Living with Disabilities

three different people with various traits and abilities smiling while voting

This Week is Disability Voting Rights Week!

Lillie Heyman

Israel Harris

September 8, 2022

September began National Voter Registration Month and this week is Disability Voting Rights Week! This week is a national, nonpartisan initiative dedicated to building the power and presence of the disability vote by getting people with disabilities registered and ready to vote, and spearheading voter education and community engagement opportunities, and more!

wheelchair accessible sign hanging on a wall

Disability Rights

Celebrating the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

July 26, 2022

Today we celebrate the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark legislation that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government' programs and services, and more.

Living with Disabilities

Living Our Texts & Values: Reflecting on Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month

Rabbi Deborah Goldberg

March 18, 2022

February marked the 14th annual Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month, also known as JDAIM. JDAIM's mission is "to unite Jewish communities worldwide to raise awareness and champion the rights of all Jews to be accepted and included in all aspects of Jewish life like anyone else."

handicap symbol with diverse hands forming a circle

Living with Disabilities

Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month: Deaf Pride, Deaf Jewish Pride

Rabbi Rebecca L. Dubowe

February 18, 2022

February is typically a busy month for me and for my fellow Jews with disabilities. It is JDAIM-Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion month. As the first female Deaf ordained Rabbi, I am often asked to speak, write, teach Torah, and share insights on how we can create a more inclusive Jewish community.

Disability Rights

Join us for virtual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day 2022

Lillie Heyman

January 4, 2022

The Religious Action Center is excited to continue our partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America as hosts of the annual Jewish Disability Advocacy Day (JDAD) on February 23 and 24, 2022.