3Spoonies On Representation in Print Media
3Spoonies Episode Number 50, 5th March 2026
With Karen Duncan, Jo O’Neil and Claire Napper
How disabled people are represented in newspapers, magazines, and print media has a real impact — on public opinion, policy, employment, and how safe it feels to exist in the world.
In this episode of 3Spoonies, we’re talking honestly about disabled representation in print media: what’s improved, what’s still harmful, and why “good intentions” aren’t always enough.
We also explore how print media intersects with online spaces, activism, and lived experience — and why accountability matters just as much…
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