Keidra Chaney

Program Director | She/Her

Keidra Chaney is a disabled writer, digital strategist, and educator. She works at the intersection of digital equity and culture change. 

Keidra holds an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. After working as a freelance journalist and culture writer, her career started at the award-winning Clamor Magazine. Later she worked for the Citizen Engagement Lab’s Cultural Pulse Project, connecting nonprofits with online culture change organizers. She is a past adjunct instructor at DePaul University and Northwestern University. She is the founding publisher of pop culture studies website The Learned Fangirl and founder of the TLF Emergency Fund for freelance writers.

Presently, she manages digital engagement and accessibility at the National Network of Abortion Funds. Her writing and media studies scholarship has appeared in various books, magazines, and academic publications. Her writing has been featured in The Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Reader, and Bitch: Feminist. 

Keidra is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals. She was a 2020 Disability Lead Fellow and served as a 2021 member of the Borealis Philanthropy Disability Inclusion Fund Grantmaking Committee. She is a 2024 Emerge Fellow at the Longmore Institute on Disability and a member of the 2023–2026 Fulbright Specialist Roster.