Jewish Disability Awareness Month

Judy Heumann, Jewish disability advocate who spurred a movement, dies at 75

Heumann changed New York City policies, influenced federal laws and was featured in 2020’s “Crip Camp,” about her formative camp experience.

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The Jewish world’s biggest donor to disability inclusion has quietly pulled its funding

Dozens of Jewish organizations have benefited from the foundation’s giving, meaning the impact of Ruderman’s change in direction could be widespread.

Jerusalem art school fosters design talent among students with disabilities

A 111-year old Israeli institution, the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design won a $50,000 prize for its work by and for those with disabilities.

Politics

Jewish disability activists lobby against changes to Medicaid, ADA

Lifestyle

Twitter discussion #Parshachat merges Torah talk and the disability experience

Israel

Meet 5 Israeli companies driving disability tech

United States

Meet a disabilities lawyer pushing the envelope on digital accessibility

Ideas

Op-Ed: I’m not your mitzvah project

Ideas

Op-Ed: Speak out to make U.S. more inclusive for disabled

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