Emily Ladau

Emily Ladau is an internationally known disability rights activist, writer, and speaker. She is the editor in chief of the Rooted in Rights blog, a platform dedicated to amplifying authentic narratives of the disability experience through an intersectional lens. She also co-hosts The Accessible Stall , a podcast about disability issues. Ladau's writing has been published in outlets including The New York Times , HuffPost, CNN, Self , Salon, Vice, The Daily Beast, Variety , and Marie Claire...See more

Emily Ladau is an internationally known disability rights activist, writer, and speaker. She is the editor in chief of the Rooted in Rights blog, a platform dedicated to amplifying authentic narratives of the disability experience through an intersectional lens. She also co-hosts The Accessible Stall , a podcast about disability issues. Ladau's writing has been published in outlets including The New York Times , HuffPost, CNN, Self , Salon, Vice, The Daily Beast, Variety , and Marie Claire Australia . Her work is also included in the Criptiques Anthology and About Us: Essays from the New York Times' Disability Series. She has served as an expert source on disability issues for outlets including NPR, Vox, Washington Post , and Teen Vogue , and has been featured by a range of press outlets including Newsday , BuzzFeed, CBS News, and U.S. News & World Report. See less