Join us Wednesday, Feb. 18th to engage with Stephen Cass with IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication of the world’s largest association of technology professionals and council members for the final iteration in our series on disability narratives!

For this month’s session, Stephen will lead us through a conversation at the intersection of disability, technology and responsible storytelling as Margo Anderson explains the editing process and steps they took to develop the final guide.

IEEE Spectrum regularly reports on emerging and adaptive technologies—from assistive and accessibility tools to AI, robotics, and engineering innovations that directly affect disabled communities. In this webinar, Stephen will discuss how journalists can thoughtfully cover adaptive technologies without falling into common traps such as hype, savior narratives, or overly technical framing that obscures lived experience.

This webinar series is offered FREE for MVJ members, journalists and newsroom teams interested in learning how to improve their coverage of disability communities.

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Please note: these sessions will be recorded.

About the Speakers

Stephen Cass is the Special Projects Director at IEEE Spectrum, the flagship publication of the world’s largest association of technology professionals. Originally from Ireland, he has been working as a science and technology editor in the United States for over 25 years specializing in electrotechnologies. He is also the co-author of two Hollyweird Science books on the how and why of the depiction of science in TV shows and movies.

Margo Anderson – Senior Associate Editor
IEEE Spectrum

Margo Anderson is senior associate editor at IEEE Spectrum and telecommunications beat editor. She is also co-coordinator with Stephen Cass of the Jon C. Taenzer journalism fellowship on assistive technology and disability rights in tech. Before joining the Spectrum staff in 2020, Anderson was a reporter covering science and tech for Wired, Discover, IEEE Spectrum, New Scientist, Science, MIT Technology Review, Scientific American, Smithsonian Air & Space, The Boston Globe, and Rolling Stone. She lives in western Massachusetts with her wife and two children.