Alison O'Daniel

GOP-led lawsuit that could dismantle disability protections draws public backlash • Stateline A push by Republican attorneys general in 17 states to strike down part of a federal law that protects disabled people from discrimination has prompted an outcry from advocates, parents and some local...

🚨 ALERT: Republican attorneys general in 17 states seek to gut decades-old #disability protections using trans hate as cover. #Disabled folks, trans folks, allies—show your solidarity. Raise a ruckus. Call your reps. #DisabilityRights #TransRights
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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Filmmakers Bridgett M. Davis (NAKED ACTS) & Zeinabu irene Davis (COMPENSATION) at the @filmlinc.bsky.social premiere of the newly “rejuvenated” COMPENSATION, her outstanding 1999 debut feature now being distributed for the first time. Don’t miss! www.instagram.com/p/DGdVZRpOpb...

The Theatrical Release of “Compensation” Is Cause for Celebration Zeinabu irene Davis’s 1999 feature, a century-spanning vision of two deaf Black women in Chicago, is among the greatest independent films but has rarely been screened.

At long last, Compensation, Zeinabu irene Davis's only dramatic feature to date, is opening theatrically, at @filmlinc.bsky.social tomorrow; I write about it every chance I get because it yields new treasures with each viewing:
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Good afternoon! Today is a great day to stall the dismantling of the Dept of Ed!
Tell the senators on the HELP committee to vote NO on McMahon.
These 4 are most likely to flip:
Susan Collins 202-224-2523
Lisa Murkowski 202-224-6665
Jon Husted 202-224-3353
Rand Paul 202-224-4343

I am 100% here to fight down to the line for trans folks, every time. But I am begging you guys to see disabled people as people, are also under attack and worth fighting for. We are not your collateral damage until they get to the "real rights." We are people. Both/and.

If they're including ableism, I'm gonna need y'all to start including (us).

I’ve been calling my reps and erroneously thought maybe I’m just speaking to the choir, but not so fast. Padilla and Schiff scored a D- and a D here. Keep calling Californians! Make your voice known! (Also, Adam Schiff’s machine seems to always be full and not taking messages for some reason.)

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‘Compensation’ 4K Trailer: Zeinabu irene Davis’ Unreleased Film Is a Decades-Spanning Deaf Romance Zeinabu irene Davis' 'Compensation' has a 4K restoration as part of the National Film Registry for Preservation.

New trailer dropped today for Zeinabu Irene Davis’s gorgeous Criterion re-release and re-imagination of Compensation with open captions by yours truly www.indiewire.com/news/trailer...

@criterion.bsky.social #zeinabuirenedavis

FYI for any other #artists, #musicians, #creators, on Instagram. You can easily request a hi-res download of ALL of your original content from your profile and then bring it here (in case you weren’t already aware) 🙌

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US Department of Labor to cease and desist all investigative and enforcement activity under rescinded Executive Order 11246

Also I actually missed this one on Friday night: Department of Labor to cease investigating all cases of workplace discrimination. www.dol.gov/newsroom/rel...

Department of Education slowly culling their website of resources for families with disabled kids...

I don't know what wave of new Bluesky users we're on, but the ask remain the same: Let's use alt-text and make our posts better for everyone.

I designed the captions for this and Shoshannah and I were constantly excited about “fixing history” and remarking that captions should have always been like this!

To instrumentalize what my sister is saying below: every time someone says DEI say “you mean civil rights?” Every time someone says they are against woke reply “oh so you’re a segregationist!” Words have meaning! Don’t allow that nonsense to stand.

Opinion | Trump’s DEI push doesn’t level the playing field. It digs trenches. The new president has quickly rolled back decades of efforts to combat systemic discrimination.

"The difference between affirmative hiring for people with disabilities and affirmative hiring for people who have been disadvantaged by systems of discrimination is simply that Republicans often don’t acknowledge the latter exists."
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'Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore' Review: An Unguarded Portrait of a Groundbreaking Talent Sundance 2025: Oscar winner Marlee Matlin shines in this personal and professional retrospective tribute from director Shoshannah Stern.

I am so happy to read these beautiful reviews coming out of Sundance of Shoshannah Stern's documentary about Marlee Matlin www.thewrap.com/marlee-matli... I had the privilege to design and write the open captions for the film.