Michael McNeely is the first deaf-blind student to graduate from Osgoode Hall Law School.

He has taught advocacy skills at the Canadian Helen Keller Centre, delivered lectures on accommodations and accessibility to numerous post-secondary institutions, is working on documentaries on deaf-blind advocates, is an accredited and published film critic, and is an accessibility advocate who works with those in the film, theatre and transportation industries to help improve their accessibility practices.

Michael has served on the board of directors for Sensity, was a member of Toronto’s Accessibility Advisory Committee and served on ReelAbilities Film Festival’s marketing team. He is also a former high school teacher.

He currently works for the Canadian Department of Justice as a lawyer.

Cinders (they/them) is an AuDHD, trans person of color who is a scientist by training. They love movies from a smorgasbord of genres as evidenced by their chaotic, ever changing favorite movie list. In their spare time, Cinders loves learning (yes, about basically anything), trying new foods, and a good board game.