Disability Services - Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis

Honoring Eli Wolff, a leading pioneer for athletes with disabilities

Posted 2 months ago

February is Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) By Stacey Spencer • Disability Services Manager To commemorate the 15th anniversary of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), I would like to introduce and recognize Eli Wolff[...]

Caring Connections members relish opportunity to give back to community

Posted 6 months ago

By Stacey Spencer • JFCS Disability Services Manager Caring Connections members – Jewish adults with disabilities – love to get together for events! I mean, they really like attending Caring Connections events. Who wouldn’t? After all, having a designated time to hang out and do cool thi[...]

“I am not your inspiration, thank you very much” 

Posted 1 year ago

Society's habit of turning disabled people into ‘inspiration porn’ By Stacey Spencer • JFCS Disability Services Manager To commemorate Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month (JDAIM) each February, I like to bring attention to the life of an amazing disability ri[...]

What’s in a name? ‘Disability’– it really is ok to say the word

Posted 1 year ago

By Stacey Spencer • JFCS Disability Services Manager How many times have you heard the term “special needs?” You probably have heard it a million times by now. The phrase is used to refer to children, parents, programs and schools – the phrase is used ubiquitously. But is it the best phr[...]