The ✨NEW ✨ ReelAbilities Stream is live! We're thrilled to announce the new and improved streaming section on our website. This refresh includes more film categories, Reel Talk conversations added, new accessibility features, and so much more!
Check it out for yourself at ReelAbilities.org/Stream 💻
Check it out for yourself at ReelAbilities.org/Stream 💻
November 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The ✨NEW ✨ ReelAbilities Stream is live! We're thrilled to announce the new and improved streaming section on our website. This refresh includes more film categories, Reel Talk conversations added, new accessibility features, and so much more!
Check it out for yourself at ReelAbilities.org/Stream 💻
Check it out for yourself at ReelAbilities.org/Stream 💻
The Three Rivers Film Festival kicks off at Row House Hollywood in Dormont with HORSEGIRLS, co-presented with ReelAbilities International and Evolve Coaching, on Wednesday, November 12.
Get your tickets! 🎟️ filmpittsburgh.org/3rff
Get your tickets! 🎟️ filmpittsburgh.org/3rff
Three Rivers Film Festival
filmpittsburgh.org
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Three Rivers Film Festival kicks off at Row House Hollywood in Dormont with HORSEGIRLS, co-presented with ReelAbilities International and Evolve Coaching, on Wednesday, November 12.
Get your tickets! 🎟️ filmpittsburgh.org/3rff
Get your tickets! 🎟️ filmpittsburgh.org/3rff
Look who will be helping us celebrate 18 years of ReelAbilities! ✨ We're thrilled to have featured storytellers Pavar Snipe, @shannondevido.bsky.social, and @steveway.bsky.social joining us on December 10 in NYC.
More info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
More info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
October 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Look who will be helping us celebrate 18 years of ReelAbilities! ✨ We're thrilled to have featured storytellers Pavar Snipe, @shannondevido.bsky.social, and @steveway.bsky.social joining us on December 10 in NYC.
More info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
More info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
Introducing the new ReelAbilities resource page! 💻 Find resources for funding, accessibility vendors, inclusion guides, research & more. Use the filters to find the right resource for you + submit resources to be considered! Explore our new resource page at reelabilities.org/resources
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Introducing the new ReelAbilities resource page! 💻 Find resources for funding, accessibility vendors, inclusion guides, research & more. Use the filters to find the right resource for you + submit resources to be considered! Explore our new resource page at reelabilities.org/resources
We're celebrating 18 years of ReelAbilities 🥳 Join us for an evening of film, storytelling, and community in NYC this December where we will be honoring ReelAbilities' founder Anita Altman!
🗓️ Wed, Dec 10 at 6 PM
📍Positive Exposure Gallery
🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
🗓️ Wed, Dec 10 at 6 PM
📍Positive Exposure Gallery
🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
October 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
We're celebrating 18 years of ReelAbilities 🥳 Join us for an evening of film, storytelling, and community in NYC this December where we will be honoring ReelAbilities' founder Anita Altman!
🗓️ Wed, Dec 10 at 6 PM
📍Positive Exposure Gallery
🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
🗓️ Wed, Dec 10 at 6 PM
📍Positive Exposure Gallery
🎟️ reelabilities.org/our-storie...
We're accepting submissions for the ReelAbilities Industry Summit! 👏 Submission are now open for Session Proposals AND the 2026 Crip Script Pitch Program.
Learn More & Submit 💻 Reelabilities.org/summit
Learn More & Submit 💻 Reelabilities.org/summit
October 20, 2025 at 6:24 PM
We're accepting submissions for the ReelAbilities Industry Summit! 👏 Submission are now open for Session Proposals AND the 2026 Crip Script Pitch Program.
Learn More & Submit 💻 Reelabilities.org/summit
Learn More & Submit 💻 Reelabilities.org/summit
📣 Last call to submit your film to ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2026!
Our extended deadline is one week away. Submit your film by Friday, October 24 at filmfreeway.com/reelabilities
Our extended deadline is one week away. Submit your film by Friday, October 24 at filmfreeway.com/reelabilities
October 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📣 Last call to submit your film to ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2026!
Our extended deadline is one week away. Submit your film by Friday, October 24 at filmfreeway.com/reelabilities
Our extended deadline is one week away. Submit your film by Friday, October 24 at filmfreeway.com/reelabilities
THIS JUST IN... Daniel Day-Lewis wouldn’t make #MyLeftFoot today. Admits #disabled people told him not to. “A flimsy justification for something I just wanted to do.”
Signs of progress.
#DisabilityRepresentation #ReelAbilities #FilmHistory
deadline.com/2025/10/dani...
@reelabilities.bsky.social
Signs of progress.
#DisabilityRepresentation #ReelAbilities #FilmHistory
deadline.com/2025/10/dani...
@reelabilities.bsky.social
Daniel Day-Lewis Talks Method Acting, Takes Surprise Question From Paul Thomas Anderson & Says He Wouldn’t Be Able To Make ‘My Left Foot’ In 2025 During LFF Q&A
LFF runs until Oct 19.
deadline.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
THIS JUST IN... Daniel Day-Lewis wouldn’t make #MyLeftFoot today. Admits #disabled people told him not to. “A flimsy justification for something I just wanted to do.”
Signs of progress.
#DisabilityRepresentation #ReelAbilities #FilmHistory
deadline.com/2025/10/dani...
@reelabilities.bsky.social
Signs of progress.
#DisabilityRepresentation #ReelAbilities #FilmHistory
deadline.com/2025/10/dani...
@reelabilities.bsky.social
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay ❤️ We're highlighting JUST IN CASE a short film from ReelAbilities 2022 co-presented by
@naminyc.bsky.social
Stream JUST IN CASE at ReelAbilities.org/Stream and check out NAMI NYC for mental health resources, action items, and more!
@naminyc.bsky.social
Stream JUST IN CASE at ReelAbilities.org/Stream and check out NAMI NYC for mental health resources, action items, and more!
October 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay ❤️ We're highlighting JUST IN CASE a short film from ReelAbilities 2022 co-presented by
@naminyc.bsky.social
Stream JUST IN CASE at ReelAbilities.org/Stream and check out NAMI NYC for mental health resources, action items, and more!
@naminyc.bsky.social
Stream JUST IN CASE at ReelAbilities.org/Stream and check out NAMI NYC for mental health resources, action items, and more!
🎟️ Use ReelAbilities' code NF37REEL4TIX to get $4 off any GA screening at NewFest.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
🎟️ Use ReelAbilities' code NF37REEL4TIX to get $4 off any GA screening at NewFest.org
The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival NewFest opens TONIGHT! ReelAbilities is a Co-Presenting Community Partner of IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE screening at The LGBT Community Center on Oct 19 at 1pm ET and virtually from Oct 9 to 21.
October 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
The New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival NewFest opens TONIGHT! ReelAbilities is a Co-Presenting Community Partner of IF YOU ARE AFRAID YOU PUT YOUR HEART IN YOUR MOUTH AND SMILE screening at The LGBT Community Center on Oct 19 at 1pm ET and virtually from Oct 9 to 21.
October is #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth! ReelAbilities proudly screened THE INTERVIEWER at YAI Network — an organization supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Stream the film at ReelAbilities.com/Stream. Use code YAIOCT for one FREE stream through Oct 31!
October 7, 2025 at 5:22 PM
October is #NationalDisabilityEmploymentAwarenessMonth! ReelAbilities proudly screened THE INTERVIEWER at YAI Network — an organization supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Stream the film at ReelAbilities.com/Stream. Use code YAIOCT for one FREE stream through Oct 31!
Join ReelAbilities Film Festival: Columbus on Oct 2 for a screening of Words Left Unspoken, followed by a discussion led by Speech-Language Pathologist, Arin Sheeler.
More Info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/columbus
More Info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/columbus
September 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Join ReelAbilities Film Festival: Columbus on Oct 2 for a screening of Words Left Unspoken, followed by a discussion led by Speech-Language Pathologist, Arin Sheeler.
More Info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/columbus
More Info & Tickets 🎟️ reelabilities.org/columbus
Happy Friday! We're highlighting another interview from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2025 🎤
We love this clip of advisory board members Pavar Snipe and Xian Horn chatting about being a part of the ReelAbilities community!
We love this clip of advisory board members Pavar Snipe and Xian Horn chatting about being a part of the ReelAbilities community!
September 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Happy Friday! We're highlighting another interview from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2025 🎤
We love this clip of advisory board members Pavar Snipe and Xian Horn chatting about being a part of the ReelAbilities community!
We love this clip of advisory board members Pavar Snipe and Xian Horn chatting about being a part of the ReelAbilities community!
Happy #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf 🤟 ReelAbilities is proud to elevate Deaf stories through film and collaborate with Deaf creatives like Lauren Ridloff, @marleematlin.bsky.social , and @ndimarco.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Happy #InternationalWeekOfTheDeaf 🤟 ReelAbilities is proud to elevate Deaf stories through film and collaborate with Deaf creatives like Lauren Ridloff, @marleematlin.bsky.social , and @ndimarco.bsky.social
The regular deadline to submit your film to ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2026 is October 1st! Our extended deadline is October 24, but the price to submit goes up.
Visit FilmFreeway.com/Reelabilities for more details and to submit your film today!
Visit FilmFreeway.com/Reelabilities for more details and to submit your film today!
September 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The regular deadline to submit your film to ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2026 is October 1st! Our extended deadline is October 24, but the price to submit goes up.
Visit FilmFreeway.com/Reelabilities for more details and to submit your film today!
Visit FilmFreeway.com/Reelabilities for more details and to submit your film today!
Four @womenmakemovies.bsky.social films have been added to ReelAbilities Stream!
🎥 The R-Word by Amanda Lukoff
🎥 Is There Anybody Out There? by Ella Bee Glendining
🎥 Neurodivergent by Afton Quast Saler
🎥 Defiant Lives directed by Sarah Barton
...are available on-demand at ReelAbilities.org/Stream
🎥 The R-Word by Amanda Lukoff
🎥 Is There Anybody Out There? by Ella Bee Glendining
🎥 Neurodivergent by Afton Quast Saler
🎥 Defiant Lives directed by Sarah Barton
...are available on-demand at ReelAbilities.org/Stream
September 18, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Four @womenmakemovies.bsky.social films have been added to ReelAbilities Stream!
🎥 The R-Word by Amanda Lukoff
🎥 Is There Anybody Out There? by Ella Bee Glendining
🎥 Neurodivergent by Afton Quast Saler
🎥 Defiant Lives directed by Sarah Barton
...are available on-demand at ReelAbilities.org/Stream
🎥 The R-Word by Amanda Lukoff
🎥 Is There Anybody Out There? by Ella Bee Glendining
🎥 Neurodivergent by Afton Quast Saler
🎥 Defiant Lives directed by Sarah Barton
...are available on-demand at ReelAbilities.org/Stream
Relive ReelAbilities: New York 2025 through our festival and summit recap video 🎉
From powerful films to transformative conversations, watch back the moments that moved us, connected us, and sparked change!
Watch the full recap video ▶️ zurl.co/hF47J
From powerful films to transformative conversations, watch back the moments that moved us, connected us, and sparked change!
Watch the full recap video ▶️ zurl.co/hF47J
September 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Relive ReelAbilities: New York 2025 through our festival and summit recap video 🎉
From powerful films to transformative conversations, watch back the moments that moved us, connected us, and sparked change!
Watch the full recap video ▶️ zurl.co/hF47J
From powerful films to transformative conversations, watch back the moments that moved us, connected us, and sparked change!
Watch the full recap video ▶️ zurl.co/hF47J
Humotech truly enjoyed being part of the #ReelAbilities #Pittsburgh Film Festival this year—such an inspiring celebration of #InclusionThroughFilm.
If you haven’t had the chance to attend yet, be sure to mark your calendar for next year. You won’t want to miss it.
@reelabilities.bsky.social
If you haven’t had the chance to attend yet, be sure to mark your calendar for next year. You won’t want to miss it.
@reelabilities.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Humotech truly enjoyed being part of the #ReelAbilities #Pittsburgh Film Festival this year—such an inspiring celebration of #InclusionThroughFilm.
If you haven’t had the chance to attend yet, be sure to mark your calendar for next year. You won’t want to miss it.
@reelabilities.bsky.social
If you haven’t had the chance to attend yet, be sure to mark your calendar for next year. You won’t want to miss it.
@reelabilities.bsky.social
New screening alert 🎥 LEFT BEHIND will be playing at the MMJCC Manhattan on Oct 16 at 6pm in celebration of #NDEAM!
The film follows a group of determined moms who open New York City’s first public school for dyslexic students.
TICKETS 🎟️ zurl.co/Db2Oz
The film follows a group of determined moms who open New York City’s first public school for dyslexic students.
TICKETS 🎟️ zurl.co/Db2Oz
September 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
New screening alert 🎥 LEFT BEHIND will be playing at the MMJCC Manhattan on Oct 16 at 6pm in celebration of #NDEAM!
The film follows a group of determined moms who open New York City’s first public school for dyslexic students.
TICKETS 🎟️ zurl.co/Db2Oz
The film follows a group of determined moms who open New York City’s first public school for dyslexic students.
TICKETS 🎟️ zurl.co/Db2Oz
We are expanding our team! ReelAbilities is seeking a part-time Program Administrator to support our programs and mission of creating an inclusive and accessible society, both on and off the screen.
Job Description & Application Instructions 💼 zurl.co/ZZ7qz
Job Description & Application Instructions 💼 zurl.co/ZZ7qz
September 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
We are expanding our team! ReelAbilities is seeking a part-time Program Administrator to support our programs and mission of creating an inclusive and accessible society, both on and off the screen.
Job Description & Application Instructions 💼 zurl.co/ZZ7qz
Job Description & Application Instructions 💼 zurl.co/ZZ7qz
We're highlighting red carpet interviews from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2025 🎤 Enjoy this clip of @whereswaldman.bsky.social about the importance of ReelAbilities fostering community in New York. Stay tuned for more red carpet interviews every Friday on our social media!
September 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We're highlighting red carpet interviews from ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York 2025 🎤 Enjoy this clip of @whereswaldman.bsky.social about the importance of ReelAbilities fostering community in New York. Stay tuned for more red carpet interviews every Friday on our social media!
Some words we say. Some we retire.
The Bottom Line? If the R-word is still your idea of an “edgy” punchline in 2025, your comedy’s not bold—it’s basic.
#DISABLED #SayTheWord #ReelAbilities #WordsMatter
@reelabilities.bsky.social
@vulture.com
The Bottom Line? If the R-word is still your idea of an “edgy” punchline in 2025, your comedy’s not bold—it’s basic.
#DISABLED #SayTheWord #ReelAbilities #WordsMatter
@reelabilities.bsky.social
@vulture.com
Director of Engagement @lcarterlong.bsky.social is back with a new blog post on Dis & That!
In "Some Words We Say. Some We Don’t. Here’s Why." Lawrence revisits DISABLED. #SayTheWord 10 years after it went viral.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/kZInE
In "Some Words We Say. Some We Don’t. Here’s Why." Lawrence revisits DISABLED. #SayTheWord 10 years after it went viral.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/kZInE
September 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Some words we say. Some we retire.
The Bottom Line? If the R-word is still your idea of an “edgy” punchline in 2025, your comedy’s not bold—it’s basic.
#DISABLED #SayTheWord #ReelAbilities #WordsMatter
@reelabilities.bsky.social
@vulture.com
The Bottom Line? If the R-word is still your idea of an “edgy” punchline in 2025, your comedy’s not bold—it’s basic.
#DISABLED #SayTheWord #ReelAbilities #WordsMatter
@reelabilities.bsky.social
@vulture.com
Director of Engagement @lcarterlong.bsky.social is back with a new blog post on Dis & That!
In "Some Words We Say. Some We Don’t. Here’s Why." Lawrence revisits DISABLED. #SayTheWord 10 years after it went viral.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/kZInE
In "Some Words We Say. Some We Don’t. Here’s Why." Lawrence revisits DISABLED. #SayTheWord 10 years after it went viral.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/kZInE
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Director of Engagement @lcarterlong.bsky.social is back with a new blog post on Dis & That!
In "Some Words We Say. Some We Don’t. Here’s Why." Lawrence revisits DISABLED. #SayTheWord 10 years after it went viral.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/kZInE
In "Some Words We Say. Some We Don’t. Here’s Why." Lawrence revisits DISABLED. #SayTheWord 10 years after it went viral.
Read on the Dis & That Blog 📰 zurl.co/kZInE
Did you know ReelAbilities offers FREE educational resources? 📓
This #BackToSchool season, check out our Reel Education program. Learn more about Reel Education at reelabilities.org/reeleducation
This #BackToSchool season, check out our Reel Education program. Learn more about Reel Education at reelabilities.org/reeleducation
September 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Did you know ReelAbilities offers FREE educational resources? 📓
This #BackToSchool season, check out our Reel Education program. Learn more about Reel Education at reelabilities.org/reeleducation
This #BackToSchool season, check out our Reel Education program. Learn more about Reel Education at reelabilities.org/reeleducation