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Tri-Union Summit Brings Together Performers With Disabilities and Industry Executives

Los Angeles and New York City (January 12, 2012) — I AM PWD, a tri-union partnership to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the media, marked the end of its three-year campaign Wednesday, January 11 with a bi-coastal industry summit held via videoconference.

Study Reveals Continued Lack of Characters with Disabilities on Television

1% Representation on Network TV Creates Few Employment Opportunities
for Performers With Disabilities; Improvement Seen on Cable Networks

ACTRA, AEA, AFTRA & SAG Launch New I AM PWD Video

Canadian Actors Produce New Video Promoting Workplace Accessibility

New Study Reveals Lack of Characters With Disabilities on Television

1% Representation Creates Extreme Lack of Employment Opportunities for Performers With Disabilities

Tri-Union I AM PWD Campaign Goes Global

LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK (July 20, 2010)— Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Screen Actors Guild today announced that the International Federation of Actors, also known as FIA (Fédération Internationale des Acteurs), has endorsed the  unions’ global I AM PWD campaign.

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