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.
Disability Awareness
10 Questions a Congregation Can Ask
The Event As lay leaders of your congregation and community, you play a critical role in determining its culture and priorities. Asking questions and learning from each other is an important way that congregations canRead 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.
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.
Life Does Not Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful: An Inspiring Evening with Jodi Samuels
The Event Yachad New England and Gateways present Life Does Not Have to Be Perfect to Be Wonderful: An Inspiring Evening with Jodi Samuels. Jodi Samuels is a motivational speaker and the author of “Chutzpah,Read More
Bridging to the Future: A Special Celebration Honoring Arlene Remz
This year, we transformed Sweet Sounds into a special celebration honoring Gateways’ founding Executive Director Arlene Remz. We celebrated Arlene and her extraordinary accomplishments in the inclusion of children with disabilities in Jewish education andRead More
Understanding Our Differences Returns to Gateways
Gateways has resumed our partnership with Understanding Our Differences, an organization that works to foster respectful and inclusive schools and communities for people of all abilities.
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.
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 thatRead 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.