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Maimonides Preached Inclusion, But We Still Don’t Seem To Get It

May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
This article was originally published in The New York Jewish Week on April 23, 2013. As concerned as we are about economic justice, the American Jewish community has failed to understand, on a gut level, a glaring reality: adults with disabilities in the U.S. disproportionately experience poverty. According the census bureau, about one in five [...]

Just Released: Resource Guide on Mental Health and Gun Violence

Apr 24, 2013 12:00 AM
The URJ, as a member of the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition (IDAC), is proud to release Grounded in Faith: Resources on Mental Health and Gun Violence. We hope you will use this resource guide to inform your personal, professional and congregational life. “Although IDAC members come from many faith traditions, they are united by a [...]

Awareness vs. Acceptance

Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The Chasidic rabbi Yehudi haKodesh taught, “Good intentions alone not followed by action are without value. It is the actions which make the intentions so profound.” Acceptance is an action: In its statement officially recognizing the name change to April as Autistic Acceptance Month (vs. Autistic Awareness Month), the Autistic Self Advocacy Network writes, “autism [...]
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.
As part of the Interfaith Disability Advocacy Coalition (IDAC), the URJ is encouraging all of its congregations and affiliates to sign on to this statement. Please identify yourself as a URJ congregation when completing the sign-on form.
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.



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