{"id":343656,"date":"2018-12-16T01:48:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-16T09:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?p=343656"},"modified":"2026-02-12T17:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T01:20:48","slug":"ep-40-disabled-writers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/12\/16\/ep-40-disabled-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 40: Disabled Writers with Keah Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5713\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-343656-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_40.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_40.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_40.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_40.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_pinw=343656-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/content.blubrry.com\/disability_visibility\/Final_Ep_40.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Final_Ep_40.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('343656-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_343656-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_343656-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/?powerpress_embed=343656-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/disability-visibility\/id1282878324\u00a0?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fdisabilityvisibilityproject.com%2F%3Fp%3D343656\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Today\u2019s episode is about disabled writers with <a href=\"https:\/\/keahbrown.com\">Keah Brown<\/a>, journalist, freelance writer, and creator of the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23DisabledAndCute&amp;src=typd\">#DisabledAndCute<\/a>. Keah will talk about representation of disability in media and pop culture, tips for writers starting out, and a little preview of her upcoming book of essays, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/keahbrown.com\/pretty-one\/\">The Pretty One<\/a><\/em>, coming out in 2019 from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.simonandschuster.com\/books\/The-Pretty-One\/Keah-Brown\/9781982100544\">Atria Books<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Transcript<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/12SKUwfPkUI9SFrmnArZTvRP5RhzoC5pYJdPIgSDKHEY\/edit?usp=sharing\">[Google doc]<\/a><\/strong> \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Disabled-Writers_Keah-Brown.pdf\">[PDF]<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Related Links<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Brown, Keah. (April 3, 2018). <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/s\/unrulybodies\/the-body-on-the-other-side-of-self-hatred-1be161cbe8e6\">The body on the other side of self-hatred.<\/a> <em>Unruly Bodies<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/author\/16462\/keah-brown\/\">Keah Brown&#8217;s articles for Harper&#8217;s Bazaar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/contributor\/keah-brown\">Keah Brown&#8217;s articles for Teen Vogue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>LeDu, Katel. (October 29, 2018).\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/strong-feelings\/on-a-journey-to-happiness-with-keah-brown-14391c7e6dca\">On a Journey to Happiness with Keah\u00a0Brown.<\/a>\u00a0No, You Go podcast.<\/p>\n<p>Sojwal, Senti. (January 30, 2018). <a href=\"http:\/\/feministing.com\/2018\/01\/30\/the-feministing-five-keah-brown\/\">The Feministing Five: Keah Brown.<\/a> Feministing.com<\/p>\n<h3><strong>About<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_343672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343672\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"343672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/2018\/12\/16\/ep-40-disabled-writers\/image1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disabilityvisibilityproject.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/image1.jpeg?fit=4177%2C2767&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4177,2767\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Black woman with black hair and black glasses is wearing a white shirt and smiling in front of a green flowered wall. 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