ReelAbilities International

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Parent organization of the flagship ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, the premier exhibitor celebrating the lives, stories, and artistic expressions of disability communities worldwide. Find out more at:
ReelAbilities.org

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October's #NDEAM (National Disability Employment Awareness Month) is at full speed!

Amazing conversation at NBCUniversal this week, thanks to Steven Verdile ( The Squeaky Wheel ) and Daisy Friedman, Director of "Unholy," for helping us foster inclusion in the workplace!

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On Blind Americans Equality Day , we’re celebrating our partners at Hear2There (H2T) and the work they’re doing to increase accessibility, making spaces more inclusive for blind and low vision audiences.

Explore their work & experience the H2T app: zurl.co/NevtK
#H2T

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Our hearts are broken by the passing of RJ Mitte, actor, advocate, & a voice for authentic disability representation. We deeply valued and appreciated his support over the years as we extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and all those whose lives he touched.

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Today's Native Americans’ Day is the perfect opportunity to look back to our Reel Talk conversation with Director Jenna Naranjo Winters, following the screening of "Dream, Touch, Believe"

A person in a black outfit beneath a yellow strapped harness steps out onto a railed walk way, holding themselves by each handrail. before them a large white statue of a bucking horse with a rider saddled, holding on. The statue and latter are in an atrium of white paned windows from floor to ceiling. The view is pointed up toward the ceiling and the floor is out of frame. Black text, on the image's white background, above the photo reads "Native Americans' Day" Below the image in an orange box, in white text "WATCH THE Q&A “DREAM, TOUCH, BELIEVE” AT reelabilities.org/reeltalks" Below the orange box, back on the white background is the logo for "REELABILITIES" Black text centered under a top left orange frame bracket and another on the botton right.
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[2/2] As we enter our 19th year and expand our work as a year-round nonprofit, we invite you to be part of this moment and help carry this work forward. Make your gift today and help shape what comes next!

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For nearly two decades, ReelAbilities has brought powerful disability stories to the screen, opened doors for disabled artists, and built a community around authentic, accessible storytelling. [1/2]

[Image Description: a flyer with 3 photos of attendees both with and without physical disabilities. White and orange text on a black background with gold flecked confetti at the top. Title “OUR STORIES (below) REELABILITIES FALL FUNDRAISER (next line)TUE, OCTOBER 27, 5 PM” between 2 Orange-Reelabilities outer frames. LEFT PHOTO: A woman with long dark hair in a black dress and red frame glasses and a red heart necklace, holding an accessory umbrella smiling, talking with other guests. CENTER PHOTO: 2 guests, the left subject is African American with a blue baseball cap alaughs with a laughing Caucasian woman in a blue top. Both are manual wheelchair users. RIGHT PHOTO: Subjects are facing the camera, 4 people with various abilities, ethnicities, some with assistive devices. Below: white text: “MAKE YOUR GIFT TODAY”]
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ReelAbilities is thrilled to partner with the Hamptons International Film Festival on the East Coast premiere of BEING HEUMANN!

Screenings will be held on October 3 at 11:30 AM at East Hampton Regal UA, and on October 9 at 11:15 AM at Guild Hall.

TICKETS 🎟️ zurl.co/oUD2p

Blue graphic with film still from Being Heumann and text "East Coast Premiere: Being Heumann. 10/3, 11:30 AM, EAST HAMPTON UA. 10/9, 11:15 AM, GUILD HALL. Hamptons International Film Festival. October 2-12, 2026."
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TOMORROW! Don't miss A Taste of ReelAbilities: Jamestown 2026 for a free screening of 25 PROSPECT STREET 🎥 🗓️ September 23 🕒 Doors open at 6 PM, film starts at 7 PM 📍 Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY

Poster for A Taste of ReelAbilities: Jamestown 2026 with 3 film stills and text "Free admission! Feature Film: 25 PROSPECT STREET. Join us for a look at the sparkle and struggles of The Prospector - a non-profit movie theater with a mission of providing meaningful employment for people with disabilities. September 23, 2026. Doors open at 6:00 PM. Film starts at 7:00 PM. Reg Lenna Center for the Arts. 116 East 3rd Street, Jamestown, New York"
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Join us on Tuesday, Sept 22 at 7:45pm for a preview screening of TAKE ME HOME!

Followed by a conversation with:
- Nisha Agarwal, NYC MOPD
- Liz Sargent, Writer/Director
- Allison Kleinman, Future Centered Care
- Dr. Young She Bae, CIDA
- Lydia Storie, Caring Across Generations

🎟️ zurl.co/va47v

Film stills from Take Me Home of two women sitting on a bench with logos for Caring Across Generations, ReelAbilities, Willa, and 1 Million Care Conversations above. Text reads “Take Me Home Preview Screening. Tues, Sept 22, 7:45 PM. Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan (L2 Auditorium). Screening followed by a panel discussion.”Headshots for the following panels are in circle frames: Lydia Storie (Caring Across Generations), Allison Kleinman (Future Centered Care), Liz Sargent (writer/director/producer), Dr. Young She Bae (CIDA), and Nisha Agarwal (NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities).
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Join SVA's Disability & Visibility event on September 24 at 7:30 PM at SVA Theatre!

This screening and Q&A of TAKE ME HOME and the world premiere of documentary NO PINNACLE WITHOUT THE MIRACULOUS is a part of SVA's FREE annual film festival, After School Special.

Learn more 🎥 zurl.co/Jng9n

Film still from No Pinnacle Without The Miraculous of a woman using a wheelchair on a fashion show runway.
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ReelAbilities will be at Climate Film Festival with session "DISABILITY, CLIMATE, AND THE STORIES WE STILL AREN'T TELLING"

Join us this Saturday, September 19 for this screening of short film IRON LUNG and discussion at Regal Essex Crossing.

REGISTER 🎥 luma.com/amp3joxe

Purple graphic with logos for Climate Film Fest and ReelAbilities, headshots for Ayo, Marianne, Ariana, and Sarah, and text "DISABILITY, CLIMATE, AND THE STORIES WE STILL AREN'T TELLING. Saturday, September 19, 1:00 PM. Regal Essex Crossing."
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