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Izzy and her family (Courtesy photo)

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Isabella’s Bat Mitzvah: A Mother’s Reflections

By Gateways: Access to Jewish Education

“Bereishit/In the Beginning: A Tactile Meditation on Genesis 1:1-2,” alcohol paint and ink on tile (Courtesy photo)

Jew(ish)

Creativity at the Center: Cultivating My Autistic Joy

By Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman

Children sitting in row and reading books at the park

Plus Kids

A School Librarian Recommends Books on Inclusion

Displeased female teens student bullied by her classmate standing alone in a hallway.

Plus Kids

“Alfred’s Journey To Be Liked” Teaches Kids Social Cues

Judy Heumann speaks in San Francisco in 1977 at a demonstration on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Courtesy photo)

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How International Disability Rights Advocate Judy Heumann Changed Our World

By JewishBoston

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Nataly Zukerman performs “The Other Body” in Israel (Courtesy Nataly Zukerman)

3/29/2018 Top Pick

Challenging Ideas of Disability, Beauty and “Othering” With Nataly Zukerman

By JewishBoston

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3/29/2018 Top Pick

Jewish Day School Receives Donation for Special Education

The Alfred and Gilda Slifka Foundation has pledged $5 million to create an inclusion initiative for “students with moderate to significant learning challenges.”

By The Boston Globe

(Film still: Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters)

3/27/2018 Top Pick

Check out the New JBBBS Video #GrowWithJBBBS

Check out this new video highlighting some incredible volunteers who share how their involvement has helped them grow.

By Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston

Nataly Zukerman performs “The Other Body” in Israel (Courtesy Nataly Zukerman)

3/27/2018 Top Pick

Nataly Zukerman’s ‘Israeli Stage’ Residency — A Look Inside

“I sometimes feel like I can’t trust my body. I always speak about my legs as though they are a different identity than me.”

By WBUR

Nataly Zukerman (Courtesy photo)

3/19/2018 Top Pick

Israeli Performance Artist Nataly Zukerman Comes to Boston

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Darius McCollum in “Off the Rails” (Courtesy photo)

3/12/2018 Top Pick

ReelAbilities Film Festival Showcases Disabled Actors and Poignant Stories

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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Lian Najami (Courtesy photo)

3/1/2018 Top Pick

From Haifa to Oxford – Meet the First Arab-Israeli Rhodes Scholar

By JewishBoston

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