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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

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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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Jeffrey Savit (Courtesy JBBBS)

11/25/2019 Top Pick

Jeffrey Savit Returns to Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters as CEO

Last month, Jeffrey Savit became the CEO of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters, a role that reflects his passions and Jewish values.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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11/1/2019 Top Pick

TV Needs to Step up for People With Disabilities

Characters with disabilities should be played by actors with the same disabilities.

By The Boston Globe

From left: Benjamin, Jordan, Hannah and Sarah Pessin (Courtesy photo)

9/25/2019 Top Pick

World Cerebral Palsy Day: One Family’s Story

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

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8/30/2019 Top Pick

How Dedicated Friendship Led LEGO to Make Braille Instructions

The company will launch a testing phase of its LEGO Audio & Braille Building Instructions on Aug. 28.

By People.com

2019 Our Generation Speaks fellows Julie Dai, right, and Wasseem Ghrayeb take a short break from developing their venture LipifAI outside at the Heller School, where OGS is based. (Courtesy photo)

8/28/2019 Top Pick

Israeli and Palestinian Talk Business at Brandeis

Over the summer, the university hosted Our Generation Speaks, a three-month program where Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs build companies together.

By Julie JetteFor Brandeis University

A volunteer sitting with a guest at a memory cafe (Courtesy photo)

8/9/2019 Top Pick

JF&CS Launches Memory Café Toolkit 2.0

JF&CS is excited to announce that our Percolator Memory Café Network just released an updated version of our Memory Café Toolkit.

By Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Boston-area participants in the 2019 ROI Summit in Jerusalem included, from left, Aviva Klompas, Ariella Barker and Dean Benjamin. Mishy Harman, who is not pictured, also participated. (Photo: Snir Kazir)

8/6/2019 Top Pick

2019 ROI Summit Hosts Four Boston-Based Participants

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Jay Ruderman (Courtesy photo: Noam Galai/Ruderman Family Foundation)

7/8/2019 Top Pick

Advocating for Disability Rights in the Jewish Community

In the early 2000s, businessman Mort Ruderman decided to work with other Boston-area families to give a $45 million gift to his local Jewish day school.

By Jewish Journal

Betsy Johnson with her daughter, Becca, in the mountains (Courtesy photo)

7/2/2019 Top Pick

Healing Through the Power of Community

At the 2019 JF&CS Women’s Breakfast, Betsy Johnson gave a heartfelt speech about the long-lasting impact the Center for Early Relationship Support® has had on her life.

By Betsy JohnsonFor Jewish Family & Children’s Service

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