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Disability Stories for Disabled People

We use accessible digital media to shift mainstream narratives on disability issues.

Our Mission
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A young Black woman, Imani Barbarin, sits in front of a white backdrop reading a script. A camera, lights and a camera operator point toward Imani.

We produce accessible media that centers people with disabilities.

Four people on a video call. An ASL interpreter signs in the lower right corner. Rooted in Rights logo and icons for Open Captions and Audio Description are on the left.

We create resources on accessible digital media best practices.

We offer workshops to train people to be agents of change.

What Makes Us Unique

We create media that advances the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities.

As a team of disabled creators, we produce media for and by the disability community.

We use our federal access authority to amplify stories from people with disabilities in facilities such as nursing homes, prisons, and jails.

Featured Content

  • Close-up photo of a small section of a compute keyboard. There is a bright red button that reads "Time for Action." A person's finger hovers over this key, as if about to press it.

    Valuing Activism of All Kinds

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    Recently, disabled activists from ADAPT protested in Washington, DC as the House debated the American Health Care Act (AHCA). Fifty-four badass disabled people put their bodies on the line, chanting and drawing media attention on what is at stake if the AHCA passes. They were arrested inside the Capitol Rotunda for obstructing passage in a…

  • Top-down capture of a non-binary Black person lying back on top of various throw pillows, with one arm arched above their head. They wear tinted purple sunglasses, a KN-95 mask adorned by a double gold chain, and a “Pro-Black Anti-Bullshit” tank top paired with a denim vest and plaid skirt. A pink cane rests next to the person on a watermelon pillow.

    Pride in Community: No Queer Liberation Without COVID Mitigation

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    Image Description: Top-down capture of a non-binary Black person lying back on top of various throw pillows, with one arm arched above their head. They wear tinted purple sunglasses, a KN-95 mask adorned by a double gold chain, and a “Pro-Black Anti-Bullshit” tank top paired with a denim vest and plaid skirt. A pink cane…