Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/series/disability-guide/)
The introductory chapter and table of contents to GIJN’s new reporting guide to investigating disability issues, which provides a brief primer on the purpose and scope of this guide.
As part of the GIJN guide to investigating disability issues, a list of case studies and reporting projects from around the world.
Just as with any other social group or marginalized community, people in the disability community have language that is preferred, or culturally accepted — and language that is not. So how do journalists know the right thing to say?
As in all stories, choosing who your sources are makes a difference. A lot of journalists fail to actually quote a person living with the disabilities they’re writing about, and there are also many disabled and neurodivergent people who are experts in the fields that you might need for your story.
The second chapter in GIJN’s reporting guide to disability issues focuses on key topics and potential storylines to pursue.
The first chapter in GIJN’s reporting guide to investigating disability issues focuses on understanding the nature and terminology of disabilities as well as the different models of understanding the challenges facing the community.