Inclusion
The mission of the Committee for the Inclusion of People with Special Needs is to open the doors of Adath to all and facilitate accommodations that enable participation in all aspects of synagogue life.
JDAIM Shabbat, February 27
Etta Barry to Speak on Hidden Learning Disabilities within Jewish Education
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM.) The Inclusion Committee sponsors activities to raise awareness and encourage action to include people with disabilities in all aspects of synagogue life.
Adath member Etta Barry and her husband, Michael, have three children who have learning disabilities. All three children attended Gan Shelanu, SMP, celebrated Bar/Bat Mitzvah at the Adath, attended Talmud Torah through Bet HaMidrash, and graduated from The Blake School. Her two sons, Ben and Jacob, are currently attending college, and her daughter, Alex, is interning in Israel. Etta also works part-time at PACER Center as a Parent Liaison, working with MN private school parents and educators so that every child, regardless of their learning challenges, receives the best education possible.
Being a parent of a child who struggles in school is not easy. It is also challenging for educators seeking solutions and resources for their students. Etta will share her insights about her experience as a parent and her children’s experience and how they and other children with different learning styles and abilities can participate in our Jewish educational programming.
An ASL interpreter will be present for the benefit of people who are deaf or hard of hearing thanks to the generosity of the Edythe and Haskell Cohodes Foundation Fund. The Adath Inclusion Committee is also sponsoring the Shabbat congregational luncheon following services.
During February, the Adath Library will be displaying featured books for JDAIM Reads:
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism, by Barry M. Prizant, PhD, with Tom Fields-Meyer, spotlights behavior and how it can be a way of communicating feelings or needs.
Following Ezra: What One Father Learned about Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son, by Tom Fields-Meyer, is a memoir about a family learning to adapt to the unexpected challenges and gifts of raising a child with a disability.
In partnership with PJ Library, there is also a book for children: The Mitten String, by Jennifer Rosen.
Other groups at Adath will sponsor activities in February for JDAIM. Watch for the flyer!
Etta Barry to Speak on Hidden Learning Disabilities within Jewish Education
February is Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM.) The Inclusion Committee sponsors activities to raise awareness and encourage action to include people with disabilities in all aspects of synagogue life.
Adath member Etta Barry and her husband, Michael, have three children who have learning disabilities. All three children attended Gan Shelanu, SMP, celebrated Bar/Bat Mitzvah at the Adath, attended Talmud Torah through Bet HaMidrash, and graduated from The Blake School. Her two sons, Ben and Jacob, are currently attending college, and her daughter, Alex, is interning in Israel. Etta also works part-time at PACER Center as a Parent Liaison, working with MN private school parents and educators so that every child, regardless of their learning challenges, receives the best education possible.
Being a parent of a child who struggles in school is not easy. It is also challenging for educators seeking solutions and resources for their students. Etta will share her insights about her experience as a parent and her children’s experience and how they and other children with different learning styles and abilities can participate in our Jewish educational programming.
An ASL interpreter will be present for the benefit of people who are deaf or hard of hearing thanks to the generosity of the Edythe and Haskell Cohodes Foundation Fund. The Adath Inclusion Committee is also sponsoring the Shabbat congregational luncheon following services.
During February, the Adath Library will be displaying featured books for JDAIM Reads:
Uniquely Human: A Different Way of Seeing Autism, by Barry M. Prizant, PhD, with Tom Fields-Meyer, spotlights behavior and how it can be a way of communicating feelings or needs.
Following Ezra: What One Father Learned about Gumby, Otters, Autism, and Love from His Extraordinary Son, by Tom Fields-Meyer, is a memoir about a family learning to adapt to the unexpected challenges and gifts of raising a child with a disability.
In partnership with PJ Library, there is also a book for children: The Mitten String, by Jennifer Rosen.
Other groups at Adath will sponsor activities in February for JDAIM. Watch for the flyer!
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