Re-imagining Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month 

Posted 2 months ago

By Stacey Spencer • JFCS Disability Services Manager Dedicating months to elevate and value a cause is important, as it can raise public awareness, help encourage advocacy and action, help break negative sti[...]

JFCS programs collaborate, and it’s a win/win for everyone

Posted 5 months ago

By Stacey Spencer • JFCS Disability Services Manager The JFCS Caring Connections program provides opportunities for Jewish adults with disabilities to take part in social and educational events and to engage[...]

Honoring Eli Wolff, a leading pioneer for athletes with disabilities

Posted 1 year 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, Acc[...]

Caring Connections members relish opportunity to give back to community

Posted 2 years 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 [...]

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

Posted 2 years 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 ([...]

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

Posted 2 years 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, pa[...]