Past Events
Training: “How to Ensure a Welcoming Lexicon, Accessible Websites and Social Media and Inclusive Photos”
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Today’s website is the front lobby of an organization, and social media is fast supplanting the more traditional ways that our organizations connect with the public. We can’t help you decorate your lobby, but we can make sure that it is warm and welcoming for Jews of all kinds, including Jews with disabilities. Learn from our dynamic and expert team everything you need to know to open your digital door to all!
Panelists Include
- Moderator: Tatiana Lee – Hollywood Inclusion Associate at RespectAbility
- Sharon Rosenblatt – Accessibility Partners
- River McMican – Keshet: For LGBTQ equality in Jewish life
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Training: “How to Ensure Accessible Events: Both Live and Virtual Across All Platforms”
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Making your event accessible is easier than you think. This session gave a simple accessibility checklist, as well as the processes and confidence that you need to make all of your events accessible, both virtual, and in person!
Panelists Include
- Moderator: Dori Kirshner – Matan
- Rebecca Wanatick – Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ
- Lauren Appelbaum – RespectAbility Vice President, Communications
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Shabbat Dinner with Neil and Denise Jacobson
Participants enjoyed a warm communal Shabbat experience via Zoom with Neil and Denise Jacobson. These pioneers of the disability rights movement also were among the first voices in Jewish Inclusion, and we at RespectAbility are privileged to have Neil on our board. They welcomed an open discussion on their 50 years of disability rights leadership, including the part of their journey chronicled in the recent masterpiece documentary Crip Camp, now available on Netflix, which we encourage everyone to watch for an introduction to the Jacobsons and to the disability rights movement.
Training: “How to Recruit, Accommodate and Promote Jewish Leaders with Disabilities”
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From Itzhak Pearlman to Marlee Matlin, we all know that there are tremendously talented Jews with disabilities, and that they can make our organizations stronger in all aspects of our mission, including inclusion. Watch this webinar if you want to learn how to attract amazing Jews with disabilities to your volunteer team, your boards, and maybe even your staff!
Panelists Include
- Moderator: Vivian Bass – RespectAbility Board Member Executive Committee and Chair of the Board of Trustees of Jewish Women International (JWI)
- Lori Golden – Ernst & Young LLP
- Lee Chernotsky – ROSIE’S Foundation
Training: “How to Advance Disability Inclusion in Jewish Education”
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From Jewish day school to Sunday school to beyond, Jewish education is a hallmark of Jewish identity. Learn from a group of amazing panelists who shared great work that the Jewish world is doing and ideas that you can replicate in order to ensure that Jews with disabilities have access to this treasured legacy, online and off. [continue reading…]
Shabbat Dinner – Alone Together!
Jews with Disabilities & Allies Invited to Virtual Dinner
Using the One Table model, we gathered together on Zoom. While we ate separately, we shared community as we welcomed Shabbat with laughter, camaraderie, and a little bit of song. [continue reading…]
Training: “Inclusion as a Jewish Value”
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AAPC Webinar: The Swing Voter Bloc You Might Be Overlooking
Every vote counts and persuading swing voters to support your candidate or cause can be key for successful campaigns. There’s one swing voter bloc that you might be missing though: voters with disabilities. With over 19 million registered voters, you’ve likely interacted with this community without even realizing it. Join us for this educational seminar to learn more about this voter bloc. [continue reading…]
Virtual Gathering: Schmooze with the Jews!
This gathering, done over Zoom and largely unstructured, had one simple goal: for Jews who are socially distancing to be able to connect, relax and share stories on how they are surviving the “new normal.” It was a laid-back way to connect to new people or old friends.
