HuffPost Launches “Voices of Disabled People” as the First National News Section Devoted Entirely to Disability Coverage

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03/06/2026 - 12:50 PM

New Section Centers the Stories of the 1 in 4 Adults in the U.S. Living with Disabilities

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, HuffPost launched Voices of Disabled People, a HuffPost Voices vertical dedicated entirely to telling the stories and experiences of people living with disability. HuffPost is the first major news site to create a section focused solely on the 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. living with a disability.

With Voices of Disabled People, HuffPost continues to build on its legacy of inclusive, community-centered journalism and storytelling, ensuring that disability stories are a central and ongoing part of the national conversation, not an afterthought. HuffPost Voices was relaunched in 2022 under the leadership of Voices Director Raj Punjabi-Johnson.

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The section is launching with an exclusive interview with Alvin Ailey dancer Samantha Figgins, who discusses her recent decision to go public about living with a disability.

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A quarter of adults in the United States live with a disability, making people with disabilities one of the nation’s largest minority groups. Yet historically, their perspectives have been marginalized in mainstream media. Voices of Disabled People seeks to address that gap by prioritizing first-person storytelling and nuanced reporting that reflects the breadth and individuality of disability experiences.

“Disability is not a monolith – it’s a spectrum of lived experiences,” said HuffPost Voices Director Raj Punjabi-Johnson. “With Voices of Disabled People, we are creating a dedicated space where individuals can share their stories authentically, on their own terms, and without being reduced to narratives of limitation or struggle.”

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