#visible

Getting involved!

What can you do to help?

Are you a writer?

-Write a short story where one or many people have a disability, whether mental or physical and tag it #visible

-Write a poem about your, or others, struggle with mental health or physical limitations.

-Enter the competitions, you could win some great prizes as well as exposure to over a thousand Wattpad users.

-Write an article for the visible book! Get your work shared to over a thousand readers, and help the visible campaign reach new people. You could write about-

+How you think literature (Wattpad included) could adapt to aid people who might otherwise struggle to read a physical or online book?

+How can people's thoughts on mental health be changed by books?

+How can we, as a community here on Wattpad, help those who feel isolated and left out because there are no characters like them in books?

Do you have a disability or illness?

Write an article about your condition to help other writers be able to portray a character with it more accurately.

Write an article about a piece of technology or equipment that has helped you write or read better.

They only need to be around 400/ 500 words if that is all you can manage! 

Are you a reader?

With the #visible in the tags in books on Wattpad, you can easily and actively find them out, read and support them- whether you search for them yourself or go to one of our many reading lists!

The more people who read and vote on the #visible works, the more people will see them! Help us grow our community, and help the writers feel supported.

Read the competition entries and pick your favourite! We here at visible want to know what YOU like to read!

Comment, leave me a message, send me a link- let us know about your favourite diverse authors here on Wattpad, let us help them get the attention they deserve!

What everyone here on Wattpad should do-

I can guarantee you that right now,  if you are an active member here on Wattpad then you have interacted with MANY people who have a physical and/ or mental disability.

Many of your followers, the ones who read your work and who are your friends, are in some way affected by disability.

Take a moment to show that you care and understand the need for visible role models for EVERYONE, and support giving everyone the opportunity to write and read no matter what their disability.

Tag #visible in your books.

Tag #visible in threads and spread the word.

Tag #visible in your profile description.

Tell your friends and followers that you support this campaign and they should too.

Thank you for taking part, and making Wattpad a much more accepting and understanding  place to be!