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Marilyn Golden with Sen. Tom Harkin during her lobbying efforts for the American with Disabilities Act.
Posted inObituaries

Marilyn Golden, disability rights activist who lobbied for ADA, dies at 67

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 29, 2021September 29, 2021
Rachel Michelberg is the author of “Crash: How I Became a Reluctant Caregiver.”
Posted inBooks

Memoir: Faced with a lifetime of caregiving after husband’s accident, she said no

by Liz Harris June 23, 2021June 23, 2021
Zohar (Naomi Levov), Ron (Niv Majar) and Amit (Ben Yosipovich) are neurodiverse young adults sharing an apartment in “On the Spectrum.” 
Posted inTV & Film

Israeli drama ‘On the Spectrum’ is a portrait of neurodiversity, even if the actors aren’t

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz April 23, 2021April 26, 2021
Hannah Hassid, a second-grader at Oakland Hebrew Day School, on the Magical Bridge Playground in Redwood City: "It’s all just extremely awesome." (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
Posted inKids & Family

Local ‘magical,’ inclusive parks inspired by one in Israel

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten March 23, 2021March 23, 2021
Eliana S. with her service dog.
Posted inFirst Person

How do we help disabled Jews feel more at home in our communities?

Eliana S. by Eliana S. February 26, 2021March 3, 2021
Marlee Matlin, an Oscar-winning actress who is deaf and Jewish, receives the Morton E. Ruderman Award in Tel Aviv from Jay Ruderman, June 19, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Erez Uzir)
Posted inPhilanthropy

Ruderman foundation will no longer fund Jewish disability inclusion efforts

Asaf Elia-Shalev by Asaf Elia-Shalev and JTA February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
Disability rights activists Denise Sherer Jacobson and Neil Jacobson, subjects of "Crip Camp," in their early 20s. (Photo/Courtesy Netflix)
Posted inCulture, Film, TV & Film

‘Crip Camp’: disability rights activists and their summer of love

Lezak Shallat by Lezak Shallat April 23, 2020April 27, 2020
Rabbi Elliot Kukla
Posted inFirst Person

Disability during a pandemic: Why you should put a spoon on your seder plate this year

Rabbi Elliot Kukla by Rabbi Elliot Kukla April 1, 2020April 1, 2020
URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, one year after the summer camp was largely destroyed by fire (Photo/Courtesy URJ Camp Newman)
Posted inBay Area, Northern California, News

Two local Jewish camps get grants to increase accessibility

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky December 23, 2019
"Squares" from Asael Dror's new book of photographs of dancer Tiffany Geigel (Photo/© Asael Dror)
Posted inUncategorized

Local photographer highlights beauty of disabled dancer

Laura Pall by Laura Paull August 8, 2019August 7, 2019

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