I’m a writer, audio producer, and editor living in western Massachusetts. I write frequently about disability, accessibility, technology, and culture. My first book, The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight, was a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Memoir.
My email address is aleland@fastmail.com. I’m on Signal at andrewleland.99.
A longer bio, and more ways to reach me, are here.
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The Fight to Keep Playboy in Braille
For more than a decade, the federal government published Playboy in braille. Congress defunded it. Blind readers sued, and won.
How the Architecture of Sound Is Transforming Cities
Acoustic cues don’t just make spaces more accessible. They also create opportunities for exploration and delight.
So Much More
On disabled vibe-coding, blind radioheads, and borrowed autonomy
Why (and How) to Hire a Blind Producer
A manifesto for the radio-craft site Transom.
The Snail
A story about Long Covid, in the second issue of the audio magazine Signal Hill.