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To many in the Jewish world, the Ruderman Family Foundation is synonymous with efforts to increase inclusion for Jews with disabilities.

Dozens of Jewish organizations have benefited from the foundation’s giving, meaning the impact of Ruderman’s change in direction could be widespread. 

The Jewish News of Northern California

Hollywood Is (Finally) Beginning to Rewrite Its Script on Disability Inclusion (Guest Column) Jay Ruderman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail The entertainment community prides itself on taking the lead in advocating for social change; consider its threat to curtail film and television projects in Georgia due to their laws limiting women’s access to abortion. Racial, gender, ethnic and cultural diversity are now acknowledged as worthy ambitions for popular entertainment. By contrast, when it ...

A second major entertainment company is pledging to consider actors with disabilities for every one of its film and television projects.

NBCUniversal says that actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for each new production. Author: Associated Press Updated: 5:55 AM EST February 1, 2021 Actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for each new film and television production at NBCUniversal, which becomes the second major media company to make such a commitment. NBCUniversal said Friday that the pledge covers projects by the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal S...

| Credit: Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images NBCUniversal announced Friday that it will commit to auditioning actors with disabilities for each new studio production going forward, in an effort to increase and improve disability representation on screen. This pledge comes in response to a standing request by the disability advocacy organization Ruderman Family Founda...

NBC is making a point to audition more actors with disabilities for all upcoming projects.

Lynn Elber Actor Kurt Yaeger, a member of the SAG-AFTRA Performers with Disability Committee, appears in a portrait on Oct. 4, 2020. Yaeger, who uses a prosthetic leg because of a motorcycle accident, has appeared as a guest actor in more than 50 TV episodes, including ABCs “The Good Doctor” and Netflix’s upcoming “Another Life.” (Kyrani Kanavaros via AP) January 30, 2021 - 2:39 AM LOS ANGELES - Actors with disabilities will be included in au...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actors with disabilities will be included in auditions for each new film and television production at NBCUniversal, which becomes the second major media company to make such a commitment. NBCUniversal said Friday that the pledge covers projects by the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, Universal Studio Group, NBC network and Peacock streaming service. The pledge was made in response to calls for change by the Ruderman Family Foundation, following a similar commitment th...