‘Becoming Big’ is the story of how Maya Sinclair overcame disabilities to celebrate her bat mitzvah in Montreal
If anyone had told Maya Sinclair’s mother five years ago that her then seven-year-old daughter would eagerly be looking forward to her bat mitzvah, meticulously preparing her speech and the celebration afterward, she would not have believed it. “I would have thought they were from another planet,” says Jana Popliger. She was no less astonished […]
Photographing disabilities
Barbara Silverstein looks at the new exhibit, called We’re Not Waiting, that celebrates the lives that people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have created for themselves. The exhibit is currently running at the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre in honour of Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month.
Programs aim to help young adults with disabilities
Janice Arnold looks at the different organizations taking part in Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month events.
Program raises awareness for Jews with disability
This February, the Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) schedule is fuller than ever with increased support from Federation CJA.
Supporting inclusion for people with special needs
Ahead of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance & Inclusion Month in February, Cindy Davis outlines the initiatives Federation CJA are doing for Jewish individuals living with disabilities.
