Philippa Willitts

Six disabled people of color smile and pose in front of a concrete wall. Five people stand in the back, with the Black woman in the center holding up a chalkboard sign reading "disabled and here." A South Asian person in a wheelchair sits in front.

I spoke on BBC Radio Sheffield about disability during lockdown and accessibility as we open up

Posted on July 20, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

Last week, I published an article with Now Then magazine about the strangeness of things becoming more accessible in many ways during the lockdowns, and […]

Disabled writer, Speaking

How writers and editors can use OneLook.com for linguistic queries

Posted on June 25, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

I discovered a website a few months ago that is proving to be pretty nifty when I need to really drill down on a particular […]

About Proofreading, About Writing

Deadly Intersections presentation replay: disability and gender-based violence

Posted on June 12, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

So I did my presentation on disability and gender-based violence for Festival of Debate and it went really well! It was great to have so […]

Disabled writer, Speaking, Video

Festival of Debate: my upcoming presentation on disability and violence against women and girls

Posted on May 11, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

Earlier this year, I presented a webinar called Deadly Intersections: Disability and Gender-Based Violence. It was really well-attended and the questions and discussion at the […]

Disabled writer, Speaking

Books on language for writers, proofreaders, translators and editors

Posted on April 27, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

One of the reasons I work with words is that language is endlessly fascinating. From my degree in French to the podcasts I listen to […]

About Proofreading, About Writing, Language

Podcasts for language nerds

Posted on March 22, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

I’m unapologetically addicted to podcasts. I listen to them constantly and have made several of my own (with a potential new one in the pipeline), […]

Language, Podcast

Upcoming presentation: Proofreading and copywriting for translators: tips, tools and techniques

Posted on March 5, 2021 By Philippa Willitts

I’m really excited to be a speaker for the Chartered Institute of Linguists. At the webinar, I will be talking about proofreading and copywriting and, […]

About Proofreading, About Writing, Speaking