Disabilities Inclusion Learning Center
brought to you by the Union for Reform Judaism & Ruderman Foundation
Adults in Communal Life
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Autism Speaks
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Jewish Braille Institute
- That All May Worship - An Interfaith Welcome to People With Disabilities
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- I am Rebecca by Rabbi Andy Berlin
- Men Get Depression
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders (Quick Reference Companion)
- Real People, Real Stories - from the RAC Mental Health Guide
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Some Jewish Words on Depression, Loss, & Restoration
- Temple Beth Elohim Caring Community Manual
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
- Temple Sinai - Access Committee Report
- Temple Sinai - Our Inclusive Israel Trip
- Your Life Matters!
Advocacy & Community Partnerships
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Autism Speaks
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination (CPSD)
- Foundation For Jewish Camp (FJC) - Preliminary Research on Special Needs in Jewish Overnight Camp
- Global Autism Collaboration
- Great In Uniform - Israel Defense Forces Inclusion Video
- Hineinu - Collaboration of the Conservative, Orthodox, Reconstructionist, Reform Jewish Movements and Chabad
- Inclusive Congregations: Justice, Not Charity by Allison Wohl
- Itanu Toronto - UJA Federation's Inclusion Initiative
- Jewish Braille Institute
- Jewish Deaf Resource Center
- Jewish Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Awareness Shabbat: Just Give Us a Chance by Rabbi Robert N. Levine
- Laszlo Strategies Blog
- Monument Seeks to End Silence on Killings of the Disabled by the Nazis
- Rabbi Rick Jacobs on Jewish Communal Disability Inclusion (Video)
- RespectAbilityUSA
- RespectAbilityUSA Poll on Jewish Inclusion
- Special Needs.com
- Starting the Journey: Guiding Principles for Making Our Communities More Inclusive by Lisa Friedman
- Stop the Car! And Other Thoughts About Special Needs Parenting… by Dr. Laurie Katz Braun
- That All May Worship - An Interfaith Welcome to People With Disabilities
- Using Cardboard to Bring Disabled Children Out of the Exile of Wrong Furniture
- Who’s Your Aaron? Finding a Community of Support by Lisa Friedman
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- Advocacy and the Reform Movement
- Disability Inclusion Resource Guide for Rabbis
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- Jewish Disability Awareness Month (JDAM) Program Guide 2015
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders (Quick Reference Companion)
- Synagogue Inclusion Toolkit
- Temple Beth Elohim Caring Community Manual
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
- Temple Sinai - Our Inclusive Israel Trip
- Your Life Matters!
Architectural & Physical Accommodations and Transportation
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Jewish Braille Institute
- My Launch Pad: How the Micro World of Summer Camp Prepared Me for Full Inclusion in Society by Matan Koch
- Preparing to Launch: How My Wonderful Camp Family Reached Out, Raised Me Up, and Prepared Me to Fly by Matan Koch
- That All May Worship - An Interfaith Welcome to People With Disabilities
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- Creating Seating Space for People Who Use Wheelchairs by Shelly Christensen
- Disability Inclusion Resource Guide for Rabbis
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Synagogue Inclusion Toolkit
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
- Temple Sinai - Access Committee Report
- Temple Sinai - Our Inclusive Israel Trip
Autism
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Autism Speaks
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Global Autism Collaboration
- Jacob Who Loves The Sabbath by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- My Son Is Not His Illness by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Special Needs.com
- The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening The Heart And Mind Of A Child Threatened With Autism by Patricia Stacey
- The Out-of-Sync Child Website
- The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Tefillah Le-Ya'akov: A Prayer for my Autistic Son by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
B'nai Mitzvah
Links & Websites
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- Disability Inclusion Resource Guide for Rabbis
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
Blindness
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Jeremy's Dreidel Children's Book Review and Discussion Guide by Laura Copel and Rabbi Edythe Mencher
- Jewish Braille Institute
- Special Needs.com
Documents
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Synagogue Inclusion Toolkit
Deafness
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Jewish Deaf Resource Center
- Jewish Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Awareness Shabbat: Just Give Us a Chance by Rabbi Robert N. Levine
- Special Needs.com
Documents
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Synagogue Inclusion Toolkit
Early Childhood Education
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Autism Speaks
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Fair Isn't Equal by Lisa Friedman
- Jacob Who Loves The Sabbath by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Jeremy's Dreidel Children's Book Review and Discussion Guide by Laura Copel and Rabbi Edythe Mencher
- Special Needs.com
- Teaching the Difference Between Fairness and Equality by Lisa Friedman
- That All May Worship - An Interfaith Welcome to People With Disabilities
- The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening The Heart And Mind Of A Child Threatened With Autism by Patricia Stacey
- The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five "Difficult" Types of Children" by Stanley I. Greenspan
- The Out-of-Sync Child Website
- The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- Understood - For Learning and Attention Issues
- Using Cardboard to Bring Disabled Children Out of the Exile of Wrong Furniture
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Synagogue Inclusion Toolkit
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
- The Stuttering Foundation - Tips for Teachers
General Inclusion
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Attract New Clients with a Disability-Friendly Website
- CCAR Responsa 5752.5
- Great In Uniform - Israel Defense Forces Inclusion Video
- Itanu Toronto - UJA Federation's Inclusion Initiative
- Jewish Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Awareness Shabbat: Just Give Us a Chance by Rabbi Robert N. Levine
- Keshet
- Laszlo Strategies Blog
- My Launch Pad: How the Micro World of Summer Camp Prepared Me for Full Inclusion in Society by Matan Koch
- My Son Is Not His Illness by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Preparing to Launch: How My Wonderful Camp Family Reached Out, Raised Me Up, and Prepared Me to Fly by Matan Koch
- Rabbi Rick Jacobs on Jewish Communal Disability Inclusion (Video)
- RespectAbilityUSA Poll on Jewish Inclusion
- Section 508.gov - Opening Doors to IT
- Special Needs.com
- Web Accessibility Initiative - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Documents
- "Leading Inclusion for Congregational Leaders" Study Guide
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- CCAR Responsa 5752.5
- Disability Inclusion Resource Guide for Rabbis
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- I am Rebecca by Rabbi Andy Berlin
- Practices and Attitudes (Transcript)
- Real People, Real Stories - from the RAC Mental Health Guide
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- September 2015 Article - Temple Beth-El Bulletin
- Synagogue Inclusion Toolkit
- Temple Beth Elohim Caring Community Manual
- Temple Sinai's Path (Transcript)
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
- Temple Sinai - Access Committee Report
- Temple Sinai - Our Inclusive Israel Trip
- The Stuttering Foundation - Tips for Teachers
Mental Health
Links & Websites
- "Hearing, helping each other" - Jewish Standard article on Refa'enu
- "I have bipolar disorder" - Dena's op-ed about bipolar disorder
- "New forum offers online support for mood disorders" - Jewish Standard article
- "Support for depression is right around the corner" - Dena's op-ed about Refa'enu
- A Mobile App for Adolescent Depression Awareness (Johns Hopkins)
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Bay Area Jewish Healing Center
- Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
- Caring Communities Fulfill the Mitzvah of Pikuah Nefesh, Saving Lives by Rabbi Edythe Held Mencher
- Child Mind Institute
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University
- Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
- Depression and Bi-Polar Support
- Jewish Sacred Aging
- Mental Health America
- Mental Health First Aid
- Mental Health Ministries
- Mood Disorders Support Group of New York
- My Community Has Helped Me to Continue to Choose Life
- NAMI's "Say It Out Loud"
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
- National Institute of Mental Health
- P'tach Libeynu Homepage
- Pathways to Promise
- Refa'enu
- Special Needs.com
- Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
- Temple Isaiah P'tach Libeynu (Open Our Hearts) Page
- Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities
- That All May Worship - An Interfaith Welcome to People With Disabilities
- The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five "Difficult" Types of Children" by Stanley I. Greenspan
- The Out-of-Sync Child Website
- The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- Top 5 Mental Health Problems Facing College Students
- WRJ - Mental Health Overview
- When the Caregivers Need Healing
- Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- A Prayer for Those With Mental Illness
- A Prayer of Healing for Mental Illness
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- I am Rebecca by Rabbi Andy Berlin
- Liturgical Additions - from the RAC Mental Health Guide
- Men Get Depression
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders (Quick Reference Companion)
- Mental Health Facts - Children & Teens Infographic (NAMI)
- Mental Health Learning Opportunity Information
- Mi Shebeirach
- Out of the Shadows: Visiting People With Mental Illness (PDF)
- P'tach Libeynu Brochure
- P'tach Libeynu Mental Illness Support Group Guide
- Real People, Real Stories - from the RAC Mental Health Guide
- Some Jewish Words on Depression, Loss, & Restoration
- Temple Beth Elohim Caring Community Manual
- Warning Signs of Mental Illness and Suicide
- Your Life Matters!
Parents of Children with Disabilities
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Autism Speaks
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Fair Isn't Equal by Lisa Friedman
- Foundation For Jewish Camp (FJC) - Preliminary Research on Special Needs in Jewish Overnight Camp
- Global Autism Collaboration
- Great In Uniform - Israel Defense Forces Inclusion Video
- Inclusive Congregations: Justice, Not Charity by Allison Wohl
- Jacob Who Loves The Sabbath by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Jeremy's Dreidel Children's Book Review and Discussion Guide by Laura Copel and Rabbi Edythe Mencher
- Jewish Braille Institute
- Jewish Deaf Resource Center
- My Launch Pad: How the Micro World of Summer Camp Prepared Me for Full Inclusion in Society by Matan Koch
- My Son Is Not His Illness by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Preparing to Launch: How My Wonderful Camp Family Reached Out, Raised Me Up, and Prepared Me to Fly by Matan Koch
- Special Needs.com
- Stop the Car! And Other Thoughts About Special Needs Parenting… by Dr. Laurie Katz Braun
- The Boy Who Loved Windows: Opening The Heart And Mind Of A Child Threatened With Autism by Patricia Stacey
- The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five "Difficult" Types of Children" by Stanley I. Greenspan
- The Out-of-Sync Child Website
- The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism by Temple Grandin
- Top 5 Mental Health Problems Facing College Students
- Understood - For Learning and Attention Issues
- Using Cardboard to Bring Disabled Children Out of the Exile of Wrong Furniture
- When the Caregivers Need Healing
Documents
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- I am Rebecca by Rabbi Andy Berlin
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Tefillah Le-Ya'akov: A Prayer for my Autistic Son by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Temple Beth Elohim Caring Community Manual
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
- Temple Sinai - Access Committee Report
- Temple Sinai - Our Inclusive Israel Trip
- The Stuttering Foundation - Tips for Teachers
Regional Resources
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Itanu Toronto - UJA Federation's Inclusion Initiative
Documents
Religious School
Links & Websites
- "Everyone is Welcome"
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Association of Jewish Family and Children's Agencies
- Autism Speaks
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network
- Fair Isn't Equal by Lisa Friedman
- Jeremy's Dreidel Children's Book Review and Discussion Guide by Laura Copel and Rabbi Edythe Mencher
- Jewish Braille Institute
- Special Needs.com
- Starting the Journey: Guiding Principles for Making Our Communities More Inclusive by Lisa Friedman
- Teaching the Difference Between Fairness and Equality by Lisa Friedman
- The Challenging Child: Understanding, Raising, and Enjoying the Five "Difficult" Types of Children" by Stanley I. Greenspan
- The Out-of-Sync Child Website
- The Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Stock Kranowitz
- Understood - For Learning and Attention Issues
- Using Cardboard to Bring Disabled Children Out of the Exile of Wrong Furniture
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
- How Inclusive Are We? A Self-Assessment Tool for Synagogues
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Synagogue Inclusion Toolkit
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
- Temple Sinai - Our Inclusive Israel Trip
- The Stuttering Foundation - Tips for Teachers
Technology
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Attract New Clients with a Disability-Friendly Website
- Section 508.gov - Opening Doors to IT
- Web Accessibility Initiative - Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Documents
Worship
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Jacob Who Loves The Sabbath by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Jewish Braille Institute
- Jewish Deaf Resource Center
- Jewish Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Awareness Shabbat: Just Give Us a Chance by Rabbi Robert N. Levine
- My Community Has Helped Me to Continue to Choose Life
- Starting the Journey: Guiding Principles for Making Our Communities More Inclusive by Lisa Friedman
- The Inclusion Confession By Rabbi Rebecca Schorr
- Who’s Your Aaron? Finding a Community of Support by Lisa Friedman
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
- I am Rebecca by Rabbi Andy Berlin
- Liturgical Additions - from the RAC Mental Health Guide
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders
- Mental Health A Guide for Faith Leaders (Quick Reference Companion)
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Tefillah Le-Ya'akov: A Prayer for my Autistic Son by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
- Temple Sinai's Path to Access and Inclusion by Denise Jacobson
Youth Group, High School & College Programming
Links & Websites
- Action: Welcoming People With Disabilities by Renee Ghert-Zand
- Comedy, Disability, and the Inclusive Synagogue: An ELI Talk
- Fair Isn't Equal by Lisa Friedman
- Foundation For Jewish Camp (FJC) - Preliminary Research on Special Needs in Jewish Overnight Camp
- My Launch Pad: How the Micro World of Summer Camp Prepared Me for Full Inclusion in Society by Matan Koch
- Preparing to Launch: How My Wonderful Camp Family Reached Out, Raised Me Up, and Prepared Me to Fly by Matan Koch
- Special Needs.com
- Starting the Journey: Guiding Principles for Making Our Communities More Inclusive by Lisa Friedman
- Teaching the Difference Between Fairness and Equality by Lisa Friedman
- That All May Worship - An Interfaith Welcome to People With Disabilities
- Top 5 Mental Health Problems Facing College Students
Documents
- A Guide to Funding Disabilities and Special Needs
- ATTENTION NEW YORK SYNAGOGUES: House of Learning for All People - Synagogue Inclusion Grant
- Disability Inclusion Resource Guide for Rabbis
- Hineinu - An Inclusion Resource Guide for Congregations
- RespectAbility Synagogue High Holiday Toolkit
- Temple Beth Elohim Caring Community Manual
- Temple Sinai - Our Inclusive Israel Trip
- The Stuttering Foundation - Tips for Teachers
- Your Life Matters!