Excited for all the people who have tried to heal my cerebral palsy over the years to find out they're not getting raptured tomorrow.
David Radcliff
@dradcliff.bsky.social
Emmy-nominated WGA Writer (THE ROOKIE, TRACKER, WAFFLES+MOCHI), Educator, Speaker, Grant Writer, Speech Writer, Wheelchair User
Sharing here tonight for no particular reason that disability, like race or gender, is not a costume for an actor to wear, especially when opportunities for actual disabled talent are so rare — and in a culture that mindbogglingly links employment to health insurance
Just to be clear, Colbert was number one in the ratings and a talk show is about the cheapest thing you can put on television. It’s a game show without prizes. Oh and Trump hates to be laughed at.
When I met Ryan Coogler several years ago, we were standing in a group of people chatting, when a woman with visible hearing aids walked up, and he casually began to sign the whole conversation so she could participate. She mouthed “thank you”. He nodded and just kept doing his thing.
The Hollywood Reporter@thr.com · last yr.‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version
I went on the AT THIS TIME podcast re hiring practices/talent recruitment. Talked about disability in the workplace, COVID, A.I., TV. 15 minutes. Hopefully you'll come away thinking a bit differently about the culture in your office. Share w a friend! rb.gy/p5g354 #Disability #TalentRecruitment
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Podcast · edesobe · Recruiting is like running a marathon where the route keeps changing, the finish line moves, and someone tells you halfway through, “Actually, we’ve decided it’s a pie eating conte...
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An orange man. Age seventy-eight. He’s kind of doddery — but has a lot to say. Wants Big Macs and some fries, on his next birthday. Plus, some tanks and some soldiers. Keep protesters away. But isn’t it despotic? Don’t you think? #Despotic (1/6)
Gavin Newsom has demanded that President Trump withdraw National Guard from Los Angeles or risk becoming a guest on Newsom’s bipartisan podcast
It's 2012. The 1st Black POTUS has accepted a $400 million luxury jet from an Arab country. His Sec of Defense, previously an MSNBC host who drank to excess & who had already texted military ops in an insecure channel, promises no security concerns. The GOP is surely unbothered. #politics
one lesson the Trump folks have learned is that the media will almost never say someone is “corrupt” or did something “illegal” — they’ll only ever say that questions have been raised. which means that it makes more sense to do something blatantly illegal than to stop halfway
If someone in power made the pitying assessment that #RFKJr "could never"/"will never"/"should never" give public addresses bc his condition makes his voice unpleasant to listen to, I'm sure he would quickly recognize the dangers of making sweeping generalizations re: capability & disability
TFW when US politicians mention the importance of "the dignity of work" while doing nothing to integrate more disabled people into the workplace & instead keeping them at poverty levels if they want to maintain healthcare. Everything you need to know about our perceived cultural/political value.
Sitting in my jacuzzi and noticed that a video editor and an actress are planning an independent short film shoot using the same app Pete Hegseth and JD use to plan bombing of Yemen It’s a really handy multipurpose tool #Signal
Just learned #Oscars nom cinematographer Ed Lachman is a wheelchair user. Nom tonight for MARIA and in 2023 for EL CONDE Amazing to learn, bc cinematography is an area of film I've always felt esp intimidated by, as a wheelchair user. Carrying heavy equipment? Not for me.
Please share, help, and call your Attorney General. Disability rights are on the chopping block now, and disability will touch your life in the future if it doesn’t already #Disability
As POTUS frames a deadly air crash on hiring people w disabilities, I hope someone reminds him his 4-term predecessor FDR pulled the US out of economic despair, won a global war, expanded the SEC & FDIC to help regular folks, & birthed Social Security. From a wheelchair.
We're finally dismantling the federal government! Sure hope it doesn't serve essential functions that I've taken for granted my whole life
Please be aware POTUS has launched a federal spending freeze that impacts Meals on Wheels, veterans homeless benefits, Head Start, addiction services, supports for disabled people, & Medicaid spending nationwide -- a program that gives 72 million Americans healthcare.
Setting quotas of arrests per day. You know what happens when you have a quota to meet? Scoop them up and let the court sort it out. They will be grabbing anyone they can. No proof of citizenship on your person? Too bad. That’s an arrest. Look “illegal?” Explain it to the court someday.
Gonna be extra important that you support disabled people in the years ahead. To be super-blunt about it, one way to do that is to pay us for our skills & provide health insurance Life is more expensive for us & paradoxically, reliable pay is harder to come by, irrespective of education/resume
Exasperatingly frequently necessary reminder that the weaponization of ableism and fatphobia and homophobia and transphobia against your political enemies still works to NORMALIZE those things, thus SYSTEMICALLY HARMING your supposed allies.
Donald Trump being flanked by “Tim Apple,” Mark Facebook, and Elon X during his inauguration speech must give pause to all of those voters who were so concerned about Kamala’s ties to Big Tech. I’m sure this group will look out for the interests of the middle class.
The Presidential administration seeking to introduce the Department of Government Efficiency, to uphold “law and order,” and to invest in a spirit of enduring American dominance held its inauguration of a convicted felon 20 minutes late and indoors because it is cold outside.
SEPTEMBER 5 is a great film that I had missed seeing while it was in theaters. Well-acted and subtle and intense, and, without feeling exploitative, it brings forward a lot of moments of moral complexity around the responsibility of news coverage in moments of uncertainty and tragedy
I wasn’t a TikTok user but I know several disabled ppl for whom that platform was a gateway to economic opportunity. I am sad for them as this lifeline is eroded. Here’s a good article on the subject www.rollingstone.com/culture-coun...
The Creator Economy: Democratizing Access to Employment for Disabled People
For many Disabled people, traditional employment opportunities can be limited due to physical, communication, attitudinal and social barriers.
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