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Empower Lives,
Build Accessible News for All
Imagine trying to keep up with the news, but the information is always just out of reach.
You can’t read the articles because they’re not compatible with your screen reader. Or you can’t watch the videos because they lack captions or sign language interpretation.
This is a reality for millions of people with disabilities.
At Equal Access Public Media – or EAPM, for short – we believe everyone deserves equal access to news that impacts their lives.
Accessible Media Enriches Lives
Accessible media empowers people with disabilities by ensuring that everyone has the same access to crucial information such as news, politics, and current events.
Fully accessible media allows all people to stay informed by letting them peruse content independently, without needing to rely on assistance from others.
We all deserve the right to stay informed at our convenience.
By creating accessible media, we ensure that the experiences of disabled people are not only shared but valued, both inside and outside of the newsroom. It also deepens understanding, allowing allies and supporters to gain better insights into the disabled community, fostering greater empathy and allyship.
Accessible news is vital in promoting civic engagement. It enables people with disabilities to actively participate in their communities, cast informed votes on important issues, and engage with the world.
News empowers advocacy efforts, giving people the knowledge and tools they need to fight for their rights.
EAPM Provides Job Opportunities and Career Growth
Accessible media not only empowers individuals with disabilities by providing equal access to essential news, but it also creates inclusive job opportunities.
EAPM offers accessible employment opportunities in journalism and the news media industry.
Disabled voices ensure that the media industry benefits from
diverse talent and perspectives. Because the disability community is
extremely diverse in age, race, gender, religion, ethnicity, and
geography, accessible job opportunities at EAPM will create a truly
diverse team. Disabled journalists, with the right accommodations,
can thrive in various roles, leading to professional growth and
representation across all newsrooms and media operations.
How Your Donation Helps
Your support helps create accessible, inclusive news.
Here’s how you make a difference:
• $50 helps us add closed captioning to about 30 minutes of news video.
• $100 funds sign language interpretation for video segments and to translate text.
• $250 allows a journalist to report news for a day.
• $500 contributes to building accessible workspaces for all.
Thank you for helping us build a future where news is accessible to all, and everyone can stay informed. Together, we are changing the way news is made, delivered, and experienced.
Your generosity fuels our mission; thank you for being part of it!
Fundraising Goal
To build this transformative media platform, we need $500,000.
This funding will help us launch our first accessible news outlet, provide career opportunities for people with disabilities, and ensure all our content reaches everyone.
Any contribution, large or small, brings us closer to our goal.
Thank You!
