there wasn’t a full-scale reckoning with disability in newsroom coverage and culture.
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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
cc @aajaofficial.bsky.social @nabjofficial.bsky.social @morelatinosinnews.bsky.social @transjournalists.org @womenjournos.bsky.social @discojourno.bsky.social @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social @localmatters.bsky.social @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social @lgbtqeditors.bsky.social #journalismjobs
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Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY) @cidnyinc.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We recently spoke with the Disabled Journalists Association (@discojourno.bsky.social) about climate effects and disaster preparedness. discojourno.com/national/dis...
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Disaster Preparedness (Still) Isn't Accessible in Rural America - Disabled Journalists Association
As part of DJA's climate package, supported by Grist, journalist Sonali Gupta looks at the challenges facing Disabled people in the face of an ongoing climate crisis.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Woohooo, a panel on reporting on eugenics w/ @infamouslyshort.bsky.social of @discojourno.bsky.social, Ericka Dixon of Transgender Law Center, and me of @motherjones.com is now on @healthjournalism.org's YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ui...
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Survival of the fittest: Covering the resurgence of eugenics-coded health policies and products
YouTube video by HealthJournalism
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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 · 14/04/2026
New piece from Sonali up now at discojourno.com! #DisabledJournalists #Disability #NIH ID in comments.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Part III of our series in tribute to Alice Wong is up! Read it at discojourno.com/caregiving/g... Image description in comments.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Part II of our tribute to Alice Wong is up now at discojourno.com/caregiving/g.... Artwork by Jennifer White Johnson. ID in comments.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
To mark today's celebration of life for the great Alice Wong, we're publishing a series of remembrances from those who knew Alice and were impacted by her lifelong disability justice work. She is forever missed. Read part 1 of our series at discojourno.com/featured-spe... ID in comments.
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
deadline.com/2026/03/brit... British TV Journalists Of Color Bemoan DEI “Backlash” & Describe “Apartheid Newsrooms”
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British TV Journalists Of Color Bemoan DEI “Backlash” & Describe “Apartheid Newsrooms”
British television journalists of color have revealed that they are experiencing "resentment" and "backlash" from white colleagues over DEI.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
How One Organization is Honoring Our Disabled Dead By John Loeppky Read it here: discojourno.com/eugenics/how... #Disabled #Journalist #DJA #FeaturedArticle #DisabilityDayOfMourning
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We've got a new piece up at discojourno.com, highlighting some key Black Disabled trailblazers for #BlackHistoryMonth. Written by DJA staff members R.L. Nave, Sonali Gupta, John Loeppky, and Sean Kelly. Here's a preview!
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Disability Culture Lab @disabilitylab.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Our fourth feature for Black Futures Month is Cara Reedy @discojourno.bsky.social, producer and Founder and Executive Director of Disabled Journalists Association. She describes Black disability liberation as elderhood and enjoying retirement — a place that many ancestors weren’t able to get to.
On a dark teal background, white text reads “Black Futures Month,” with yellow text in all caps reading “Activists Creating Black Disabled History Right Now Pt. 4” below. Below is a circle picture of Cara Reedy, a light-skinned Black woman with dark brown curly hair and big silver earrings looking directly into the camera smiling. Below is the Disability Culture Lab logo in white. At the top is a small repeating geometric graphic shape in black, red, and yellow, creating a colorful border. The same border is repeated at the bottom. In the bottom right corner is the page number (1).On a dark teal background, white text reads “Cara Reedy (she/her).” Above is a circle picture of Cara, a light-skinned Black woman with dark brown curly hair and big silver earrings looking directly into the camera smiling. On either side of the picture are black framing sections. Below is Cara’s bio in white text that reads “Cara is the Founder and Executive Director of Disabled Journalists Association. She spent ten years working at CNN as a producer and anchor wrangler. She has produced documentaries for The Guardian and PBS, the latest of which is called Brad Lomax: Creating Communities of Care.” Below is the Disability Culture Lab logo in white. At the top is a small repeating geometric graphic shape in black, red, and yellow, creating a colorful border. The same border is repeated at the bottom. In the bottom right corner is the page number (2).On a dark teal background is a circle picture of Cara Reedy, a light-skinned Black woman with dark brown curly hair and big silver earrings looking directly into the camera smiling. To the right is text reading “Cara Reedy (she/her)” and “Q: ‘What does Black disability liberation look like?’” Below is Cara’s answer in white text that reads “I think Black disability liberation looks like elderhood. Making it to old age and enjoying retirement. So many of our ancestors didn't get to that place. To be real, I stole this idea from Johnnie Lacey. When I was researching for a Brad Lomax documentary, I came across this clip of her talking about the fantasy of retiring from a job as a disabled person. We are so lucky to be able to hear her voice during her retirement. The joy exudes from her voice. What would a world look like if more of us did make it? I think that is liberation.” Below is the Disability Culture Lab logo in white. At the top is a small repeating geometric graphic shape in black, red, and yellow, creating a colorful border. The same border is repeated at the bottom. In the bottom right corner is the page number (3).
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
You’re Invited! February 2026 DJA Community Support Zoom Meeting Thursday, February 26th, 6-8pm ET / 5pm CT / 4pm MT / 3pm PT Link for More Information and to Registration: discojourno.com/event/dja-co...
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The Beat Within Their Hearts: Why Disability-led Music is Poised for a Renaissance by Ashley Castillo Read it here: discojourno.com/featured-spe... #Music #GaelynnLea #DisabledMusicians #Journalism
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Disability Under Donald Trump’s Second Term — So Far by Sonali Gupta Read it here: discojourno.com/featured-spe... #DisabledJournalists #Disability #Politics
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Tonight's the night! Link to register: discojourno.com/event/dja-co... This month’s gathering will include a training session on how media workers can enter into or sustain themselves in the audio production world through a disability-led lens. It will be presented by DJA’s Ariana Martinez.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Five Key Disability Stories to Watch in 2026 Read it here: discojourno.com/featured-spe... #Disabled #Journalist #DJA #2026
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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Analysis: The Atlantic’s ‘Accommodation Nation’ is an Ableist Abomination By John Loeppky Read it here: discojourno.com/featured-spe... #DisabledJournalists #TheAtlantic #Ableism
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
In light of his mention during yesterday's congressional hearing about the Trump administration's deportations, we're resharing our recent interview with Sae Joon Park. Read the story at discojourno.com/.../he-won-a... #DisabledJournalists #Deported #PTSD #Disability #SaeJoonPark
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John Loeppky @jloeppky.com · 04/12/2025
Free event/professional development session that I am presenting this afternoon!
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Amanda Weaver @amandaweavernovels.com · 27/11/2025
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/11/2025
They supposedly ended it by ***checks notes** massacring, raping, and enslaving women and children. But they did it very Christianly.
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Survival International @survivalinternational.org · 27/11/2025
Today the USA is celebrating Thanksgiving. Some mark the day as the National Day of Mourning. Thanksgiving is a celebration of forced contact & the destruction of Indigenous peoples. Right now, half the world's 196 uncontacted Indigenous groups are facing similar threats.
Today the USA is celebrating Thanksgiving.

It’s a celebration of forced contact and the destruction of Indigenous peoples...

#AtTheEdgeMillions of Indigenous people have died as a result of the colonization of the USA. A combination of violence, disease
and anti-Indigenous policy has
been genocidal.

#AtTheEdgeUncontacted Indigenous peoples around the world are facing the same dangers.

Image of an uncontacted Hongana Manyawa person shooting an arrow at the camera. 

#AtTheEdgeIf those in power don’t act, half of the world’s uncontacted peoples could be wiped out in 10 years.
#AtTheEdge

Background image shows, from a birdseye view, houses made by uncontacted peoples. They are visible as well, looking up at the camera. Their facial features aren't visible.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
How Journalists Can Create A Sustainable Freelance Business December 2025 Disabled Journalists Association Community Story Meeting Learn more & register here: tinyurl.com/dja-dec25 #dja #journalist #journalism #DisabledJournalists #freelance #CommunityMeeting
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
He Won a Purple Heart, Came Back with PTSD — Then Trump Deported Him By Sean Kelly Read it here: discojourno.com/government/h... #Deported #DisabledJournalists #Trump #ICE #PurpleHeart #PTSD
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He Won a Purple Heart, Came Back with PTSD — Then Trump Deported Him  - Disabled Journalists Association
After self-deporting, Park says his current existence in Korea is challenging. His military service-related PTSD is worse than ever, he says
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
What Exactly is Zohran Mamdani’s Disability Platform? by John Loeppky Image Description: Zohra Mamdani sits alone at a table in an ornate, mostly empty restaurant, resting his head on his hand. discojourno.com/featured-spe...
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What Exactly is Zohran Mamdani’s Disability Platform? - Disabled Journalists Association
With Mamdani’s meteoric rise, questions persist about his disability policies prior to the November 4 general election
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Miles W. Griffis @mileswgriffis.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
"We believe that we’ll look back on how Long COVID was covered thirty years from now and see The Sick Times as a key light in the darkness of denial.” Thanks for including @thesicktimes.org among so many great newsletters, @jloeppky.com! discojourno.com/featured-spe...
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5 disability-led newsletters to explain this dumpster fire of a world we're living in - Disabled Journalists Association
As a Disability-led organization, we think it’s important to share the wealth. Here are five newsletters that we think you should read.
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Gay in Maine 🩵💙🩵🌈 @michaelwsf.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
No Kings Augusta, Maine October 18, 2025
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The Dallas Morning News @dallasnews.com · 18/10/2025
Protesters march through the streets of downtown Dallas, carrying signs and chanting during a No Kings protest. See more coverage: bit.ly/4oM2scr
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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
MSNBC captured the crowd from the Boston "No Kings" rally:
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Brandon Kingdollar @kingdollar.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
The scene at No Kings in Raleigh, where protesters have been met with a near-constant stream of supportive honks for the last two hours.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Take note of all these people turning out for protests in small towns in red states. Remember them the next time you’re inclined to write an area off because “they voted for this.”
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David H Feldman @dhfeldman.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
From today’s No Kings rally in little Williamsburg, VA.
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Trump nixes special education agency, lays off staff amid shutdown By John Loeppky New from www.discojourno.com discojourno.com/featured-spe... Image below is of the White House. #News
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Trump nixes special education agency, lays off staff amid shutdown - Disabled Journalists Association
This office monitored compliance for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, a 1975 law commonly known as the IDEA.
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it. The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait. At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12/10/2025
a key thing about vought — and all of these guys — is that they have a totally top down and hierarchical vision of the world. they believe that the cultural changes they hate can be turned off by destroying the federal government because they can’t imagine that they emerged bottom-up in society
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
found exactly the one use of “evil recoils in the presence of Christ” I am willing to sign off on, HOOOOOOOOLY SHIT Father Larry did not come here to fuck around
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Alabama wants to execute a man with intellectual disabilities. Thats unconstitutional, legal advocates say By R.L. Nave New on www.discojourno.com #disabledjournalistsassociation #justice #news
Alabama wants to execute a man with intellectual disabilities. Thats unconstitutional, legal advocates say 
By R.L. Nave

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
I'm starting to look into how inflammation is being misused by MAHA types in a way that very much distracts from chronic illness-inflammation problems people actually have. If you're an academic, doctor, immunologist etc with thoughts on this, please be in touch at jmetraux@motherjones.com
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
From Wellness Farms to Budget Cuts, How RFK jr.’s Misguided Policies Threaten Disabled People. discojourno.com/eugenics/how...
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Alice Wong @sfdirewolf.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Tickets for the screening of LIFE AFTER featuring a discussion with the director and me moderated by @juliametraux.bsky.social on 8/10 in SF can be found here: roxie.com/film/life-af...
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Life After
Followed by a post screening panel featuring director Reid Davenport and Alice Wong, moderated by Mother Jones’ Julia Métraux! In 1983, a disabled Californian woman named Elizabeth Bouvia sought the…
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Disabled Journalists Association @discojourno.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Fighting for freedom is an American tradition.
Fighting for freedom is an American tradition.
Judy Heumann led the 504 sit-in in 1977 with support from activists like Brad Lomax and the Black Panthers, forcing the U.S. to recognize Disabled rights as civil rights.
And the fight continues.
Today, July 4th, 2025, the "Big Beautiful Bill" was signed into law-despite protests in D.C. by Disabled Americans as it threatens the care and independence they've fought to protect.Black and white photo of two Disabled activists at the 504 Sit-in: Brad Lomax, a Black man, and Judy Heumann, a white woman. Both use wheelchairs and are speaking into microphones at an outdoor protest or rally. Brad is smiling and holding a microphone, wearing a suit. Judy is looking at him with a smile, wearing glasses and a knit dress. Behind them are leafy trees and a tall streetlamp. Text at the bottom reads: “Photo by HolLyn D’Lil.”
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I don't think it should be underplayed that groups like @littlelobbyists.com targeted Thom Tillis may have changed his mind on Medicaid cuts, not just that he's going to retire. Disabled kids stories' can have impact on people.
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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Over 60 percent of people on Medicaid who don't qualify via SSI/SSDI work full-time or part-time. Republican politicians never cite this number. www.politico.com/live-updates...
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'We don't pay people in this country to be lazy,' Mullin says of Medicaid work requirements
The Oklahoma senator says only the unworthy will lose their benefits.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/06/2025
Priscilla Chan’s decision to stop funding the school she opened to help struggling families shows the risks for communities reliant on wealthy private donors.
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The Chan-Zuckerbergs stopped funding social causes. 400 kids lost their school.
Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg’s retreat from funding social issues forced the closure of a school Chan opened for disadvantaged families in Silicon Valley.
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Elena Hung (she/her) @elenahung.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Disabled kids like mine rely on Medicaid to survive; this bill cuts Medicaid. I don't know how else to say that medically complex disabled children will die as a result of this bill.
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