A different kind of media nonprofit.

News is a public good. But it’s not reaching everyone. That’s where Equal Access Public comes in.

We are working to make news more accessible to people who have trouble accessing news because of disabilities, use of alternative communications, different ways of accessing the internet, or low literacy levels because news remains largely inaccessible to its audience, especially as news moves to mostly digital platforms. In WebAIM’s 2025 analysis of websites, news sites continued to show an average of 59.8 accessibility errors per web page.

We also work to open the journalism industry to reporters who find themselves left out because of disability, chronic illness, injuries or illness as a result from serving in the military, or those who serve as caregivers. In a Jan 2025 analysis, EAPM found only about 7.8 percent of journalists are disabled and most likely are underemployed.

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Accessible by design

EAPM started out with two notions:

  • News is a public good meant for everyone.
  • Journalism must be accessible.

We built from EAPM there.

Our current projects

In 2025, EAPM launched the EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide, integrating journalism style and accessibility into one comprehensive guide, and The Word, a magazine about journalism, style, and accessibility.

EAPM continues to raise funds to launch the first ever national news that will bring every news story to people as an article, video, audio, simplified English, and ASL.

In Summer 2025, EAPM announced the launch of training services with the help of trusted accessibility partners for newsrooms, journalism organizations, and others who want to start their accessibility journey.

What’s new at EAPM

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