The author uses details to support the central idea of this passage by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities. This detail emphasizes the magazine's commitment to inclusivity and addresses the challenges faced by the disability community in the literary world, highlighting efforts to make literature accessible to everyone.
Maryland, College Park, where Katz said she was the "only deaf student I knew." As a young writer, she began seeking out the disability community and went on to earn an MFA in poetry from American University.
Katz said members of the disability community have struggled to find its place in the literary world, with many writers asking who is afforded space to write in a world that often renders disabled people invisible.
"There's been a lot of controversy about how people with disabilities are represented in the literary community, and whether publishers are really giving a platform for disabled writers, and also the diversity of disability literature," she said.
She decided to found an online literature and art magazine, naming it in a nod to the 1989 movie "Dead Poets Society." Writers and artists with any kind of disability can contribute to the magazine, which will release new issues on a bimonthly basis, Katz said.
When creating the first issue, the editors of the Deaf Poets Society considered how to make the magazine accessible for all people, including people who are deaf, blind or have other disabilities.
Most pieces are presented in both text and audio, and pictures are accompanied by descriptions for people who cannot see the mages. The editors are also considering options for online workshops that could llow people to attend from home.
But the magazine is only one step toward xpressing the diversity and point of view of me disability community.
Use the passage below from "Deaf Poets Society" to answer the question.
How does the author use details to support the central idea of this passage?
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by identifying the hometown of the writer Sarah Katz
by stating the new magazine will be published every two weeks.
by explaining how magazines can be accessible to those with disabilities
Oby making an allusion to the film Dead Poets Society
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