Day Al-Mohamed

Day Al-Mohamed (born 1974-1975,[1] sometimes written De Al-Mohamed) is a lobbyist, writer and filmmaker. She is visually impaired and uses a guide dog to navigate.[1]

Day Al-Mohamed
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
WebsiteDayAlMohamed.com

Early life and education

Al-Mohamed grew up in Bahrain and moved to the United States to attend college.[1] She became blind as the result of a brain injury in 1995, while she was studying social work at the University of Missouri.[1] She fenced at a college level with foil, placing third in the 1997 state fencing championship.[2] After finishing her undergraduate degree, she continued at the University of Missouri as a law student.[1]

Lobbying career

As of 2020, Al-Mohamed works for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration under the US Department of Labor.[3] One of her major projects with the department has been the Add Us In initiative to increase the employment of disabled individuals through work with small business associations.[3] She also serves in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary and the Montgomery County Commission on People with Disabilities.[3]

In the past, Al-Mohamed worked with the American Psychological Association and the American Council of the Blind.[3]

Writing and filmmaking

Al-Mohamed is a founding member of FWD-Doc,[3] a non-profit organization which supports disabled filmmakers and entertainment industry workers. Other co-founders include Jim LeBrecht, Alysa Nahmias and Lindsey Dryden.

She directed a Civil War documentary The Invalid Corps, about the contributions of disabled veterans.[3][4] The Invalid Corps was accepted to the American Presidents Film and Literary Festival in 2019.[5] She's also written the young adult novel Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn and short stories in various magazines.[3] Since 2007, she has hosted the Day in Washington podcast about disability policy.[6]

References
  1. Soloyvoya, Yulia (March 10, 2002). "She's defying definitions". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 141, 144. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  2. McCann, Tom (October 5, 1997). "Doing it all despite disability". The Kansas City Star. pp. 33, 34. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. "Day Al-Mohamed". Ability Magazine. October 2020. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  4. "Team 1". FWD-DOC: Documentary Filmmakers With Disabilities. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
  5. "Short film on Civil War accepted to festival". News Herald. 2019-07-25. pp. A2. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  6. "About – Day in Washington". Retrieved 2023-07-12.
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