Rosemary McDonnell-Horita is a disabled Japanese-American woman living in the East Bay of California.

She’s been supporting, advocating, and fiercely fighting for disability inclusion for 10+ years. In 2018 Rosemary ran Colorado’s inaugural Youth Leadership Forum for students with disabilities, in partnership with local independent living centers. Rosemary led the Impact Campaign for the Oscar-nominated documentary Crip Camp in 2020, Fire Through Dry Grass in 2023 and Patrice: The Movie in 2024. She has worked with additional clients including Google, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, and numerous others. She’s currently an independent contractor and working on writing a cookbook. In her free time she enjoys working in her vegetable garden, making playlists and cooking for people she loves.