28 Ways To Learn About Disability Culture

I collaborated with the Special Projects Desk on the special section for the 30th anniversary for the Americans with Disabilities Act. I contributed to the piece about what to watch, listen to, or follow to learn about disability culture.

Contributor, July 2020

Don’t Negotiate, Be Persuasive

Key takeaways from my time at Columbia University learning about the art of Persuasion.

Writer, October 2018

[Image description: A black and white illustration of a woman with her back turned to us, walking on a long platform toward a door that is at the end of the platform. A man is to her left and a woman to her right, each on their own platform, looking…

[Image description: A black and white illustration of a woman with her back turned to us, walking on a long platform toward a door that is at the end of the platform. A man is to her left and a woman to her right, each on their own platform, looking at her. There is a cityscape in the background.] Illustration by Jake Terrell

Her Girl Friday: The New Era of Civil Rights in Journalism.

A recap of a panel I attended that focused on civilian journalism and the power of the smart phone.

Writer, September 2015

[Image description: A crowd of predominately Black protestors holding signs up and a phone is in the foreground. One sign reads “Don’t forget” over the face of Michael Brown in his graduation cap and gown. Another is partially covered but the top re…

[Image description: A crowd of predominately Black protestors holding signs up and a phone is in the foreground. One sign reads “Don’t forget” over the face of Michael Brown in his graduation cap and gown. Another is partially covered but the top reads “Ferguson is Everywhere! Justice for Michael Brown and Eric Garner”.] Image source unknown.

Jumping Off the Screen.

The New York Times embedded a journalist with BBQ Films as we connected, planned and produced our Enchantment Under the Sea, Back to the Future Dance in 2014.

Subject, March 2014

[Image description: A group of  twelve stand around a small entry room listening to a young woman in a green dress clearly giving instructions. The group are all wearing costumes from the 1950s, except for one man wearing a costume of Marty Jr. from…

[Image description: A group of twelve stand around a small entry room listening to a young woman in a green dress clearly giving instructions. The group are all wearing costumes from the 1950s, except for one man wearing a costume of Marty Jr. from the second Back to The Future film.] Image © Brian Harkin for The New York Times