disability
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month Resources
online onlineHeld every October, NDEAM is a fitting time to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The 2020 NDEAM theme is Increasing Access and Opportunity. NDEAM is led by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), but its true spirit lies in […]
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Disability Support and Inclusion in the Age of Social Distancing, JNFA GA
online onlineThe session will be held on October 26 from 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm EDT. The session will include a panel featuring four Federations and Jewish Family Service agencies providing exemplary services to individuals with disabilities in the age of COVID-19, with a keynote address from Tim Shriver, Ph.D., Chairman of Special Olympics. The goal […]
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The Intersection of Beauty, Disability, Justice and Civil Rights a conversation with Shelly Baer, self advocate
online onlineThe Intersection of Beauty, Disability, Justice and Civil Rights Wednesday, April 14th, 7:00 pm As part of our ongoing commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we invite you to learn from a member of the largest minority group in the country: people with disabilities. Social Justice Speaker Series welcomes Shelly Baer, LCSW, a pioneer in outreach […]
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Respectability Summit 2021
online onlineDate: June 7 – 10, 2021 Time: 2:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. MT / 11:00 a.m. PT Duration: 2 hours each day RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tY7ZVXmSQW2R3Mb6yFxPqw You are invited to join RespectAbility for four days of fantastic sessions that prepare people with disabilities and the disability community for a better future. These events will be free […]
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COVID 19 & Going Back to School, ask the experts from University of Miami Town Hall
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Play Like a Para Olympic with the Miami Children’s Museum
Miami Children's Museum 980 Mcarthur Causeway, Miami, FL, United StatesPlay Like a Paralympic Saturday and Sunday, August 28 & 29 | 10AM–6PM The Paralympic Games are in full swing, and we’re raising awareness and celebrating with an interactive experience. Join us along with the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces: Therapeutic Recreation & Inclusion team for a fun and immersive look at adaptive […]
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Little Lighthouse Foundation Story Hour presents, Kat Magnoli
IG LiveThe Little Lighthouse Foundation’s (“LLF”) Story Hour is a reading program and is hosted at Chapman Partnership. LLF’s Story Hour takes place in Chapman Partnership’s Family Resource Center. Volunteers work with children ages four to seven to entertain and educate them with group readings and activities. Volunteers will spend the first portion of the hour-long […]
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Success Stories of People with Differing Abilities Virtual Round Table
online onlineJoin us for a roundtable discussion and celebration of people with differing abilities. A virtual event in collaboration with the Miami Jewish Abilities Alliance, the Broward Jewish Abilities Alliance, the South Palm Beach Jewish Abilities Alliance and the Alpert JFS of Palm Beach.
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Miami Jewish Film Festival presents, Just As I am
online onlineCANADA | 53 MINUTES | 2021 JUST AS I AM US PREMIERE A little film with a great big heart, Evan Beloff’s (MJFF 2020’s A People’s Soundtrack) new documentary follows the lives of several members of the Shira Choir, comprised of an exceptional group of singers with special needs, and the choirmaster that unites them. In Just […]
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Miami Jewish Film Festival presents, A Reason to Live
online onlineISRAEL | 55 MINUTES | 2021 A REASON TO LIVE INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE After being severely injured in the Second Lebanon War leaving him unable to move and speak, Jonathan Levin didn’t want to live. It took him years until he was able to renew old relationships and create new ones, like the special bond with […]
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Miami Jewish Film Festival presents, Donyoni at MBJCC
Miami Beach Jewish Community Center 4221 Pine Tree Dr,, Miami Beach, FL, United StatesUSA | 23 MINUTES | 2022 DONYONI WORLD PREMIERE From "pizza face" to "Don Yoni", a Bolivian Jewish family living in Miami recounts the sacrifices and contradictions inherent in raising a son with tuberous sclerosis, a rare condition from which only his raw, uncanny works of art can provide solace. The world premiere of the […]
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Health Access for Floridians with Disabilities
online onlineOver the last year, FVH has prioritized addressing health equity issues. Focus groups have been an important tool in reaching Florida’s marginalized communities. In 2021, FVH hosted a series of 7 roundtables featuring over 50 disabled Floridians, their families, and caregivers. FVH then completed a thematic analysis to better understand the barriers to care that […]
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JDAIM/Jewish Disability Advocacy Day event with Jewish Federations of North America
online onlineADVOCACY DAY Making Change Thursday, Feb. 24th 1-4 pm EST Hear from leading members of congress, disability advocacy champions, and experts who will help you to better understand the obstacles to inclusion. Learn about promoting national legislation and implementing grassroots strategies that will help lift millions of people with disabilities out of poverty. Get the […]
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Being Michelle: Exploring Criminal Justice and Trauma through a Deaf Lens with RespectAbility
online onlineThis panel aims to discuss in more depth some of the issues facing Deaf/disabled people in the criminal justice system as experienced by the protagonist in the feature length documentary film, Being Michelle. The panel brings together Deaf leaders and advocates as well as individuals who have experienced human rights abuses in the criminal justice system. […]
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REELABILITIES FILM AND TELEVISION ACCESSIBILITY SUMMIT
online onlineAs a part of the 14th annual ReelAbilities Film Festival: New York, ReelAbilities will hold its first ever Film and Television Accessibility Summit April 11-12. The summit will discuss accessibility as a creative asset at all phases, development through exhibition, and explore beyond the basics into progressive best practices. Industry leaders including Disabled creatives will […]
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Sabrina’s Adaptive Beach Day, New temporary location
73rd street and Ocea Terrace Miami Beach, FL, United StatesOur 2022 Adaptive Beach season will start on Sunday, May 15 2022 • 11am – 3pm SCF launched its “Adaptive Beach Days” program to provide access to the beach and ocean for disabled individuals, veterans, children with special needs, and the elderly. This program provides access to the beach using a platform of decks […]
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Annual Family Cafe Convention for Floridians with Disabilities
Orlando, FL Orlando, Florida, United StatesSince 1998, The Annual Family Café has brought Floridians with all types of disabilities together for three days of information, training, and networking. With a great range of individual breakout sessions, a packed Exhibit Hall with dozens of vendors, and a series of special events including Keynote speakers and The Governors’ Summit on Disabilities, The […]
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Disclosure: Talking About Your Disability to Others with Parent to Parent
Parent to Parent 7990 SW 117th Avenue, Suite 200 Florida 33183, Miami, FL, United StatesNovember 15 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Talking about your child’s disability is never easy. How you explain it can impact the way others relate, interact, and accommodate your child’s needs. This workshop will help you explain your child’s/youth’s disability better to others, decide how much is appropriate to disclose, and how to improve educational outcomes, […]
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MARTIN LUTHER KING- NO SCHOOL FUN DAY
Biscayne Nature Center 6767 Crandon Blvd, Key Biscayne, FL 33149, Miami, FL, United StatesFIELD TRIP: BISCAYNE NATURE CENTER
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Friendship Circle SUMMER CAMP
Friendship Circle Miami 8700 SW 112th St, Miami, FL, United StatesSummer Camp is fun at Friendship Circle! Let's get ready to board the bus and experience some amazing field trips together!
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