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INCLUSION IN
ENTERTAINMENT

Pledge

CBS Launches a New Performers With Disabilities Talent Initiative, Tied to Upcoming TV Season
Sony Pictures Entertainment Reaffirms Commitment to Actors with Disabilities in Partnership with the Ruderman Family Foundation
NBCUniversal Adopts the Ruderman Family Foundation Guidelines to Audition Actors with Disabilities
Paramount Pictures Adopts the Ruderman Family Foundation Guidelines to Audition Actors with Disabilities
CBS is the First Entertainment Company to Sign RFF’s Pledge
On the 30th Anniversary of the ADA, Oscar-Winning Actress Octavia Spencer Joins the Ruderman Family Foundation for an Important Message on Authentic Representation
Dwayne Johnson Joins Our Fight
Open Letter to the Entertainment Industry
Academy Gold Program Partnership

Programs and Partnerships

Ruderman Family Foundation Gives $1 Million Grant To Film Academy To Advance Inclusion Of People With Disabilities
Ruderman Family Foundation & Variety Present: Disability Inclusion in Hollywood
Boston Disability Rights Group Partners with Sundance Film Festival
Our Partnership with Yale School of Drama

White Papers and Research

Disability Inclusion in Movies and Television: Market Research, 2019
The Ruderman White Paper on Authentic Representation in TV, 2018
Employment of Actors with Disabilities in Television
The Ruderman White Paper on the Challenge to Create More Authentic Disability Casting and Representation on TV

In the News & Statements and Press Releases

Paramount Commits To Auditioning Actors with Disabilities
93rd Academy Awards Dubbed ‘Most Inclusive Ceremony Ever’
Oscars Diversity: Historic Firsts for Non-Acting Categories and Ceremony Accessibility
Hollywood Is (Finally) Beginning to Rewrite Its Script on Disability Inclusion (Guest Column)
NBCUniversal Vows Auditions for Actors with Disabilities
‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Little Voice’ Earn Ruderman Family Foundation’s Seal of Authentic Representation
Taraji P. Henson Honored with Morton E Ruderman Award in Inclusion
Academy Spotlights Filmmakers With Disabilities With Virtual Program in Honor of ADA 30th Anniversary
Peter and Bobby Farrelly Honored with Morton E. Ruderman Award in Inclusion
Hollywood Gets a Close Look on Our Work

Awards and Recognition

The Ruderman Seal of Authentic Representation
Ruderman Family Foundation Seal of Authentic Representation on IMDB
Foundation to Receive SAG-AFTRA Award at Media Access Awards

Podcasts

Creating a More Diverse Hollywood
Fran is JUST FINE
Sassy Show Stealer: Sammi Haney (‘Esperanza’, Netflix’s Raising Dion)
Diversity in Television with Tiffany Smith-Anoa’I
Holiday Special Featuring Acclaimed Filmmakers Peter and Bobby Farrelly
Emmy Award Winning TV Host Zuri Hall talks Inclusion in Hollywood and the Journalism Industry
Emmy-nominated actress Cheryl Hines from ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Talks Acting, Inclusion and…Poker
ALL INCLUSIVE: One-on-One with Danny Woodburn

Blogs

Open Auditions to True Diversity
Academy Gold Program Partnership
Authentic Representation with actress

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