USA | 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
ISRAEL | 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
The 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
Play 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
Join 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.
Date: 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
The 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
The 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
Held 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
