Disability Editor
Hi! I’m Natalia, a Disability Editor.
I’m here to help you create, edit, and review your disability-affirming and inclusive content.
The disability community is varied and diverse. Disability-affirming language and accessibility best practices surrounding disability can be unclear and, at times, overwhelming. That’s where I come in.
*waves* Welcome! I’m a Canadian freelance editor who specializes in disability/accessibility, plain language, and inclusive language.
I have lived experience, an educational background, and extensive professional development in accessibility. I am also disabled.
As a disability editor. I am here for you, whether you are
- an organization looking for expertise in revising your documents from a plain language or disability/accessibility angle,
- a self-publishing author who wants to ensure the authentic disability experience of your manuscript, and/or
- a fellow disabled author looking to work with someone with similar lived experiences and/or is part of the disability community.
Disability is a part of who I am, and it si something that I am extremely passionate about. Although my work is filtered through the lens of my personal lived experiences, I read extensively, am very familiar with disability history in socio-political contexts, attend professional development trainings, and keep up with language trends. Your project will be treated with the utmost care, reflection, and joy that it deserves.
Service Rates
Typically, my rates are approximately $50 CAD per hour. Please reach out anytime to discuss your project needs.
Disability Editor Services
Disability-Affirming Language Review
In terms of language review, I offer several services, including
- applying a plain language approach to documents;
- performing an inclusive language review (with a focus on disability, chronic illness, and neurodiversity);
- reviewing or developing disability-specific policies, statements, and web copy;
- developing disability-affirming style guides; and
- performing authenticity reading on content related to disability, chronic illness, and neurodiversity.
Accessibility Practices
I specialize in helping you reach your accessibility goals for your document and/or web copy, including
- developing alt text (beyond the standard basics), and
- considering document structure.
Disability-Affriming Speaking and Writing Engagements
Finally, I am also available to create written content or speak on disability. In particular, I offer
- public speaking engagements and writing on disability-affirming language from a historical, political, and (Canadian/US) cultural context.
Disability Editor Background and Experience
Selected Educational Background
- Editing Certificate – Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, British Columbia
- Plain Language Certificate – Simon Fraser University. Burnaby, British Columbia
- An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design – Coursera: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Basics of Inclusive Design for Online Education – Coursera: University of Colorado Boulder
- Some of the Things You Wanted to Know about Alt Text – Editors Canada (Amber Riaz)
- Intermediate Alt Text – Editors Canada (Allison Peacock)
- Editing for Conscious and Inclusive Language Course – Editorial Freelancers Association (Crystal Shelley)
- Trauma-Informed Editing – Editors Transform: Editors Canada Conference (Iva Cheung)
- Microaggressions in Editing: Understanding Bias and Undoing Harm – ACES: The Society for Editing (Crystal Shelley)
- Radical Copyediting: Prioritizing Care Over Correctness – Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA) (Alex Kapitan)
- Tips for Editing Genres That Include Violence, Suicide and Mental Illness – ACES: The Society for Editing (Karin Cather)
- Disability Awareness and Support – Coursera: University of Pittsburgh
- How to Host Accessible Events Certificate – Accessibility Services Canada
Recent Writing and Speaking Engagements
- Beyond Disability Affirming Language: A Series of Political and Cultural Considerations – BoldFace, 2026
- Editing Disability-Affirming Content: Deconstructing Media Representation, Tropes, Stereotypes, Euphemisms, and Slurs – Editors Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, January 2026
- Intersectional Activism in the Online Sphere – Ignite Change Conference for the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights (JHC). Edmonton, Alberta, January 2024
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Accessibility, Accommodations and the Student Experience – AUSUnights. Edmonton, Alberta, July 2023
- Nothing About Us Without Us: Accessibility, Accommodations in Student Leadership – CAUS Conference. Edmonton, Alberta, May 2023
