Jewish tradition teaches us of our obligation to ensure equal access for all people and to help facilitate the full participation of individuals with disabilities in religious and public life.

The Union for Reform Judaism and its affiliates have passed policy resolutions expanding on our commitment to ensuring and protecting the rights of people with disabilities.

Click here to find ways to raise awareness about disability issues and to help make your community more welcoming to people with disabilities.

More than 50 million Americans live with some form of disability, making Americans with disabilities one of the largest yet least protected and most underrepresented minorities in America today.

The United Nations has produced a human rights convention for people with disabilities in order to raise awareness of and strengthen disability rights internationally.