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Fedcap’s GAMUT Seal of Approval™ Wins Halo Award from Engage for Good for Advancing Disability Participation in the Fashion and Lifestyle Workforce and Marketplace
New York, NY — The GAMUT Seal of Approval™, a certification program developed by Runway of Dreams and GAMUT Management has been named the Best Advocacy or Policy Initiative by Engage for Good, receiving one of the most prestigious honors in the corporate-nonprofit sector.
For more than two decades, the Halo Awards have recognized best-in-class partnerships between corporations and nonprofits. Recognition in the advocacy category signals to the broader sector that the GAMUT Seal is addressing a longstanding need: providing consumers with a credible, expert-backed way to understand whether products are designed with the disability community in mind.
The GAMUT Seal of Approval™ establishes a clear and consistent standard for certification. To earn the Seal, companies must meet a rigorous set of requirements developed by disability experts, informed by lived experience, and evaluated by independent third-party reviewers including occupational and physical therapists, designers, developers, and people with disabilities.
“We are deeply honored to receive this recognition,” said Christine McMahon, President and CEO of Fedcap, parent organization of Runway of Dreams and GAMUT Management. “The GAMUT Seal of Approval™ exists to set a clear, consistent standard for inclusive and adaptive products and services grounded in lived experience. This recognition reinforces the importance of establishing trusted frameworks that help guide both industry and consumer decision-making.”
The Seal has already been awarded to the adidas Supernova Rise 3 Adaptive – the first performance running shoe designed for people with disabilities – and to leading brands such as Victoria’s Secret and G-III Apparel Group, with additional certifications underway.
About Fedcap
For nearly ninety years, Fedcap has developed scalable, innovative, and potentially disruptive solutions to some of society’s most pressing needs. Fedcap drives economic mobility through four practice areas—education, workforce development, health, and economic development. Fedcap also invests its time and resources in broader system change—working in partnership with federal, state, and local government to improve the way services are designed, funded, and delivered. For more information visit www.fedcapgroup.org.
About Runway of Dreams Foundation
RoDF is a public charity that is empowering people with disabilities to have confidence and self-expression through access in fashion and beauty. RoDF advocates for everybody to have access to fashion and beauty by celebrating and encouraging innovation that is exciting and empowering. RoDF raises awareness through large-scale runway shows, campaigns for access and opportunity, educational programs that inspire and develop the next generation of design innovators and marketing leaders; and advocates on the need and necessity of access through resources and thought-provoking panels.
About GAMUT Management
GAMUT Management is a trailblazing consulting, talent, and accreditation company exclusively working with and for people with disabilities. GAMUT partners with companies to find authentic ways to engage with, create products for, and represent people with disabilities. It is also a disruptive talent management company with expertise in properly casting, managing, and developing talent with disabilities exclusively. With these offerings and the GAMUT Seal of Approval™, GAMUT is changing the landscape of disability access and opportunity. GAMUT Management was founded in 2019 by Mindy Scheier, a fashion designer, mom of a son with a disability, and the pioneer behind the inclusive fashion movement.
Contact: Jim Malatras, 212-727-4200, JMalatras@fedcap.org
