3 Books for Your Summer Reading
With summer finally upon us, I thought I’d suggest 3 excellent books that I read this past year to add to your summer reading lists: Read More
Disability Awareness
What CODA Teaches Us about Passover
CODA is poignant, made all the more powerful because of the authenticity of the actors reflecting their lived experience with this disability in their roles. Read More
Shaping Attitudes through the Language of Disability
People with disabilities have advocated for using the term “disability” as an important step towards removing the stigma that often is associated with having a disability. Read More
Why the Gates to Inclusion Are Wide Open Right Now
“Why isn’t it JDAIM every month?” I was thinking to myself this week as Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month, or JDAIM, which takes place annually in February, kicked off. Read More
Until We Experience Disability Ourselves
I read a Boston Globe article that came out this week, entitled “Disability should not mean invisibility,” and was reminded yet again of how even though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law over 30 years ago, and we have made progress since, there is still so much more that needs to be done. Read More
What Volunteering at Gateways Can Do
Before Alanna came to Gateways, she had always known on some level that she wanted to work with kids. However, it was the three formative years she spent volunteering with Gateways’ Jewish Education Program that… Read More
Speaking Publicly About My Disability
The first occasion where I spoke publicly about my personal journey of navigating our world with severe hearing loss was a life-defining moment that led me to where I am today at Gateways. Read More
Digging Deeper into Behavior Challenges
Time and again we are approached by educators with the same question: “can you help me with a student’s behavior?” In reality, however, teachers might have opportunities within the classroom to manage the disruptive behavior effectively. All that teacher needs is the know-how to channel a student’s acting-out into more productive displays of energy. Read More
Reading as the Gateway(s) to Learning
For many students, reading is distinctly not pleasurable. Indeed, it can be almost intolerably painful because they suffer some form of language-based learning disability (LBLD). Read More
Taking the Next Step into Inclusion
During this Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion month, can we look at ourselves and our lives to consider how we can integrate awareness, incorporate inclusion and demonstrate acceptance? Read More