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Creating Inclusive and Accessible Content with Zoe Simmons

Creating Inclusive and Accessible Content with Zoe Simmons

Update: 2025-09-28
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This week, Rachel and Lynne explore the importance of creating inclusive and accessible content with award-winning journalist and disability advocate Zoe Simmons.
 
Zoe shares her experiences with chronic illness and disability, discussing how these have shaped her career and advocacy work.
 
Key topics include:
  • The significance of using accessible language
  • Practical tips for making content more accessible
  • The impact of lived experiences in storytelling
Zoe also touches on managing multiple income streams as a freelancer and the challenges of ensuring fair compensation for lived experience and advocacy work.
 
Connect with Zoe through her website: https://zoesimmons.com.au/ 
 
 
Visit The Content Byte website for a transcription of this episode: https://thecontentbyte.com/episodes/  
 

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Episode edited by Marker Creative Co www.markercreative.co 
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Creating Inclusive and Accessible Content with Zoe Simmons

Creating Inclusive and Accessible Content with Zoe Simmons

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