This organization help to find right roles for my acting career for theatre, and others. The casting directors and directors have the opportunity to find deaf, hard of hearing, and disability actors to match their roles that they are looking for in acting business. I got the acting job in theatre recently though this organization.
Having worked with the Alliance for over 10 years (when they were known as the Non-Traditional Casting Project), I speak from experience in saying without equivocation that Sharon Jensen and her staff are a valuable resource to professionals in the media/communication arts community, as well as those constituents looking for work within this broad field. Women, minorities and people with disabilities have a champion in the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts. Relationship building, networking, advocacy and champions for those outside of the "traditional" mainstream, the Alliance survives in spite of severe cuts in arts funding. As the only group of its kind, doing what they do on a national basis, they deserve to be funded, supported and included within all discussions of diversity, inclusion and equality in the arts.
As an actor with a disability I cant tell you how much I appreciate the work that Christine Bruno and the Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts has done for me. They find great roles and get me seen by the right people.. Please keep up the good work and look forward to seeing you again here in 2011.
All the best,
Eddie McGee -Actor
The Alliance For Inclusion in the Arts is completely unique in its tireless efforts to promote greater visibility of people with disabilities in arts & media (film, TV, theatre), and greater EMPLOYMENT of performers with disabilities in the arts & entertainment industry. This organization has not only gotten hundreds of people with disabilities auditions and work, it has also brought awareness within the arts & entertainment world to accessibility for patrons of the arts with disabilities by reaching out to the Broadway community to educate them on auditory, visual and mobility disabilities, opening up the possibility for more people to experience the thrill of live theatre. They have also been an authority and consultant when producers, writers and directors need more information on disability. This tiny organization has done more for the disability community and arts community at large than many larger, more well-known organizations. I have personally benefited by their casting consulting, advocacy and intervention in challenging situations, and the knowledge and expertise of their fearless leader, Sharon Jensen. I truly cannot give them high enough praise and gratitude for the work they have done and continue to do.