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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)

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Creativity at the Center: Cultivating My Autistic Joy

By Rabbi Shoshana Meira Friedman

Children sitting in row and reading books at the park

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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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Pamela Schuller

1/31/2017 Top Pick

Loving Differences: A Morning With Pamela Schuller

Inclusion advocate Pamela Schuller shares about life with Tourette syndrome, her determination to see “Legally Blonde” in theaters and the not-so-secret ways to create an open community.

By Ashley M. JacobsFor JewishBoston

Pamela Schuller

1/16/2017

Pamela Schuller’s Jewish Comedy of Disability and Inclusion

By Judy Bolton-Fasman

Yachad offers a young adult outdoor adventure club that includes kayaking. (Courtesy Waypoint Adventures)

12/27/2016

Building a Community of Inclusion

By Judy Bolton-Fasman

Zoe Spiegel was joined by her parents at her bat mitzvah at Temple Beth Shalom. (JONATHAN WIGGS /GLOBE STAFF)

12/20/2016 Top Pick

Interfaith Leaders Strive to Include People of All Abilities

Interfaith leaders strive to make religious communities accessible to all people, including those with disabilities.

By The Boston Globe

(Photo: ferrantraite/iStock)

11/15/2016

Helping Kids With Disabilities Get a Jewish Education

Jewish Vocational Service Transitions to Work career coach Noel Odaa, center, instructs Malika Jefferson, left, and Adam Palmer during their cashier internship training at CVS’ Regional Learning Center. (Credit: Angela Rowlings)

10/26/2016 Top Pick

Opportunities for People with Disabilities on Rise

By Boston Herald

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