Focusing on Disability

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Lens15 Media makes accessible, multi media journalism for an about people with disabilities. We identify the disability angle in every news story and help other real and virtual spaces become more accessible.

Lens15’s 2025 in Review

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The disability lens in the newsroom, classroom and on the screen.

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Blindness 101

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A crash course on creating accessible media.

Taking Control of the Narrative

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Disabled creators tell their own stories

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The Disability Beat

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Placing disability at the center of reporting

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Disability and Desire

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Do disabled characters in film and TV misrepresent sexuality?

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The Case Against “Cripping Up”

Should disabled characters only be played by disabled actors?

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Focusing on Disability

Recent stories & projects from Lens15 Media

Lens15’s 2025 in Review

Blindness 101

Taking Control of the Narrative

The Disability Beat

Disability and Desire

The Case Against “Cripping Up”