When we, at Matan, discuss what it means to include every student in Jewish education, we often refer to such things as creating welcoming spaces, using differentiated instruction to meet a wide [...]
The following post originally ran on the blog of the Huffington Post. The poster for a middle school dance at my son’s school was blocked out in uneven, handwritten letters: SCHOOL [...]
This post, written by a 16-year-old with dyslexia, originally ran on the blog of Learning Ally, a national non-profit dedicated to helping blind, visually impaired and dyslexic students succeed [...]
This post, written by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, originally ran on The New Normal Blog of the NY Jewish Week. As someone with a disability myself, and who also knows what it means to parent a child [...]
The following post was written by Emily Ladau and originally ran on Words I Wheel By. One of my favorite things about writing on disability is that it ignites conversations and sparks perspective [...]
A version of this post by Nicole Eredics of The Inclusive Class originally ran on Noodle Education. What Is Inclusive Education? Years of research and experience tell us that inclusive education [...]
Powerful ELI Talk by Pamela Schuller, NFTY-GER Regional Director of Youth Engagement and Inclusion Specialist for URJ Youth Programs When my son, Ben, was a kid, a few times a year, he would get [...]
As preparations for a new school year are well under way, it is more important than ever to help our schools and our teachers and our communities find ways to celebrate each and every child. The [...]
The following post, written by Meredith Polsky, originally ran on the New Normal Blog. If you have been following The New Normal, or mainstream media, or even happened to do a web search on July [...]
This post originally ran on the blog of the Union for Reform Judaism. We are thrilled that such a partnership has formed between two Movement’s camps. We know that inclusion is deepened [...]