Bio
Alisha Whittam is a UK-based freelance disability journalist, advocate, and content creator specialising in disability rights, accessibility, chronic illness, healthcare experiences, and community-led
Alisha Whittam is a UK-based freelance disability journalist, advocate, and content creator specialising in disability rights, accessibility, chronic illness, healthcare experiences, and community-led storytelling.
Living with severe Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), Endometriosis, and other long-term health conditions, Alisha combines lived experience with journalism to highlight the voices, stories, and issues that are too often overlooked. Her work focuses on the realities of disability, the barriers faced by disabled people, healthcare inequalities, accessibility, independent living, carers' experiences, and the impact these challenges have on individuals and families.
Through her journalism and advocacy, Alisha works to raise awareness of both visible and invisible disabilities while providing practical information, support, and resources to disabled people across the UK.
She is the founder of several online communities supporting people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis and their carers, and regularly reports on accessibility, inclusive design, disability-related products and services, and community initiatives.
Alisha is also the creator of the "Silence Saves" campaign, which calls for sensory-friendly and quiet spaces in hospitals and public settings, and has organised awareness events aimed at giving a voice to people living with severe and often misunderstood illnesses.
Her writing combines personal insight, investigative research, interviews, and community perspectives to create engaging, informative, and impactful content that resonates with both readers and decision-makers.
Areas of Interest and Expertise:
• Disability Rights and Inclusion
• Accessibility and Inclusive Design
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)
• Chronic Illness and Long-Term Conditions
• Healthcare Experiences and Patient Advocacy
• Endometriosis and Women's Health
• Carers and Family Support
• Sensory Accessibility
• Community and Human Interest Stories
• Disability Products and Services
• Inclusive Events and Public Spaces
• Liverpool and Merseyside Community Issues
Alisha welcomes opportunities to contribute features, interviews, opinion pieces, case studies, awareness campaigns, and commentary relating to disability, accessibility, chronic illness, and healthcare.
Website: www.alishawhittam.com
Professional Contact: press@alishawhittam.com
Specialist areas
Disability Rights Accessibility Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) Chronic Illness Endometriosis Healthcare Experiences Patient Advocacy Invisible Disabilities Sensory Accessibility Carers Disability Benefits Inclusive Design Mobility and Access Community Journalism Human Interest Stories Women's Health Equality and Inclusion Liverpool Community Issues Disability Awareness Campaigns Accessibility Reviews Healthcare Inequalities Chronic Pain Long-Term Conditions Adaptive Fashion Inclusive Fashion Wheelchair Accessibility Disability Representation Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS) Endometriosis