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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

Where did TV & screenwriters get the idea that a grown woman in a full face of makeup would ever, under any circumstances, leave a stressful situation to walk into a public restroom and heave handfuls of water into her face

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@jameyjean

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I was able to do a full picket shift because I recently got a new, full-suspension wheelchair that is super comfy and supportive. And how did I get this chair? WGA Health Insurance! ✊🏻 #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

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@jameyjean

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Finally figured out how to carry a picket sign 😉 #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

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@jameyjean

1 year

Why am I striking, you ask? #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

If I’m being honest… I’m terrified of the strike ending I wasn’t one of the lucky ones working when we struck & almost all my time in the WGA till now was virtual I’ve met so many people & been so encouraged Now I’m scared I’ll go back to being out of work & all alone :(

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

YES hahaha

T-LION

@teyhy1

2 years

@jameyjean I remember watching an episode of Ally Mcbeal (I'm old I know) when I was a kid & she went into the bathroom poured water on her hands then let it fall, when someone asked what she was doing she answered that she was stressed but couldn't wash her face cuz of her foundation

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

9 months

@notcapnamerica She also had that same brother killed later to clean up loose ends

Lori Vallow Daybell's Brother Alex Cox Told Wife, 'I Think I Am Their Fall Guy' the Night Before He...

The night before Lori Vallow Daybell's brother Alex Cox died, his new wife had a feeling that her husband of less than two weeks was keeping something from her, she testified during Lori's ongoing...

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

It’s over. Two years of development earned me good money, WGA healthcare, and tons of connections. But my dream show—a love letter to my disabled community—will never make it to your TV screen. Ouchie. 💔

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

This is a noble sentiment, but it bears remembering that many wonderful writers, especially ones from marginalized backgrounds, haven’t been able to picket because they had to get day jobs to survive/they’re caring for kids or elders/they’re immune-compromised, etc #WGAStrong

Stephen Nolly

@skndeep

8 months

As the #WGA negotiations look promising and details like room size are negotiated, I would urge writers to look at the diversity in the picket line vs diversity in the room. And when it comes time to build your team, hire writers that #walkthewalk .

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

9 months

Pre-strike, I was waiting patiently for a call from a powerful mentor who’d promised to consider me for an upcoming room I’d be perfect for. Found out by accident on the picket line that the room got fully staffed before the strike. Mentors: Why do you do this? 💔

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

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I sold an “unsellable” script at a time when the industry line was “no one’s buying anything” I got staffed at a time when the industry line was “there are no jobs” I work in an industry whose line sometimes feels like “no Disabled people” Ignore the headlines and write

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@jameyjean

10 months

WGA SAG-AFTRA 🤝 COOL WHEELCHAIRS

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

28 days

HERE WE FREAKING GO AGAIN I’m stuck in the Richmond VA Airport, where I have flown for the @NWBA ’s National Championships WITHOUT EITHER OF THE WHEELCHAIRS I BOARDED WITH IN LOS ANGELES @AmericanAir how did you lose ALL my mobility for the weekend????? #FlyingWhileDisabled

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

For every one “auteur” tv showrunner who wants to do it all by himself (and it is almost certainly a man), there are 25 others BEGGING for more staff because their workload is crushing them #MinimumRoomSizeMatters #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

7 months

HUGE standing ovation for @DrewFromTV at the Palladium 🙏🏻 #WGAStrong

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@jameyjean

1 year

#CovertAffairs was the show that got me through getting paralyzed @ChrisGorham was the actor who played the character who was most instrumental in that So meeting him on the picket line @ Fox this morning… Well just look at my face lol #WGAStrong #WGAStrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

My 2nd favorite chair #DisabilityWrites #LeverageRedemption

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

Hey #Deaf writers, actors, union members & #ASL enthusiasts: My dear friend, an ASL interpreter who went to #Gallaudet , will be at WB in Burbank tomorrow (5/5) until noon to facilitate communication for any Deaf folks who want to picket Please RT! #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

Showrunners: Even if you don’t (yet!) have a #disabled #TVwriter on your staff, why not make sure your writers’ room is #accessible anyway? Sort of an “if you build it, we will come” type of deal :)

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

@lucksuray @ass_beaters Dress for the slide, not the ride

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

Please please please please please please please please DON’T compromise on minimum room size, @WGAWest and our Negotiating Committee. It’s THE crucial proposal for every lower-level, diverse writer I’ve spoken with. #MinimumRoomSizeMatters

WGA’s Minimum Staffing Demands Were A Key Sticking Point In Failed Contract Talks, But It Wouldn’t...

Hollywood studios have called the Writers Guild’s minimum staffing demands a non-starter, but it wouldn’t be the first guild to require that in its contract.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

A depressingly big part of my work as the vice chair of @WGAWest ’s Disabled Writers Committee is simply reminding other writers, even those from other historically marginalized groups, that we, y’know, exist #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

I love that I’m seeing so much Disability rep in photos & press coverage of the #WGAStrike I don’t love that we’re being covered at a rate vastly higher than we’re being hired at We’re 25% of the population & less than 2% of WGA writers Don’t just take our picture Hire us

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

It’s so…interesting…how all of a sudden the studios are telling their “head writers” they still have to come to work for all the non-writing stuff they do. But if they’re just “head writers” and not “showrunners” why, pray tell, do they have ANY non-writing duties? #WGAStrong

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

FYI this is what a TV writer looks like. Share yours below! #thisiswhatatvwriterlookslike #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

@JaceSerrano I like to frame it as you getting to KEEP the 50% of your screenplay that isn’t just grown women splashing water into their fully made-up faces!

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

A #disabled #TVwriter friend just had to buy a second wheelchair, to leave at the bottom of the steps that lead to their 2nd floor office in a building with no elevator. But I’m sure that has nothing to do with why disabled people are 26% of the population & 1.6% of TV writers.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

7 months

I couldn’t understand how so many people were fine just sending their entire unchangeable DNA to a private company Those people didn’t understand why I was concerned This is why I was concerned

Matt Johansen

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🚨BREAKING: Genetics firm 23andMe confirms user data theft in a credential stuffing attack. The hackers released 1 million lines of data targeting Ashkenazi Jews.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

9 months

It’s also a dog whistle to *some people* in this town who HATE how many writers from historically marginalized communities have made gains in the last decade. They know staffing minimums make it more likely that BIPOC/LGBTQ+/Disabled writers get a voice in Hollywood. #WGAStrong

John Rogers

@jonrog1

9 months

Ask yourself, of all the proposals, why is *this* one brought up in every single one of these leaked articles? Every time. Not AVOD, not Schedule A, not the feature proposals. Nope, this one and streaming residuals.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

@UGuysImSerious @KDonhoops So there are some workers on THE BIGGEST STREAMING SHOW IN THE LAST 5 YEARS who don’t deserve to make enough to live in the town where the job is, and that’s fine with you because “details”?

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

ACCESSIBLE PICKET PARTY hosted by @inevitablefdn on Monday 5/8/23! For #Disabled writers and non-disabled allies! Go here to request access needs and RSVP: #WGAstrong #WGAstrike #DisabilityPride #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

More Frakes-mania with @jonathansfrakes ! (And if you really look hard, you’ll catch a glimpse of the great @jonrog1 too) #LeverageRedemption #Riker #trekkies

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

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@seaweedanxiety @ReallyNotOwen5 I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this but…cavities are just another symptom of MCAS/queerness/being a Virgo

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@jameyjean

2 months

Hello from the set of #LeverageRedemption ! With co-creator @jonrog1 , star @ChristianKane01 and director @jonathansfrakes !

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

28 days

UPDATE: Got both chairs in what appears to be working order Hard to consider it a victory when I spent my whole evening sitting in a wheelchair I couldn’t even push myself in at the airport And there is absolutely nothing stopping them from doing it to me again Sunday

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

Yes AND not all people who couldn’t picket are Disabled. In fact, we have been out on the line a ton! I hate that I feel the need to point this out, because I don’t want potential bosses thinking “If they can’t even picket, how can they work in a writers’ room??” 😑 #WGAStrong

Stacey Russell (she/her)

@staceycrussell

8 months

Friends there were a LOT of people who couldn’t picket due to a number of reasons. It does not mean they didn’t support the strikes or don’t deserve the same consideration. Let’s not leave our disabled writers out of the equation.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

9 months

@DreGhost___ @crazyclipsonly I ride in the bike lane when I’m out on a workout. It’s more level than the sidewalk and I’m going much closer to the speed of a bike than a walking person (~8 min/mile). And if you block a curb cut, I *have to* ride in the street.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

The script that didn’t get me into Writers On The Verge got me the pitch meeting where I sold my first show…to NBC. 🙃 Don’t let a fellowship rejection get you down! It means literally nothing about who you are, how good your script is or what your career prospects will be.

Joseph Mwamba

@JoeMightLikeTV

1 month

For those who got rejections today, my “losing” script made me a Disney Writing Fellowship Finalist, got me multiple generals, & has been liked by showrunners. Normal to feel disappointed, but they not seeing your value is on them. Keep getting better. Your wins are coming.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

28 days

“Don’t worry, we almost always find missing luggage within three days!!!!” IT’S NOT LUGGAGE IT’S MY LEGS THREE DAYS IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE WITHOUT MY LEGS 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

In my new position as vice chair of the WGA's Disabled Writers Committee, I am now privy to some of the worst stories of on-set/writers' room #ableism . It turns out, it's not always an oversight or an accident that we don't get hired. Sometimes powerful people actively hate us.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

Went to a Strike Authorization Vote meeting tonight and you guys: I haven’t been this hopeful about the future of this industry in a long time and I’ve NEVER been more proud to be a union member with @WGAWest That’s why #ImVotingYes on the #SAV #WGAStrong

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

9 months

Friends! We’ve got another Disability-themed special picket planned on August 31st @ Disney! And this time, the actors are getting in on it! #WGAStrong #WGAStrike #SAGAFTRAStrong #SAGAFTRAStrike #DisabilityWrites #RampingUp

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

@BrooseMiller Oh. Um. Were you…wearing a full face of makeup?

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

I sold an ensemble drama featuring four (4!) Disabled leads. I was told the network loved it because “we’ve never seen anything like this!” When they passed, the reason I was given was—you guessed it—“we’ve never seen anything like this.”

Ryan knighton

@ryanknighton

1 year

TV development memory. Executive: unfortunately we already have a show about a disabled character. Me: cool, but featuring a disabled character doesn't mean the story is about their disability. Executive: but we already have a show about a disabled character

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

There’s a Disabled writer 🙌🏻😭✊🏻

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

10 months

@jonrog1 The podcast Behind the Bastards by @IwriteOK did a deep-dive episode on why this is all the fault of Jack Welch (may he rot in hell). So worth a listen!

‎Behind the Bastards: Part One: Jack Welch Is Why You Got Laid Off on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Behind the Bastards, Ep Part One: Jack Welch Is Why You Got Laid Off - May 9, 2023

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

15 days

Disability is a culture. It is a community. It is an identity. It is a normal part of human diversity. It is not a problem to be fixed.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

What was in the box? A wheelchair! Admittedly this is pretty anti-climactic for those hoping for #LeverageRedemption spoilers. 😬 But it’s super duper important not just for me, but for all Disabled people in this industry, and for our allies everywhere. Let me explain:

Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

#LeverageRedemption #whatsinthebox 😈

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

10 months

Ran across this sign completely by chance this morning at WB and I’m just sayin… #WGAStrong #WGAStrike #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

11 months

Jamey P & Lindsey D! #WGAStrong #TeamsterStrong

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

Total pinch me moment watching audition tape of actors portraying characters I created and saying lines I wrote for a real episode of an actual TV show that will begin shooting Monday! #LeverageRedemption #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

9 months

Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. Minimum room size. #WGAStrong #WGAStrike #MinimumRoomSizeMatters

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

I find it tiresome when SRs contact the Disabled Writers Committee looking for “only mid- or upper-level” disabled writers Well…have you ever hired any disabled assistants or staff writers? Or do you think ML & UL disabled writers are birthed whole from Zeus’s head like Athena?

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

@BlowUsPOTUS @law_nole99 @EllenYChang This is a scene from the (wonderful) 1993 film THE JOY LUCK CLUB. The man pictured is trying to be helpful by drenching the entire shared entree—not just the portion on his own plate—with soy sauce. So the issue here isn’t the sauce, it’s his misguided attempt to be “helpful.” 😆

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

Last week I covered set for my episode of #LeverageRedemption : - At the stages - At an outdoor plant nursery - At an office tower - At a bar - At an old cemetery All without the use of my legs! Turns out you DON’T need to be able to walk to make killer TV. #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

11 months

All the cool kids are #Disabled #WGAStrong #WGAStrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

28 days

The American luggage people are all: - “don’t stress, just be patient!” 🥰 - “don’t worry, we can rent you a chair, no problemo!” 🤡🤡 - “I’m sure they removed your chair from the plane to make room for more bags, after all we can’t be leaving bags behind!!!” 🚮🚮🚮

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

3 months

@maestro9977 @kattenbarge @katiek92681073 The author of the article says, “I still don’t believe that what happened to me could happen to anyone, but I’m starting to realize that I’m not uniquely fallible.” So even she doesn’t believe that EVERYONE on earth is vulnerable.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

Just got off the phone with my agent at @buchwaldtalent They sent coffee to several locations today & will be out on the line with us tomorrow! I’m told there is “no budget” for this ie they will spend whatever they need to make sure writers are supported #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

The commitment required to stand out there all alone is inspiring. Keep up the good fight, Kim! We see you. #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

Kim Steele

@heykimsteele

1 year

Got lots of support for my solo picketing adventure at Warner Bros in Atlanta today! Thumbs up, honks and smiles from people coming in and out of the studio. @Reuters and @Atlanta_Police stopped to chat and wish writers luck! #InSolidarity #wgastrong #prewga @WGAEast @WGAWest

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

@charfang @keithboykin “We need to ignore the culture of fame” *buys $8 checkmark so you get more attention than other people*

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

25 days

My #WheelchairBasketball team, The @LAClippers Chairmen, just won the National Championship! Yes I’m the only girl on the traveling team. No big deal or anything. 💁🏼‍♀️ Thank you for a great tournament @NWBA !

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

6 months

Yuck. Billy, this is a really bad look. She’s not asking for anything free. Adding alt text costs nothing except ~2 mins of your time. That’s it. Attacking her & acting like she’s a drain on society & you personally is pretty awful. Btw Happy Disability Awareness Month! 😏

BillyWayneDavis

@BillyWayneDavis

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No. Buy a ticket, its the only way we make any money. Its beyond frustrating that we give all our shit out for free now and people still complain.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

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And finally… I know for a fact that my boss, John Rogers, will HATE that I am giving him public credit for this. He didn’t do it to be recognized or praised. He did it because I needed it and he needed me. Because I am disabled & ALSO a kickass writer. 😈

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

On set prepping with the director of my episode, the one & only: @jonathansfrakes ! #LeverageRedemption #S3 #trekkies

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@jameyjean

10 months

@DEADLINE

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

The gorgeous and talented Margo Gignac!👩🏻‍🦽‍➡️ Playing a character written by me!👩🏼‍🦽‍➡️ #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityWrites #LeverageRedemption

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

11 months

Please join the @WGAWest ’s Disabled Writers Committee on the afternoon of June 14th @ Sony! #WGAStrong #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

#LetsRoll ! #WGAStrong #WGAStrike

J.W. Hendricks

@JW_Hendricks

1 year

WGA Strike folks: I've put together a digital gallery (which I'll continue updating) of my photos at the picket lines. Feel free to look through and download any that you're in. If you post, I'd really appreciate if you could tag me. #WGAStrong #WGAStrike

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@jameyjean

5 months

Drop the most iconic pic of you!

Tilly Bridges (she/her)

@TillyBridges

5 months

drop the most iconic pic of you

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@jameyjean

1 year

Congrats, AMPTP! You successfully put so many of us out of work—or paid us so much less than you paid yourselves—that ALMOST EVERY WRITER in the Guild has more to lose by not striking than by striking #WGAStrong #SAV

Writers Guild of America West

@WGAWest

1 year

WGA members have authorized a strike by 97.85%. Writers are ready for a deal from the studios that allows writers to share in the success of the content they create and build a stable life. #WGAStrong

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@jameyjean

1 year

Last night, at the @WGAWest ’s Strike Authorization Vote meeting, we heard from a lot of OG writers One shared that what he was paid as a Story Editor in the 80s is the same amount that showrunners are being paid now That’s why #ImVotingYes on the #SAV #WGAStrong

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

Oh and did I mention that one of those characters I created is in a wheelchair? And so is the talented actress who will be portraying her? #DisabilityWrites #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #LeverageRedemption

Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 months

Total pinch me moment watching audition tape of actors portraying characters I created and saying lines I wrote for a real episode of an actual TV show that will begin shooting Monday! #LeverageRedemption #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

10 months

We rescued this very good boy 2.5 years ago. He was already 14 & had a ton of health issues. We knew he was unlikely to be adopted by someone else & we fell in love. We held him as he said goodbye tonight. Losing him was always in the cards, but man it HURTS.

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@jameyjean

8 months

@CoreyDeshon No BIPOC, no LGBTQ, no cripples

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@jameyjean

1 year

@LouisPeitzman I would 100000% prefer to be ghosted. At least then I could pretend the person just died or something, instead of having taken a cool, emotionless survey of their life and decided I was such a problem I had to be deleted immediately.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

@wtflanksteak @Jagenau I wanna see the look on his face when I show up in my wheelchair with my big hands and atrophied ankles 😆

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

Hey #Deaf or #HoH writers, actors, directors, Teamsters, crew etc! My friend is a professional #ASL interpreter & offering her services for free in a show of solidarity. Please reach out to me here or her on IG if you’d like her help! #WGAstrong #WGAstrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

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Guys I know I’m QTing myself here but do you even have any idea how much it would’ve meant to newly-paraplegic Jamey if she’d seen a tweet like this?? I hope there’s someone out there reading this now who gets the hope & encouragement it would’ve given her ❤️ #DisabilityWrites

Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

Last week I covered set for my episode of #LeverageRedemption : - At the stages - At an outdoor plant nursery - At an office tower - At a bar - At an old cemetery All without the use of my legs! Turns out you DON’T need to be able to walk to make killer TV. #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

7 months

@stevendeknight As someone who is good friends with the “head writers” who just got fired off this Disney+ version, I really appreciate how kind you have been about this. People on here seem to want you to gloat, but you haven’t given them the pleasure. That’s made me an even bigger fan of you🙏🏻

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

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I just want you all to know that I have gotten so much better at parallel parking since I’ve been paralyzed and I legit believe it’s because I’m essentially a lil car now

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

So YOU, @DrewBarrymore , want to provide what WE WRITERS usually provide. But since WE WRITERS are on strike, you’re going to go ahead and do our jobs YOURSELF. Scab say what? #WGAStrong #WGAStrike

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

@RichardHStevens Haha true but they’re usually washing their faces, because what splashing a bunch of water into your face is really good at is removing makeup

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

Reader…I could’ve cried. An accommodation! That I didn’t even have to ask for! Because an ally asked first! And when the Showrunner says “We’re shipping a wheelchair to the production office,” the production office says, “Yes sir!” So that’s what we did.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

This accommodation was a small expense for a TV show. It didn’t disrupt anything or anyone. It didn’t slow anything or anyone down. Nobody on set was even aware it had been done for me. And the conversation started not with me but with someone with the power to ACT.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

Even more amazing was his response to what I told him: “Wow, that sucks. Would it ease your mind if production shipped one of your spare chairs to NOLA ahead of time? That way you’d KNOW you had a functioning chair there regardless of what happens on the flight.”

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

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But it was a huge load off my mind to know that, even if they did, I’d be okay. I’d be able to cover set. To do my job. The DREAM JOB that I fought like hell to get. #DisabilityWrites

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

@TheSqkyWheel

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

At 25% of the US population & LESS THAN 1% of writers, Disabled people are THE most underrepresented historically marginalized group in the Guild To get to parity just in TV writing, we’d need like a dozen seasons of ALL SRs ONLY hiring Disabled writers. Which is, well—lol

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

7 months

It’s 2023 and our best message for #DisabilityAwarenessMonth is still reassuring people we are human beings? My hot take: We don’t need non-disabled people to be more aware of our disabilities. We need them to be more aware of their #ableism .

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

Lol

mary kate

@marykatecarr_

1 year

With the WGA voting to authorize a strike, writers around Twitter have been explaining exactly why a new contract is so necessary. Hearing from some of those writers really helped me understand the state of TV today:

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

5 months

If the ADA was gutted, my day to day life would be massively impacted I rely on its protections to ensure I can have a social, work & civic life Disabled people are not “scammers” for enforcing a 30+ year old civil rights law We NEED the ADA #SaveTheADA #DisabilityRights

Eric Michael Garcia

@EricMGarcia

5 months

One story that fell under the radar this week but is super important: The Supreme Court preserved the Americans with Disabilities Act while also outlining how it will get the ADA in the future. Here's a Thread: 1/

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

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About to go on court at the @LAClippers playoff game vs Dallas! #wheelchairbasketball #nationalchamps #LAClippersChairmen

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

2 years

@Ingetal I actually think there’s a tipping point, where your attractiveness can move from being an asset to a liability. An unusually handsome or beautiful writer gets the side-eye. Like, “there’s no way someone that hot can write.”

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 month

The airline thankfully did not wreck my gorgeous full-suspension everyday wheelchair that I got through @WGAWest health insurance and which took me through 5 months of picketing. THIS time.

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

I’m not even talking about advocating for accessibility, or encouraging people to hire us I literally spend so much time just being like, “Hey there! Noticed you left Disabled folks off that list/speech/candidate statement! Would love it if you remembered we are writers too!”

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

1 year

“Writer? I Barely Pay ‘Er!” 😂😂😂

Jonterri Gadson

@JaytotheTee

1 year

A visit from the baddest bitch @LindsayD399 at Amazon today #WGAStrike #WGAStrong #Teamsters

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

@jameyjean

8 months

Nobody wants to do this again in 3 years! #WGAStrong #WGAStrike

David Slack

@slack2thefuture

8 months

We all hope there’s a deal today, but if not… that means the things our negotiators are holding out for are *important*. Things that could affect writers’ lives and careers in the near term and for decades to come. We’ve put 144 days into this. Let’s end it right. #WGAStrong .

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Jamey Perry (she/her)

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@jonrog1 🥹

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