Putting the 'cool' in disability culture with Day Al-Mohamed

 

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What is disability culture? Qudsiya is joined in conversation by author, filmmaker, and policy expert Day Al-Mohamed. They talk about Day's approach to transforming social and cultural attitudes about disability. Day sees this as a central tool that goes hand-in-hand with advancing policies that ensure rights and legal protections for disabled people. Day wants people to see disability culture as cool -- and Qudsiya thinks that’s a worthy objective too.

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About the guest:

Day Al Mohamed, a young woman with medium brown skin and dark hair, lays on her front holding a camera and pointing it at her subject. Her guide dog Gamma, a black lab, sits beside her.

Day Al-Mohamed

Day Al-Mohamed is an author, filmmaker, and disability policy expert with over 15 years of experience. A Senior Policy Advisor with the Federal government, she is a proven leader in organizational transformation, legislation and regulation development/analysis, and innovative program design. 

Ms. Al-Mohamed has written two novels, as well as multiple short stories and articles. She is a regular host on Idobi Radio’s Geek Girl Riot with an audience of 80,000+ listeners and a Founding Member of FWD-Doc (Documentary Filmmakers with Disabilities). Al-Mohamed lives in Washington DC with her wife, N.R. Brown and guide dog, Gamma.


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