James LeBrecht

@JimLeBrecht

Filmmaker and Disabled Civil Rights activist. Co-Directed the Oscar nominated documentary Crip Camp with @NicoleNewnham. FWD-Doc.org co-founder.

Oakland, CA Joined May 2009

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James LeBrecht @JimLeBrecht Nov 4, 2025

@RealDianeYap says about the effect of the cuts #SNAP "Some people are disabled and can’t work. Absolutely none of these people are my problem and I resent any implication that they should be.”

I can't imagine how you can think that there is any justification for your words.

James LeBrecht @JimLeBrecht Mar 25, 2025

Don’t require people to work if you’re not gonna give them the support that they need to do so. Go after the people that might be gaming the system, put money into that. Make sure that people that cannot work have the ability to live above the poverty line.

Matilda Davies @matildakdavies Mar 24, 2025

There's been lots of talk recently about getting disabled/long-term sick people back into the workforce, but very little about the 60,000 disabled people waiting for support to do just that

Here's what's going on with the Access to Work scheme 🧵👇

thetimes.com/uk/society/art…
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James LeBrecht @JimLeBrecht Mar 25, 2025

Tonight on PBS or streaming on their website. The ADA and all of its benefits only happened because of some very hard work buy some remarkable people. Meet some of them tonight.

Those curb cuts did not appear by magic. #disabled

The Ride Ahead @TheRideAhead Mar 24, 2025

We can't wait to watch CHANGE, NOT CHARITY on @PBS tomorrow! Directed by #TheRideAhead executive producer @JimLeBrecht, this documentary follows the Disability Rights Movement leading to the ADA. Tune in at 9pm ET or stream on YouTube or the PBS app.
pbs.org/wgbh/americane…
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James LeBrecht @JimLeBrecht Mar 25, 2025

Tonight on PBS

pbs.org/wgbh/americane…

Change Not Charity: The Americans With Disabilities Act.

#ADA #Disability #HistoryMatters #DisabilityRights #Bipartisan #GeorgeHerbertWalkerBush #JudyHeumann #ADAPT #GallaudetUniversity #CapitolCrawl #AmericanExperience @PBS

www.pbs.org American Experience | PBS Watch full films from TV's most-watched history series.

James LeBrecht @JimLeBrecht Mar 16, 2025

The attacks on social benefits for the #Disabled in the UK are horrific. I love this post and thread. THIS is how #Ableist people think we should live. #TheyWantUsDead #NotDeadYet This is a warning sign for us in the #USA #AbleistCanSuckMyWheelchairTires #Disability