PRESS RELEASE

One-in-a-Billion Documentary DANI’S TWINS to Premiere at Mountainfilm Festival

May 12, 2022--The award-winning team behind DANI’S TWINS, a new short film documenting the rare and risky twin pregnancy of a quadriplegic woman, announced today the film’s world premiere at Mountainfilm Festival on May 26, 2022. more>>

ARTICLE

Interview with Dani Izzie, Star of "Dani's Twins"

May 5, 2022--To celebrate Mother’s Day, RespectAbility Communications Apprentice Madison Essig spoke with Dani Izzie, advocate, activist and mother with a disability. Schirmer’s journey to motherhood is the subject of the upcoming documentary film Dani’s Twins. more>>

Update

DANI'S TWINS Hires Sam Ewing for Documentary Score

Oct. 7, 2021—Dani's Twins is pleased to announce the addition of composer Sam Ewing to the team. Sam's work includes the Emmy-winning music for the series Da Vinci’s Demons and composition for Netflix’s Black Mirror and Amazon’s Ghost Recon: War Within the Cartel. more>> 

Podcast

A Conversation with Dani Izzie About Disability and Access to Sex

Sept 2021—Dani Izzie is the subject of the documentary Dani's Twins. The film is in post-production and Dani is fielding my questions on disability, sex and ableist views around people with disabilities having children. more>>

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Panel Discussion

An Insider's Guide to Pregnancy & Paralysis: Reeve Foundation

July 14, 2021—Dani Izzie is joined by Dr. Robert Fuller, University of Virginia Maternal-Fetal Medicine, for a look at the medical aspects of pregnancy and paralysis.  more>>

Blog

Disability Doin' Good Partnership: Dani's Twins Film

April 6, 2021—My name is Dani, and I became a mom to twins in 2020. I also happen to be a full-time wheelchair user due to paralysis in most of my body, including my hands, which is why I not just love but NEED the functionality of Magnetic Me in my life. more>>

Press Release

Magnetic Me Announces Sponsorship of DANI'S TWINS Film

April 6, 2021--Magnetic Me announced today its sponsorship of DANI’S TWINS, an upcoming documentary providing a rare, intimate look into the pregnancy and early parenting journey of one of the few quadriplegics ever to give birth to twins. more>>

Panel Discussion

Hope Talk: Parenting & Relationships while Living with a Mobility Disability

May 26, 2021—Dani and Rudy Izzie are joined by friends and guests, Valeria and Alessandro Isaacs for an insider’s discussion of parenting and relationships with a disability. more>>

Product Demo

Hope Talk: Adaptive Parenting Products

March 30, 2021—Dani Izzie walks viewers through a demo of accessible products (and lack thereof) for new parents with disabilities. more>>