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Accessibility Web Site
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Site for Accessibility
Information Resources on accessibility within synagogue life.
www.uscj.org
Congregation Bene Shalom
Congregation Bene Shalom is a Reform Jewish congregation committed to
providing the full richness of Judaism to all people—Deaf and
hearing,
Jews of all
denominations and non-Jews—in a warm welcoming, and fully
equal
community and house of worship.
www.beneshalom.org Disability Awareness Project
Our
goal is the full participation in the spiritual, educational and
communal aspects of synagogue life for people living with disabilities
and for their families.
urj.org/life/family/disabilities Hebrew Seminary Of The Deaf
The Hebrew Seminary of the Deaf is a unique, pluralistic egalitarian
school; our students learn Jewish ethics, thought, religion and
history, and gain an in-depth understanding of the deaf culture.
www.hebrewseminarydeaf.org
Temple Beth Soloman of the Deaf
A group of Deaf Jews molded a place where they could transmit Jewish
traditions, customs and rituals to their children in such a way that
they would grow, loving Judaism, identifying with it and also having a
place to serve their own spiritual needs, filling the void of Jewish
programming suited to the needs of the Deaf.
www.tbsdeafjewish.org
Access Press
Bringing News and Information to People with
Disabilities since 1990.
www.accesspress.org
Accessible Information Exchange
Meetings between businesses and people with disabilities – whether
related to researching customer preferences, developing a business
education curriculum, or discovering effective ways to comply with the
ADA – can result in innovative ideas and powerful collaborations that
bring greater access to customers with disabilities and attract new
customers to businesses.
www.ada.gov
Accessibility Design
Accessibility
Design is a design, consultation, project management, and product
recommendation company that specializes in residential environments for
seniors and individuals with disabilities. Created from the ground up,
this company was established to fulfill a significant need. They didn't
simply add access-oriented services to an already established company,
but rather listened closely to theirclients and
developed services, business practices, and procedures around you
and your needs.
http://www.accessibilitydesign.com
Autism Society of Minnesota
The Autism Society of Minnesota exists to enhance the
lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.
Autism Society of Minnesota seeks to realize its mission through education
support, collaboration, and advocacy.
www.ausm.org Autism Speaks
At Autism Speaks, their goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders.
www.autismspeaks.org Disability Linkage Line
Disability Linkage Line (DLL) is comprehensive,
statewide information and assistance network and call center. It is
provided by the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) in
partnership with other government and nonprofit organizations. DLL
provides Minnesotans who have disabilities and long-term illnesses, as
well as their caregivers and service providers, with a single resource
for all their disability-related questions. The free, one-to-one
assistance provided by DLL resource specialists helps callers’ access
health care, housing, transportation, employment and other services
that help people with disabilities remain independent.
www.deed.state.mn.us
Disability Minnesota
The purpose of this website is to provide a single entry point to over
100 Minnesota state agency programs, products, and services that are
devoted to the range of disability issues. We also provide access to
laws, statutes, and regulations in pertinent disability-related areas.
www.mndisability.gov
Disability Resource Guide
A comprehensive listing of local and national secular and Jewish
disability resources.
www.jfcsmpls.org
Evansville Ostomy News
A monthly newsletter via email with information for ostomites.
Twenty-eight years serving ostomates in Southwestern Indiana, Southern
Illinois and Western Kentucky.
Supporting ostomates 24/7 all 365 days per year.
www.ostomy.evansville.net
Face: Facing Autism in a Caring Environment
The mission of Facing Autism in a Caring Environment (FACE) is to build a
community of Best Buy employees that will promote awareness of Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASD) and support our families through networking, the sharing of
resources and providing encouragement.
www.canyoubeyou.com/FACE.html
Fraser
Fraser is a nationally renowned Minnesota nonprofit serving children and
adults with special needs through comprehensive education, health care
and housing services. Fraser is a leading provider of autism services
at a time when the need is critical.
www.fraser.org
Friends Of Quinn.com: Where Learning Disabilities Meet
Support
Quinn Bradlee shares his story of living with LD, and hopes you will
share
yours with him. Don't hesitate to ask any questions or share
feedback and let him know how he can help make FriendsOfQuinn.com a valuable
community and resource for you.
www.friendsofquinn.com Gillette Lifetime
Specialty Health care Clinic
Part of Gillette Children’s Specialty Health care, which provides medical
care and therapy to people who have
disabilities and complex medical conditions.Gillette
Lifetime is focused on the needs of older teens and adults up to the
age of 25.
www.gillettechildrens.org
Housing and Mortgages for People with
Disabilities
This guide is for persons living with a disability and in need of
useful information and assistance in buying a home.
www.mortgageloan.com
International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
The International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (IF) is the
world-wide umbrella organization (INGO) for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
organizations. It was created in 1979 by national organizations of people with
these impairments and their parents. Today IF's membership consists of 38
regional and national umbrella organizations for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus.
Further, IF has an intensive contact with regional and national organizations in
over 50 countries, spread over five continents.
www.ifglobal.org Jammin' Grooves - Paralyzed Drummer Jason Gerling
Learn the reason for Jason Gerling's mission, read Jason Gerling's biography, view clips of Jason Gerling's
drumming, get the latest news AND buy his debut DVD "BETWEEN THE
WHEELS" a mini-doc about overcoming adversity through the
healing power
of music.
www.jammingrooves.com Life Rolls On Foundation
LRO is the story of able-bodied individuals, working in concert with
those with spinal cord injury, to motivate each other with the
inspirational message of achievement in the face of extreme adversity.
Life Rolls On utilizes action sports through their flagship program, They Will
Surf Again, which pushes the boundary of possibility for
those with spinal cord injury (SCI).
www.liferollson.org
Metropolitan
Center For Independent Living
MCIL is dedicated to the full
promotion of the Independent Living (IL)
philosophy by supporting individuals with disabilities in their
personal efforts to pursue self-directed lives.
www.mcil-mn.org
Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities
The
mission of the Minnesota Governor's Council on Developmental
Disabilities is to provide information, education, and training to
build knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes that will lead to
increased independence, productivity, self determination, integration
and inclusion (IPSII) for people with developmental disabilities and
their families.
www.mnddc.org Minnesota
Help Info.
MinnesotaHelp.info
is an online directory of services designed to help people in Minnesota
find human services, information and referral, financial assistance,
and other forms of help. It is especially rich in resource information
for seniors and their caregivers; people with disabilities and their
caregivers; parents and families; and low income people.
www.minnesotahelp.info
Minnesota Star Program
A System of Technology to Achieve
Results (STAR) is located within the Minnesota Department of
Administration.
STAR's mission is to help all Minnesotans with disabilities gain access
to and acquire the assistive technology they need to live, learn, work
and play.
www.starprogram.state.mn.us/index.htm National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
NCPAD
is a national resource and information center aimed at helping people
with disabilities to be as active as they choose to be. The Web site
offers contacts for both recreational and competitive opportunities, as
well as guidelines for physical activity for those with Spina Bifida.
www.ncpad.org National Federation of the Blind
The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, education,
research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
self-confidence. It is the leading force in the blindness field today
and the voice of the nation's blind.
www.nfb.org
National Hydrocephalus Foundation
To assemble and disseminate information pertaining to hydrocephalus,
its treatments and outcomes.
www.nhfonline.org
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
At NSCIA, we educate and empower survivors of spinal cord injury and
disease to achieve and maintain the highest levels of independence,
health and personal fulfillment.
www.spinalcord.org
New Mobility Magazine
New Mobility Magazine encourages the integration of
active-lifestyle wheelchair users into mainstream society, while
simultaneously reflecting the vibrant world of disability-related arts,
media, advocacy and philosophy. Our stories foster a sense of community
and empower readers to:
participate in all areas of life, including education, work, love, sex,
home ownership, parenting, sports, recreation, travel and entertainment
be informed of and take charge of health concerns obtain appropriate
technology assert legal rights.
www.newmobility.com
Ostomy Association of the Minneapolis Area
United Ostomy Association of America is a volunteer-based health
organization dedicated to providing
education, information, support and advocacy for people who have had or
will have intestinal or urinary diversions.
www.mplsuoaa.org Patients Like Me
PatientsLikeMe
is a privately funded company dedicated to making a
difference in the lives of patients diagnosed with life-changing
diseases. The goal of this organization is to enable people
to
share information that can improve the
lives of these patients. To make this
happen, Patients Like Me have created a platform for collecting and
sharing real world,
outcome-based patient data, and are establishing data-sharing
partnerships with doctors,
pharmaceutical and medical device companies, research organizations,
and non-profits. Patients Like Me is here to give patients the power to
control their disease and to share what they learn with others.
www.patientslikeme.com Partnership in Policymaking
Twenty years ago, the Minnesota Governor's Council on
Developmental Disabilities created a ground-breaking, innovative training
program called Partners in Policymaking® to teach parents and
self-advocates the power of advocacy to change the way people with disabilities
are supported, viewed, taught, live and work. During the past two decades,
important issues have been confronted and dramatic changes have been
made.
www.partnersinpolicymaking.com Partnership Resources Inc.
Partnership Resources, Inc. (PRI) provides services to adults with
developmental disabilities. They are among the longest standing programs in Minnesota
of its type and have a long track record of providing innovative
programs and opportunities for the individuals they serve.
www.partnershipresources.org Plan Institute
PLAN Institute believes communities become more hospitable, caring and
resilient as a result of the contributions of people who are marginalized and
their families. Their goal for the future is to be the leading influence on caring
citizenship in Canada, recognized for improving the lives of people with
disabilities, their families and their communities.
www.planinstitute.ca Promote Awareness
The mission is to make a
difference in the lives of people with disabilities. How we do this is
by providing access to assistive technology. Information on how to
obtain other resources to make life as fulfilling as possible.
www.promoteawareness.org
Soulful Encounter Radio - Run By People With Disabilities For People with Disabilities
Soulful Encounters Radio is a
division of Soulful Encounters, a Web site connecting friends and dating
community for the disabled.
Louise Maxwell, who is the
founder wanted to give her members a place where they could go to listen and
enjoy music of different genres. Soulful Encounters Radio will also host
presenters and guests speaking about disabilities thereby giving
support. Soulful Encounters Radio wants their site to be for the Disabled by
the Disabled.
http://www.soulfulencountersradio.com Spina Bifida Association of Minnesota
Started in 1973, the Spina
Bifida Association of Minnesota is a non-profit organization made up of
volunteers. Our purpose is to increase awareness about Spina Bifida and
enhance the lives of those affected.
www.sbamn.com WACASO
WACOSA
is committed to one goal. Success. Success for the over 470 individuals
with disabilities who receive the training and support that lead to
rewarding employment. Success for the many businesses who partner with
us in the Sauke Centre, Waite Park, St. Cloud area, and benefit
from the enthusiasm and strong sense of purpose these individuals with
disaabilities bring to their jobs.
www.wacosa.org Work Incentives Connections
Their mission is to provide answers about the impact of work on benefits, so that
people with disabilities can see their choices and take advantage of life's
opportunities. This includes promoting policy changes that encourage the
employment of people with disabilities.
www.mnworkincentives.com
American Association for of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The
Religion & Spirituality Division of the AAIDD (American Association
on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, formerly the AAMR,
American Association on Mental Retardation) is an interfaith,
interdisciplinary association of professional ordained and lay people
who journey with persons with developmental disabilities and their
families. Their mission is to share resources which foster
opportunities for spiritual growth for persons with developmental
disabilities while respecting their religious identity.
www.aaiddreligion.org Council
For Jews With Special Needs
Started in 1985 in Phoenix Arizona by Joyce Berk and Becca
Hornstein, two mothers of
children who have special needs. The Council For Jews With
Special Needs
has been praised for developing a national model for a single point of
entry service system that provides the assistance necessary to
enable
Jews with special needs to celebrate the spiritual, educational, social
and cultural aspects of Judaism.
www.cjsn.org Jewish Braille Institute
The JBI Library provides individuals who are blind, visually impaired,
physically handicapped or reading disabled with books, magazines and special
publications of Jewish and general interest in Audio, Large Print and Braille
formats. The unique services provided by JBI, all of which are free of charge,
enable over 35,000 children, adults and seniors – from New York to New Zealand,
from Ft. Lauderdale to Moscow, from Tel Aviv to Buenos Aires – to participate
fully in the life of their communities.
www.jbilibrary.org Jewish Deaf Community Center
JDCC promotes individual
growth, social awareness, productivity and equality, by empowering deaf
and hard of hearing persons to be full participants in the Jewish
community at large.
www.jdcc.org Jewish Foundation For Group Homes
JFGH
is a non-sectarian, 501(c)( 3) agency dedicated to enhancing the
independence, dignity, choice, and community inclusion of adults with
disabilities. Today, JFGH’s residential programs support more than 180
residents in over 70 sites throughout the Washington D.C Metropolitan
area.
www.jfgh.org Jewish Housing and Programing
Jewish
Housing and Programming (J-HAP) is committed to serve the life-long
needs of adults with Developmental Disabilities within a Jewish
environment where residents feel welcomed, valued, fulfilled, and
secure. J-HAP seeks to empower residents to achieve their full
potential by providing guidance and support, the ability to practice a
Jewish life style, and enable a high quality of life enriched with
socialization opportunities, education, vocation, culture, and
recreation in the Twin Cities area.
http://jewishhousing.org Quality Mall from the U of M Institute on Community Integration
Welcome
to Quality Mall, a place where you can find lots of free information
about person-centered supports for people with
intellectual/developmental disabilities. Each of the Mall stores has
departments you can look through to learn about positive practices that
help people with intellectual/developmental disabilities live, work and
participate in our communities and improve the quality of their
supports.
www.qualitymall.org/directory Praying With Lior
This is both a documentary
feature film and an outreach/educational program. The film introduces
Lior Liebling, a thirteen year old boy with an extraordinary
spirituality, who also has Down syndrome. The exuberance and intensity
of Lior's praying has earned him a following among three Jewish
synagogues in Philadelphia, where he has been called "spiritual
genius," "davening master," and "little rebbe." Synagogue-goers testify
that praying with Lior helps them feel closer to G-d. Six years after
Lior's mother, a beloved Reconstructionist rabbi, died of breast
cancer, Lior is being called to the torah to become Bar Mitzvah.
http://dantrachtman.com/lior/
Sabes JCC - An Inclusive Jewish Community Center
As part of the mission to bring people together in
an inclusive Jewish
environment, the Sabes JCC provides opportunities and welcomes people
of all ages and all abilities in all JCC programs.
www.sabesjcc.org Sha'arim
Sha’arim is an incredibly dynamic non-profit organization that has been
successfully empowering schools and Jewish children and young adults with
special needs in the Twin Cities since 1999. Effective in providing the
educational tools and opportunities for Jewish children with special needs to
mainstream and succeed in a variety of supplemental and religious school
settings. For more information at:
www.shaarim.org The American Jewish World Newspaper
The American Jewish World exists to tell the Jewish
story and to
be a catalyst for Jewish unity and cultural vitality. The newspaper
that used to be the “Voice of Minnesota Jewry” now amplifies the “Voices of Minnesota’s Jewish
Community.”
www.ajwnews.com The Jewish Guild for the Blind
The Jewish Guild for the Blind a not-for-profit, non-sectarian agency that serves persons of all ages who
are visually impaired, blind and multi disabled. The Guild offers a broad
range of programs that include: medical, vision, low vision, psychiatric and
rehabilitative services, managed long-term care, residential services, day
health programs, schools and educational training programs for independent
living.
www.jgb.org The National Jewish Council For Disabilities
Yachad/NJCD is dedicated to addressing the needs of all
individuals with disabilities and including them in the Jewish
community.
www.njcd.org
Yad HaChazakah - The Jewish Disability
Empowerment Center Inc.
Founded
in 2005 by Sharon Shapiro Mission Yad HaChazakah-The Jewish Disability
Empowerment Center Inc. is a resource, community education, support
services and networking center that is lead primarily by and works with
Jews with hidden or obvious disabilities or chronic health conditions
as well as their family members to empower themselves to lead active
and purposeful lives as valued members of their communities.
www.yad-jdec.org
GIMP
GIMP features four trained dancers and four
performers who have physical disabilities. Embracing its Oxford definitions, GIMP brings audiences a
visceral and emotional experience with performers whose unique attributes,
physical and otherwise, are honored and utilized in highly dynamic, virtuosic
and provocative performances, discussions and workshops and outreach activities.
The dancers in GIMP have unique limbs ranging from overly agile
joints, absent limbs, foreshortened limbs, crooked limbs to exceptionally
overdeveloped muscles.
www.thegimpproject.com Keren Or - Ray of Light
A creative art and writing forum for Minnesota Jewish
teens.
www.kerenorcontest.org
Nextbook: A New Read On Jewish Culture
Created in 2003 as a locus for Jewish literature, culture, and ideas,
Nextbook is a non-profit organization which commissions
books on Jewish themes, sponsors public
lectures, readings, and performances in cities around the
country, and publishes an online magazine.
The website, Nextbook.org,
contains information on all of these projects and also maintains an
annotated list of recommended books.
www.nextbook.org
Upstream Arts, Inc.
The
mission of Upstream Arts is to enhance the lives of youth with
disabilities by promoting social and vocational independence through
the power of arts education.
www.upstreamarts.org
Adaptive Clothing & Accessories
Adaptive apparel resource list for all ages. Designed especially for
the physically challenged, and/or wheelchair users of all ages.
www.disability-resource.com
AmTryke Therapeutic Tricycles
AmTryke,
LLC was launched in 1994 by National AMBUCS, Inc., a nonprofit service
organization dedicated to creating mobility and independence for people
with disabilities. AmTryke therapeutic tricycles are designed to
accommodate adults and children with a wide variety of disabilities.
The majority of the tricycles are purchased by volunteers from the
AMBUC organization and given to financially disadvantaged riders of all
ages - from cradle to gray!
www.ambucs.com/amtryke Apparlyzed
Clothing
Apparelyzed specializes in producing high quality
clothing and T Shirts for the disabled community with a sense of humor,
this helps raise disability awareness, and change society's attitude
towards individuals with a disability.
www.cafepress.com/apparelyzed
Handi Medical Supply
Handi Medical supply maintains the
largest on-site medical supply warehouse in the Twin Cities from more than 50
medical supply manufacturers. Our customers find peace of mind with the
knowledge that they can visit our store and pick up the supply they need. We
will stock the medical supply of your choice for your on-going needs. We also
handle special orders from numerous manufacturers upon request. We also ship locally and nationally.
http://www.handimedical.com
Mobility Fitness Equipment Specializing
in fitness equipment for people who have sustained spinal cord injuries
or others who have physical disabilities. Mobility Fitness Equipment
offers a functional, durable, and safer solution for fitness training.
No transfer onto the machine is required. A wheelchair can be rolled
directly to the multi-trainer, where more than 100 exercises are
available. /www.mobilityfitnessequipment.com
Professional Fit
Clothing
This link is designed to give administrators,
fashion center managers, social service designees, care providers, and
all individuals with disabilities a convenient alternative to
conventional methods of purchasing clothing.
www.professionalfit.com
Silvert’s
Fashionable Disabled Clothing/Apparel that offers ease of dressing.
www.silverts.com
BlazeSports America
BlazeSports is a national program of
community-based adaptive sports for children and adults with physical
disabilities. The organization also offers camps, competitions, and
clinics, as well as an equipment loan program, education, and training
www.blazesports.org Camp Simcha
For most families of children
with autistic spectrum disorder, summer camp has been an unreachable
dream, one more experience that is unattainable for their special
children. Camp Simcha provides Reform Jewish families a camping
experience in a safe, supportive environment.
www.kutz.urjcamps.org
March Of Dimes
Nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the
health of babies
by reducing birth defects and infant mortality.
www.marchofdimes.com
Pacer Center
Founded in
1977, PACER Center was created by parents of children and youth with
disabilities to help other parents and families facing similar
challenges. Today, PACER Center expands opportunities and enhances the
quality of life of children and young adults with disabilities and
their families
www.pacer.org Special
Olympics
Dignity,
acceptance, and a chance to reach one's potential - these are human
rights worth promoting for everyone. Since 1968, Special Olympics has
been bringing one message to the world: people with intellectual
disabilities can and will succeed if given the opportunity.
www.specialolympics.org
Brenda Elsagher – Bringing Joy through the
Journey and Laughter with a Message
There aren't many people who know about living with an
Ostomy better than ostomates themselves. Reading about real-life
experiences, day-to-day living, and the life journey of an ostomate
really is the best way to get the true inside story. From hospital
diagnosis, to returning to everyday life, to the story of a long-term
ostomate, there's bound to be something most of our members are
experiencing or can associate with.
www.brendabringsjoy.com
Caryn Sullivan Scribe
Caryn Sullivan, a Minnesota mother of an adult son with
Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a writer and contributing
columnist to the St. Paul Pioneer Press Opinion pages. www.carynsullivanscribe.com
Camp Courage Blog
Camp Courage intends to use this space to keep
folks updated on the happenings at camp and information related to their
services and campers. Be sure to check back often!
http://couragecentercamps.blogspot.com
Empowering Jews With Disabilities Blog
Marlee
Kivens created a blog to highlight Jewish Disability Awareness events.
If you have any ideas, or want to be a guest blogger please join the
conversation!
http://empoweringjewswithdisabilities.blogspot.com Laura Tellado - Holdin' Out for a Hero
Laura Tellado's goal for this blog is to encourage people to get the conversation
going about spina bifida, and how we can all help people through
research and quality of life programs.
http://willyoubemyhero.wordpress.com Second Chance to Live
Second Chance to Live presents information to inspire and bring hope.
Material from Second Chance to Live will enhance the lives of traumatic
brain injury survivors, their families, the caregivers and the
individuals who support the needs of those individuals.
http://secondchancetolive.wordpress.com
Disability History Timeline
http://courses.temple.edu/neighbor/ds/disabilityrightstimeline.htm
Definition and History of Israel
www.answers.com/topic/israel
Glossary of Jewish Leaders
Jewish leaders tended to be warriors and prophets
in ancient Israel. Then, and without a homeland, scholars, teachers,
and rabbis became leaders. In the twentieth century, the Jewish People
survived Hitler's plans of annihilation and gained their own nation.
Soldiers, political leaders, rabbis, academics, and philanthropists are
today's Jewish leaders.
http://judaism.about.com/library/2_history/leaders/blglossary_leaders.htm
Timeline of Jewish History
Post Biblical History - 200 BCE to the 20th
Century - August 2005
http://www.answers.com/topic/timeline-of-jewish-history
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