The Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning actress has been outspoken about her personal experience with mental illness and launched the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation to address stigma surrounding mental health in the African American community.
Click HereAcademy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer joined the Ruderman Family Foundation in calling on the entertainment industry to increase the casting of people with disabilities, including in on-screen roles that portray characters with disabilities.
Click HereThe Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe winning actress has been outspoken about her personal experience with mental illness and launched the B
... Read MoreNote: The following op-ed was co-authored by Jay Ruderman, President of the Ruderman Family Foundation, and Jim Langevin (D-RI) the first quadriplegi
... Read MoreBOSTON, MA – As the spread of COVID-19 continues to strain non-profit organizations across New England, the Red Sox Foundation will not waver from p
... Read MoreNote: The following op-ed was co-authored by Sharon Shapiro, Community Liaison and Trustee for the Ruderman Family Foundation, and Dr. Henry White, MD
... Read MoreThe Ruderman Family Foundation honored acclaimed filmmakers Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly with the Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion on Tuesda
... Read MoreChanging the Landscape in Casting People with Disabilities
Dear studio, production, and network executives:
The entertainment industry has made stride
Ruderman Family Fdn @RudermanFdn / Fri Apr 16
Happy to see that the Indianapolis @Colts are working to end the stigma surrounding mental health with their “Kicki… https://t.co/gmUZEUeFTY
Ruderman Family Fdn @RudermanFdn / Thu Apr 15
RT @JayRuderman: Honored to join @DannyWoodburn @anitahollander and @CJ_the_Actor on @sagaftra panel on #disability discrimination and the…
Ruderman Family Fdn @RudermanFdn / Thu Apr 15
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