Disability Justice Blogger; Volunteer

Disability Justice Blogger (Volunteer)

Organization: Mentor A Promise (MAP)

Location: Remote, with NYC-based collaboration as needed

Type: Volunteer (Disability Justice & Accessibility Team)

Time Commitment: 5–10 hours per week

Minimum Commitment: 6 months

Reports To: Disability Justice Team Lead (Sarah Weill-Jones) & Blogs Team Lead

Works Closely With: Disability Justice & Accessibility Team, Promise Rights Editorial Team, Policy & Engagement Leads

Mentor A Promise (MAP) is a NYC-based nonprofit serving children and youth ages 5–18 experiencing housing instability through mentorship, literacy, social-emotional learning, and creative expression. Accessibility at MAP is not supplemental—it is structural. Our educational materials, public communications, programming spaces, media platforms, and publishing initiatives are all shaped by disability justice principles and inclusive design standards. MAP recognizes that youth experiencing housing instability are disproportionately impacted by disability-related barriers—both visible and invisible.

Our work must reflect this intersection with integrity and discipline.

We are seeking a Disability Justice Blogger to contribute research-informed, accessible, and dignity-centered content to the Promise Rights Blog.

The Blogger will deepen their understanding of:

• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
• The Fair Housing Act
• IEPs and school-based accommodations
• Broader disability rights frameworks
• The systemic impacts of housing instability

The Blogger will write one to two blog posts per month exploring the intersection of disability justice and housing instability—ensuring that complex legal and policy issues are translated into clear, accessible, and mission-aligned narratives.

All drafts will be reviewed by the Disability Justice Team Lead and Blogs Team Lead prior to publication. Weekly check‑ins will occur with both teams.

This role requires intellectual rigor, editorial discipline, and strong accessibility practice.

• Research intersectional issues impacting unhoused youth with disabilities
• Monitor current disability rights developments, policy changes, and advocacy milestones
• Synthesize legal and systemic issues into accessible blog content
• Connect disability justice topics to MAP’s broader youth-centered mission

• Produce 1–2 blog posts per month for the Promise Rights Blog
• Draft content aligned with MAP’s tone: clear, respectful, nonpartisan, and dignity-centered
• Submit drafts to Disability Justice Team Lead and Blogs Team Lead for review
• Incorporate editorial feedback prior to publication
• Participate in weekly progress check‑ins

• Apply Universal Design principles to written content
• Ensure accessible formatting practices
• Provide alt text for all images included in blog posts
• Maintain clarity and readability standards appropriate for diverse audiences

• Ensure writing remains compliant with nonprofit advocacy guidelines (501(c)(3) framework)
• Avoid partisan positioning while addressing policy issues
• Uphold safeguarding and dignity standards when discussing youth experiences
• Protect confidentiality when referencing lived experiences

• Strong commitment to accessibility and disability justice
• Demonstrated writing and storytelling ability
• Ability to synthesize complex legal or policy topics into approachable language
• Reliability and comfort working within structured editorial processes
• Alignment with MAP’s dignity-centered mission

• Experience advocating for disabled individuals or lived experience as a disabled person
• Familiarity with ADA, Section 504, IEPs, accommodations, and the Fair Housing Act
• Understanding of Universal Design principles
• Experience writing blogs or policy summaries on sensitive topics
• Experience collaborating across legal, editorial, and programmatic teams

• Volunteer role
• Approximately 5–10 hours per week
• 1–2 blog posts per month
• Weekly meeting with Disability Justice & Accessibility Team
• Weekly meeting with Blogs Team
• Minimum 6‑month…