An open letter signed by dozens of actors and others in the entertainment industry is urging executives to cast more people with disabilities. (Unsplash)

In an open letter, 72 actors, directors and others in the entertainment industry called on their colleagues to pledge to audition actors with disabilities and cast qualified performers with disabilities. The pledge campaign was organized by the Ruderman Family Foundation, which advocates for disability inclusion. CBS was the first company to sign the pledge, doing so in June 2019.