Disability & Inclusion

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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

By Kara Baskin

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

By Kara Baskin

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

Young(ish)

How International Disability Rights Advocate Judy Heumann Changed Our World

By JewishBoston

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9/29/2017 Top Pick

Thoughts on the Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah and thinking about both sides of the coin.

By Leah Sugarman

Transitions to Work participant Ben Nolan at LEGOLAND® (Courtesy photo)

9/11/2017 Top Pick

LEGOLAND and Transitions to Work

Meet a Transitions to Work graduate and our employer partner LEGOLAND®.

9/7/2017 Top Pick

A Swimmingly Delicious Summer With Yachad and Diller

Joshua Schoenberg shares his experience interning with Yachad this summer as a Diller Teen Fellow.

By Joshua Schoenberg

7/25/2017 Top Pick

There’s No Stopping 97-Year-Old Irving Silverman

Silverman, legally blind since birth, just published “Aging Wisely…Wisdom of Our Elders,” a nearly 500-page anthology of essays by more than 75 seniors and experts in aging.

By The Boston Globe

6/26/2017

Loving a Parent With a Disability

By Kara Baskin

6/5/2017 Top Pick

Expected Behaviors vs. Being in the Group

What happens if the Expected Behavior of the situation you’re in is not what it takes to be In The Group?

By Nessa Levine

5/19/2017 Top Pick

Why Inclusion Matters: A Q&A with Tom Fields-Meyer

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

(Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/GettyImages)

5/9/2017 Top Pick

Meeting Meltdowns With Mindfulness

Carla Naumburg’s “Ready, Set, Breathe: Practicing Mindfulness With Your Children for Fewer Meltdowns and a More Peaceful Family” delivers on its subtitle.

By The Forward

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