A National Movement Towards Inclusion
[b]Posted By Sarah Blitzstein, Guest Blogger, Jewish Family Service, Los Angeles[/b]
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Sarah Blitzstein, Adynna Swarz and Elaine Hall
There’s a movement happening and it’s happening now.
Like the early pioneers who settled the land of Israel, individuals with special needs and their families are creating change for the future and crossing unknown lands towards acceptance, appreciation and inclusion. They are inspiring service providers,teachers, family and friends. And this week, they inspired 25 leaders in the Jewish disability community who gathered at the Pearlstone Retreat center in rural Maryland (well it may just be 25 minutes outside of Baltimore but for this native Angeleno, it sure felt pretty rural!) to learn about Disability and Inclusion in the Jewish community.
A National Movement Towards Inclusion