Imagine not being able to make your daily commute, because you can’t access the necessary MTA transit. For 100,000 people with disabilities in NYC, that basic right is a challenge every day.

Even though people with disabilities make up about 20% of the world population, they still are one of the most marginalized groups across the world. They often live in segregated institutions, receive

Foundation Honors Actress Marlee Matlin with Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion
 
In 1987, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Marlee Matlin the Oscar for Best Actress in

The Ruderman TV Challenge was designed to continue our work in Hollywood and advocate for greater inclusion of performers with disabilities. At a time when the discussion around the need for greater

This piece was written by Gary Alpert, Program Director for Ambassadors for Inclusion.
Recently, as I was concluding a Jewish day school visit, I noticed an entire class of 5th grade students giving

February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month, a time to raise awareness and support efforts to foster the inclusion of people with disabilities and their families in Jewish communitie

I first wrote about Tikkun Olam Makers—better known as TOM—in May of last year, and titled it “How to Change the World.” Admittedly a lofty title, but not an inaccurate one. TOM is best known

 
Our New Study Reveals Self-Driving Cars Could Open 2 Million Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities
 

 
Introduction
Self-driving cars have almost become a staple of

The canine, “man’s best friend.” The close-knit, inter-mammal friendship between humans and dogs has spanned thousands of years, and this resulting expression has solidified itself as a mainstay

The year may still feel new to many of us, but to expecting parents it is absolutely the same old by comparison to the newness of their coming baby. What is also relatively new for expecting parents i

It’s that time of year again! December 31st is around the corner, which means that about half of us are now thinking about our new year’s resolutions. We’ll be thinking of improving ourselves a

The Ruderman Family Foundation has announced the winners of its fifth annual Ruderman Prize in Inclusion, five grants totaling $250,000 awarded to companies and organizations that operate innovative

The 2016 Presidential Election is finally over! After nearly 600 days of campaigning, this unprecedented contest for the highest office in the land will now be laid to rest in the annals of American h

Last month we published the Ruderman White Paper on Voting Accessibility for People with Disabilities. I co-authored it with Norman Ornstein after an intensive period of qualitative research where we

We are now in the middle of what is colloquially known as the Jewish High Holy Days: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur- the New Year and Day of Atonement, respectively. These two events, outside their relig

THE RUDERMAN WHITE PAPER:
VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

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We are less than two months away from the 2016

In a few weeks, following the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, the world will once again gather in Rio de Janiero to celebrate the globe’s diversity and compete in feats of athleticism. However, i

I’ve been doing martial arts—various forms of jiu-jitsu—for about eight years now. Whenever I tell people that, I inevitably get the semi-joking, “oh, so you could beat me up” line that

Girls and their dolls. It sounds like a cliché, but the relationship between these anthropomorphic toys and their owners is quite real and has durably stood the test of time. Even in 2016, when peop

Two weeks ago I awoke (uncharacteristically early) to attend the Second Annual Disability Pride Parade, marching from New York City’s Union Square to Madison Square Park. As I rode the N trai

If I asked you what comes to mind when you think of orthotics, you would probably think of shoe inserts, and you wouldn’t be alone. While that’s the most widespread use of the word, an orthosis is

There is a frequently told story about Bill Gates that became popular after the New York Times published it in August 2009. Gates was giving a speech to a gender-segregated audience in Saudi Arabia, t

Imagine you and your spouse were heading to your vacation in Italy. And if you don’t have a spouse, well, just imagine yourself super excited about going to Italy. You are absolutely stoked! You

By Jay Ruderman
Almost all significant social change is affected by social movements.
Social movements are a form of group action aimed at a specific social agenda. The civil rights and same sex marri

Chabad of Virginia recently installed an adjustable bimah that makes it possible for people who use wheelchairs to access the bimah. The bimah can be lowered to 30 inches from the ground. The Ruderman