Alison O'Daniel
@alisonodaniel.bsky.social
Artist & Filmmaker. Director of The Tuba Thieves. Represented by Commonwealth and Council. Associate Professor of Film and Fine Arts, CCA. www.alisonodaniel.com
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🚨 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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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...
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February 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
🚨 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...
February 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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...
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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:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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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.
www.newyorker.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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:
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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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
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
February 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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
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
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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.
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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.
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If they're including ableism, I'm gonna need y'all to start including (us).
If more proof is needed, check out the latest press release from the Department of education. It explicitly states that they are terminating funding for grants that are addressing ableism. www.ed.gov/about/news/p...
U.S. Department of Education Cuts Over $600 Million in Divisive Teacher Training Grants
The U.S. Department of Education today announced it has terminated over $600 million in grants to institutions and nonprofits that were using taxpayer funds to train teachers and education agencies on...
www.ed.gov
February 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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.)
Keep track. www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/...
How many of Donald Trump's nominees has your Democratic U.S. senator voted for? Find out with our confirmation vote tracker - NPI's Cascadia Advocate
NPI has created a new interactive tool that you can use to see how often every sitting United States Senator is voting with would-be dictator Donald Trump and how often they're voting against him.
www.nwprogressive.org
February 4, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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.)
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...
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@criterion.bsky.social #zeinabuirenedavis
‘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.
www.indiewire.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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
@criterion.bsky.social #zeinabuirenedavis
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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) 🙌
January 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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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Jeanne & Alison, Jeanne's Show
January 26, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Jeanne & Alison, Jeanne's Show
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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...
US Department of Labor to cease and desist all investigative and enforcement activity under rescinded Executive Order 11246
www.dol.gov
January 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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...
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Department of Education slowly culling their website of resources for families with disabled kids...
January 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Department of Education slowly culling their website of resources for families with disabled kids...
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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.
Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!
January 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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.
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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.
Only saying once on bsky b/c I know it is not entirely useful, but it is totally exhausting that in 2016 some of us said “they’re Nazis,” some of us screamed “they’re segregationists,” and a whole lot of very serious people now posting about them being Nazis and segregationists gaslight us for years
January 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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.
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"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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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.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"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."
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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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.
'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.
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January 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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.