Fashion Week Special Newsletter
Karina studied journalism in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a focus on medicine, science, chronic illness, and disability, she writes academic articles for journals, feature articles, and reports for various German and American newspapers, and blogs passionately on her bilingual blog. Karina loves dogs, heavy metal, the ocean, and food from around the world.
BBC Chief North America Correspondent Gary O’Donoghue has covered Washington for over a decade, and he has done it as a blind journalist in a field that still assumes that is not possible. In this episode he talks with hosts…
Fashion is one of the most visual industries in the world, so where does that leave blind and low-vision people? In this episode, hosts Karina Sturm and Amy Zayed talk with Anna Cofone, founder of the Hair & Care Project,…
In the fourth episode of Lëtzebuerger Journal’s podcast 1 cm, journalist Melody Hansen gently asks her interview partner, “Tamara, is it something that people from the outside told you, [that you can’t be a police officer]?” “A lot came from…
The music is soulful, sometimes slightly throbbing, stirring my excitement as I sit on the Barbican’s terrace, a vast complex of towering buildings in central London. Its terraces and outdoor spaces, with gardens and walking bridges, contrast with the building’s…
Between Lederhosen-clad PR stunts and stair-climbing wheelchairs, a small but steady wave of disabled entrepreneurs and activists is slowly changing perceptions at Europe’s largest accessibility fair, Rehacare 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany. They are no longer waiting for non-disabled brands to…