July-August 2007 – Quest magazine – The Dream of Universal Access is a Powerful Motivator (PDF, pg 85)
September 15, 2009 – Wicked Local – Who Will Be The Mayor – of the Rozzie Parade?
September 22, 2011 – Wicked Local – The Roslindale Board of Trade Meets
April 30, 2013 – The Art of Living – The Beat is Calling
February 18, 2014 – The Boston Globe – Snow-piled Boston sidewalks an uphill struggle
July 22, 2014 – The Body is Not An Apology – Slow Walkers See More
July 29, 2014 – Dorchester Reporter – Disability community marks anniversary of the ADA
March 7, 2016 – Poor Magazine – From Writing Hip-Hop Lyrics to Activism to Motherhood Heather Watkins Shares Common Experiences & More
July 26, 2016 – Disabled Parenting Project blog – ADA Reflections: My Parenting Journey
August 30, 2016 – Grub Street – Why I Write, Volume 3: Disabled People Don’t Exist to Make Non-Disabled People Feel Better
November 5, 2016 – Disability Intersectionality Summit – Keynote: Have Cane Will Strut to New Disability Activism
March 2, 2017 – Progressive Radio Voice (PRN) – The Indomitable Disability Diva Heather Watkins
May 26, 2017 – Ruderman Foundation – What to Wear —A Very Complicated Question If You Have a Disability
June 24, 2017 – Epicenter Community – Fashion Accessibility Project
July 20, 2017 – Women’s Media Center – Women disability activists front and center in resistance
July 28, 2017 – Rooted in Rights – Visibility Will Make Communities More Accessible to the Disabled
January 4, 2018 – Women’s Media Center – Republican lawmakers assault disability rights
April 24, 2018 – CNN – The activist fighting for disabled people
October 25, 2018 – Baystate Banner – Interactive Conference Builds Connections
March 31, 2019 – National Advisory Board – In 2019, Let’s Make Poor Access to Healthcare for Women, History
April 30, 2019 – Xceptional Leaders – Spotlighting Black Women with Disabilities with Heather Watkins
September 9, 2019 – Disabled In Development – Disabled in Development Project Storyteller #2: Heather Watkins
April 5, 2020 – Disability Visibility Project – Ep 74: Coronavirus and Caregiving
April 11, 2020 – Commercial Appeal – Advocates worry chronically ill, disabled with COVID-19 to be devalued
April 13, 2020 – The Ray Grand Show – Episode 022: Heather Watkins Speaks, You listen! -With Ray Grand on Disability Rights and Advocacy
April 22, 2020 – Ability magazine – Coping in isolation – People with disabilities belonging to the Coronavirus high-risk group speak out
April 28, 2020 – Aljazeera (The Stream) – Why are black Americans hardest hit by the coronavirus?
May 12, 2020 – NBCUniversal – NBC News – GLOBAL HANGOUT: Disability Under Lockdown
June 13, 2020 – The Boston Globe – Readers share how they’re coping during twin pandemics: racism and coronavirus
July 10, 2020 – Boston Book Festival – At Home Boston’s Intern Picks Her Top 10 Stories
October 18, 2020 – Berkshire Bank – National Disability Employment Awareness Month
November 9, 2020 – Berkshire Bank – NDEAM Advocate Spotlight: Heather Watkins
December 8, 2020 – Care.com – What is compassion fatigue and how to cope with the common side effect of caregiving
December 18, 2020 – Prism – How Black women can create space for grief and vulnerability during the holidays
February 16, 2021 – Yahoo! Style – Do inspirational posts do more harm than good? Why you should think twice before ‘liking’ a viral story
April 16, 2021 – Good Housekeeping – Parents With Disabilities Are Often Overlooked in Society
April 26, 2021 – Undark magazine – For Physically Disabled Parents, Covid’s Trials Are Amplified
May 7, 2021 – Prism – Black disabled mothers deserve to be seen, especially on Mother’s Day
June 9, 2021 – DisArts – Episode 67: Heather Watkins
September 21, 2021 – The Atlantic – What It’s Like to be Black and Disabled in America
October 7, 2021 – The Lazu Group – Heather’s 5 things that employers need to know about the disability community
December 8, 2021 – The Boston Globe – Disability should not mean invisibility
December 13, 2021 – Femme Frugality – I’m a Black Disabled Woman. My Identity Has Been Stolen More Than 6 Times During the Pandemic.
February 16, 2022 – Center for American Progress – Living at the Intersection: Black Disabled Women and Girls
March 23, 2022 – Baystate Banner – Movement for Disability Justice
March 30, 2022 – National Research Center for Parents with Disabilities – Black, Disabled, Deaf, & Proud webinar
April 12, 2022 – Prism – For disabled women of color, telehealth has been a pandemic lifeline
July 21, 2022 – The Century Foundation – Bridging Reproductive Justice and Disability Justice #ADA2022
August 3, 2022 – House of Possibilities (HOPe) – HOPe Live with Heather Watkins
August 18, 2022 – Disability Rights Florida – Episode 38: The Intersection of Disability and Reproductive Justice
October 16, 2022 – The Boston Globe – Ableism is on the ballot
November 23, 2022 – Reid My Mind Radio – Young Gifted Black & Disabled: Supporting Our Sisters
December 19, 2022 – The Century Foundation – Shopping Locally for the Holidays Should Be Accessible to All
March 23, 2023 – Disability & Philanthropy Forum – Disability and Lived Experiences of Communities of Color
March 30, 2023 – Disability Rights Florida – Episode 43: Disabled Marriage and Parenting – Part 1
April 12, 2023 – Lurie Center for Disability Policy – Celebrating Black Maternal Health Week
April 13, 2023 – Disability Rights Florida –Episode 44: Disabled Marriage and Parenting – Part 2
October 2023 – digital micro chapbook – When The Lights Are Loud: Anxiety Rides While Cruisin’ Through the Change of Life
November 13, 2023 – African Voices Hip Hop At 50 – Exhaling: The Luxury
February 21, 2024 – Sage Journals – Inclusion of Black and Latina Parents With Physical Disabilities in a Qualitative Research Study: A Peer Researcher Training Model
March 25, 2024 – Disability & Philanthropy Forum – How Funders Can Increase Disabled Women’s and Birthing People’s Access to Reproductive Healthcare