Amanda Morris

Washington, D.C.

Disability Reporter

Education: New York University, BS in Journalism and Media, Culture and Communications

Amanda Morris is a disability reporter for The Washington Post who has trailblazed on this beat. Before joining The Post in 2022, she was the inaugural disability reporting fellow for the New York Times and previously covered science, politics and national news for outlets like the Arizona Republic, the Associated Press and NPR. She uses her experiences as a hard of hearing woman with two deaf parents to inform her coverage.
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Patients were told their voices could disappear. They turned to AI to save them.

Artificial intelligence can re-create voices that may have otherwise been lost to disease.

April 20, 2023

Are you ableist? Take our quiz to learn more about disability bias.

Can you recognize when you’re being ableist? Even well-meaning people can exhibit unconscious bias against people with disabilities.

April 12, 2023

    Senate bill seeks alternative to guardianships

    Britney Spears’ fight to end the conservatorship that controlled her life has spurred a new effort in Congress to retool these types of legal arrangements.

    April 5, 2023

    After #FreeBritney, Senate bill seeks changes to guardianships

    It took Britney Spears years to fight a “protective” legal arrangement. A proposed new law calls for giving more rights to people in similar situations.

    March 30, 2023

    War forces thousands of disabled Ukrainians into institutions

    Thousands of disabled Ukrainians, many of them elderly, are being institutionalized after being displaced by the war. Social service providers are overwhelmed.

    March 18, 2023

    A condition called POTS rose after covid, but patients can’t find care

    Patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system, can experience a rapid heart beat, fainting and dizziness.

    February 27, 2023

    Native American sign language arrives at the Super Bowl

    A signed performance of “America the Beautiful” will feature Native American sign language, which thrived for centuries but is fading from memory.

    February 12, 2023

    Mindfulness exercises can be as effective as anxiety drugs, study shows

    Breathing and body exercises helped relieve anxiety as effectively as medications over an eight-week study of 208 people.

    January 23, 2023

    For long covid fatigue, a strategy called ‘pacing’ helps, but at a cost

    Taking a lesson from people with chronic fatigue, many patients with long covid are dramatically scaling back daily activities to cope

    January 16, 2023

    What disabled people know about making better New Year’s resolutions

    Many disabled people say their experience of coming to terms with their disability fundamentally shifted the way they approached goal-setting.

    December 30, 2022