Storytellers
Our Storytellers Series aims to increase authentic representation of people with disabilities, cultivate emerging creators and activists, and promote accessible social video as a form of activism. Learn more about our Storytellers.
- Activism and Advocacy
- Autism and Neurodiversity
- Community Building
- Community Living
- Criminal Justice
- Cultural Commentary
- Disability History and Culture
- Disability Vote
- Education
- Emergency Preparedness
- Employment
- Family
- Guide
- Health
- LGBTQIA+
- Media
- Medical Care
- Mental Health
- Policy
- Race and Disability
- Relationships and Sex
- Sexual Harassment and Abuse
- Storytellers
- Technology
- Theory
- Transportation
- Trauma

Shaping Awards Season, One Disabled Story at a Time
It’s awards season again. Oh wait, nevermind… Just as the climate crisis makes spring feel like winter and summer feel like “The End Times,” the writers’ strike, the actors’ strike, and years of a global pandemic have shifted the …
For Us, By Us: Chronicling Disability Representation in Media
“I’ve got a great story for you! It’s about my life as a disabled person. It’s never been made, and I think it would be something great that you could make to show the world what it’s like to be …
Slippery Mango, Tart Tangerine: Compassion for Gastrointestinal Disabilities
CONTENT NOTE: brief mention of unintentional weight loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . You are at a holiday party and the crowd is tossing back eggnog…Rooted in Rights 2023 and Beyond
Hello Rooted in Rights followers, contributors, and supporters! This is Allexa, the Director of Rooted in Rights (RiR), reaching out to you all to let you know of some changes to expect from RiR and some exciting things happening now!…
In the Stairwell, We Will Die
During my sophomore year of college, I wrote my will. That year was filled with trauma. I’d noticed a constant ache in my lower back that soon trickled down my legs and into my feet. They started to look like …
Turning the Page: Meet Rooted in Rights’ New Editor-in-Chief, Denarii Grace!
CONTENT NOTE: brief mention of domestic abuse (no details) I began with singing. Then I swam in songwriting. By the time I graduated from elementary school, I was riding the waves of poetry and playwriting. I would be in…
Access Nature
The physical, mental, and emotional benefits of access to nature are widely known, yet communities that need these benefits the most are often excluded from outdoor spaces. What does accessibility in the outdoors actually mean, and how can it be improved for all people with disabilities?
Accessibility for Social Storytelling
Accessibility as a Tool for Social Storytelling originally presented at Netroots.