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Inclusive Casting

Create opportunities for one or more of your production's leading roles to be played by a person with disability. The role doesn’t necessarily need to specify that it is intended for a person with disability—break stereotypical expectations by considering all roles, including background artists. When reviewing your overall casting, ask yourself: does it realistically portray society?

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For roles written for a person with a specific disability, it is essential to cast individuals who authentically represent that disability. For example, a role for a wheelchair user must be played by an actor who actually uses a wheelchair. Authentic casting promotes genuine representation, allowing individuals with disability to bring depth and nuance to their characters through their lived experiences.

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Moreover, accessible audition processes are key to fostering diversity and equal representation. Productions should remove barriers that prevent people with disability from participating, such as providing accessible venues, sign language interpreters, and flexible audition formats. Ensuring an inclusive casting process empowers actors and performers with disabilities to showcase their talents, contributing to richer and more credible storytelling.

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Certification Requirements

  • Details and job descriptions of people with disability employed across the cast, including extras

  • A self assessment of your audition practices

Included in the Resource Kit

  • Guide: Equal Representation

  • Guide: Authentic Casting

  • Template: Casting Brief

  • Guide: Running Accessible Auditions

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Inclusive Concept Development

Engagement of individuals/communities to ensure authentic, diverse, and inclusive storytelling.

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Inclusive Casting

Authentic and empowering representation of people with disability on screen

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Inclusive Mentoring

Creating employment and development opportunities for people with disability behind the camera

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Inclusive Crew Roles

Meaningful employment of people with disability in crew roles

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Accessible Documentation

Clear and accessible communications for all cast and crew

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Accessible Locations

Every location that people with disability are required to physically be at, must be accessible to them

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Safe & Inclusive Environment

Commitment to a safe and inclusive production workplace and/or set

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Accessible Broadcast

All productions will meet video accessibility, captioning and audio description standards

Certification Criteria

The 8 Pillars of Inclusion

There are 8 inclusion pillars which you can select a combination of actions that best fit with your project. Productions are scored for certificating from a weighted scoring system to assess the inclusiveness and authenticity of the project against the following categories:

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