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Tag: Special Needs

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Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 2 Sep

The article "No Free Gifts" in Mishpacha Magazine highlights the overlooked challenges faced by intellectually gifted children within mainstream educational systems.

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Letters – Spring 2024

JA Mag in Jewish Action · 9 Mar

A hakaras hatov letter expresses gratitude to Jewish Action for initiating a program that fostered meaningful learning relationships for Jewish individuals with special needs, inspired by a Yachad Shabbaton experience.

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Inbox: Issue 1000

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 20 Feb

The texts discuss various aspects of Jewish communal and family life.

0 Education Culture

Best Kids Books to Gift This Chanukah

Steve Lipman in Jewish Action · 5 Dec 2023

This article highlights four children's books with Jewish themes.

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Disability rights advocate Judy Heumann transformed my sons' lives — and mine

Nora Berman in Forward · 7 Mar 2023

Judy Heumann, a renowned disability rights activist, had a profound impact on the lives of the author's two sons, one of whom has a rare genetic mutation.

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Her son on the spectrum was mistreated at school. Thirteen years ago, she started a month for Jews with disabilities.

Forward · 25 Feb 2022

Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) was co-founded by Shelly Christensen in 2009.

0 Communities Politics

Post Knesset, Stav Shaffir’s new cause

Hannah Brown in Jewish Insider · 9 Dec 2021

Former Knesset member Stav Shaffir, known for her involvement in social justice movements, is now advocating for individuals with autism in Israel as her sister Shir is on the autism spectrum.