Shifting narratives from fear and pity to solidarity and liberation.

Our programs amplify and support disabled leaders to achieve big political wins and shift narratives around disability and ableism in the United States.

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Disability Culture Lab is a nonprofit media and narrative lab

We are hard at work building out our programs, so please sign up for our email list or reach out to stay in touch. Together, we will shift the narrative on disability in the U.S. from fear and pity to solidarity and liberation, and move the needle on ableism from indifference to action. 

Our Programs

  • Disability Comms

    High-level communications consulting for disabled leaders, organizations, and movements as well as organizations doing projects with a disability lens. From crisis communications and media relations to north star messaging support and campaign strategy and coaching a new media team, our talented and multi-faceted network of communications professionals are here to help.

  • Disability Hub

    A new media and narrative hub focused on creative campaigning, media relations, culture projects, and policy change. The Disability Hub uses tried and true strategies from across social movements to shift narratives on disability. DCL works in partnership with existing coalitions, leaders, and advocates to achieve big political and cultural wins.

  • Disability Rising

    Groundbreaking new fellowship to elevate the media profiles of disabled leaders nationwide. The Disability Rising Fellowship program will build the public profiles of a new generation of brilliant multi-marginalized disabled leaders to shift narratives and activate big audiences for transformative change on disability and ableism.

    Launches in 2025.

  • Disability Source

    A new resource for disabled experts across issue areas to appear in the news and on TV at critical media moments. This program maps and supports disabled experts across a diverse array of issues to be in the news when it counts. It also assists journalists, bookers, producers, and other members of the press to include disability in any story. Every issue is a disability issue — from housing to climate to gun violence — and we aim to make it easier to find the right sources when it counts, on deadline.

    Launches in 2025.