Jewish Disability Advocates: JDAIM
2025 Accessibility and Accomodations in Jewish Space Accessibility and Accommodations in Jewish Spaces
Accessibility and Accommodations in Jewish Spaces discusses the importance of involving individuals with disabilities in accessibility efforts and offers several steps individuals and organizations can take to improve accessibility.
Individuals with various disabilities contributed suggestions for making gatherings more accessible.
JDAIM Community Learning Evening: We enjoyed a great evening learning with wonderful disability advocate Emily Ladau. Watch the recording to learn from Emily about demystifying disability and advocating for accessibility and accommodations in Jewish spaces.
2024 Circles of SupportAccessibility and Accommodations in Jewish Spaces
Most of us have several circles of support we have built our entire lives. While individuals with disabilities may have well-established circles of support among family and service providers, their circles of support among friends and within the greater community are often less robust. For this reason, JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates and our JDA Partner Organizations will focus on Circles of Support throughout 2024. Our goal is to provide avenues to support individuals with disabilities and their caregivers.
Circles of Support Handout describes how our Jewish organizations can become a strong Circle of Support for individuals with disabilities and caregivers.
Lesson plans for youth and teens. These lesson plans focus on the importance of social connection, especially for students with disabilities who may feel isolated and alone, and how build support among peers.
2023 Connections and BelongingAccessibility and Accommodations in Jewish Spaces
Social support and community have been proven to be critical elements in our well-being, yet many with disabilities and their families often feel isolated and alone. For this reason, JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates and our JDA Partner Organizations will focus on Connection and Belonging throughout 2023. Our goal is to raise awareness and understanding, improve accommodations to facilitate connections, and further a true sense of belonging as individuals with disabilities contribute their gifts to communities that are made stronger because of their presence.
Social Connection Handout Describes benefits of social connection for mental and physical well-being and offers 6 ways to build connection and belonging for individuals with disabilities and caregivers.
Exploring Social Connectedness and Mental Wellness Examines the link between social connection and mental wellbeing and offers specific suggestions for reaching out to those who may be isolated.
Family and Adult Bookmarks that offer suggestions for connecting with those who may be isolated or lonely.
Lesson plans for youth and teens. These lesson plans focus on the importance of social connection, especially for students with disabilities who may feel isolated and alone, and how build support among peers.
2022 Chronic Health Conditionsccessibility and Accommodations in Jewish Spaces
JDA Collaborative recognizes that many people with chronic illnesses often feel misunderstood, isolated or alone. To bring more attention to people with a variety of chronic health conditions, including those with long Covid, JDA created a series of resources, as well as a Chronic Health Conditions Support Group.
As the first resource shares, a chronic health condition is defined as a condition that lasts a year or more and requires ongoing medical care or limits activities of daily living or both. Many are invisible diseases.
Chronic Health Conditions Provides a definition of chronic health conditions, lists several examples, and offers recommendations for how to support those with chronic health conditions.
CHC Bookmarks Four different bookmarks explain chronic health conditions, spoon theory, and the intersection of such conditions with mental health and lifestyle management. A fifth bookmark offers ways to support those with chronic health conditions.
Chronic Health Conditions Support Group Flyer Shares information about a Jewish Disabilities Advocates support group for those experiencing misunderstanding, loneliness and/or isolation related to a chronic health condition.