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National Federation of the Blind protesting new show on CBS "In The Dark"

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Interview with Mark Riccobono ,the president of National Federation of the Blind, outside of CBS building in Midtown Manhattan.
Group of protesters from the federation have gathered earlier today to protest a forthcoming CBS show "In The Dark" due to the lead actor, who isn't blind in real life, playing the role of blind person on the show.

From the NFB Twitter page: "The immediate goals for #LetUsPlayUs campaign are to stop the airing of CW In The Dark with the sighted actor playing the lead blind role and to meet with producers and executives on Authentic Casting because Representation Matters - Let's end this discrimination together!"
"Many of our speakers today are blind performers, and we have an entire performing arts division. There are blind people who want to play roles that are being denied to us. "

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