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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

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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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Rabbi Minna Bromberg

2/1/2021 Top Pick

Rabbi Minna Bromberg Addresses Weight Stigma and Fat Phobia

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Rachael Wurtman, right, and her daughter (Courtesy photo)

2/1/2021 Top Pick

My Daughter Has Multiple Sclerosis

How my adult daughter’s diagnosis has changed me.

By Rachael Wurtman

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1/29/2021 Top Pick

JDAIM 2021 Inclusion Guide

Resources for Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month.

By Shelly ChristensenFor Inclusion Innovations

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1/29/2021 Top Pick

Hineinu: Jewish Texts on Disability Inclusion

Jewish tradition teaches us of our obligation to ensure equal access for all people in religious and public life.

By Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism

Rear portrait of young woman sitting on a park bench and talking on mobile phone

1/11/2021 Top Pick

A Friendship Surprise Thanks to Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters

A story of serendipity, those forces in the universe that bring unexpected little hugs of joy into our lives.

By Joni SchockettFor Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Boston

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12/16/2020 Top Pick

Yachad Brings the Joy of Art to Home

CJP was honored to support Yachad’s Art in a Box program with a grant from its Coronavirus Emergency Fund.

By Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

12/1/2020 Top Pick

One Dad’s Quest to Save His 5-Year-Old Son

Max Herzog is in a race against time with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and his dad just put his pedal on the gas.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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11/23/2020 Top Pick

Gateways Celebrates the Sweet Sounds of Community and Inclusion

Gateways introduced its new CEO Tamar Davis and presented Israel’s Shalva Band at its virtual gala.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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11/18/2020 Top Pick

An Inclusion Columnist Experiences Disability for Herself

A recent fall helped me gain insight into how it feels to live with a disability.

By Rachael Wurtman

Child boy protest in front of the USA capitol in Washington holding sign saying disability matters

10/23/2020 Top Pick

Why People With Disabilities Should Vote

Our Link20 members are speaking out about why people with disabilities voting has an impact.

By New England Yachad

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