Separate Is Never Equal: 25 Years After The ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Legacy bushas been touring across the United States for some months as part of the 25th anniversary celebration. The bus travels with important displays about...
View ArticleA Disabilities Act For The Jewish Community
If you have been following The New Normal, or mainstream media, or even happened to do a web search on July 26th when the “Google Doodle” commemorated this day in history, you undoubtedly already know...
View ArticleBageltoons: Inclusive Cartooning
Over the last few weeks, our New Normal blog has been featuring reflections and perspectives on the 25th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. We know that employment is one area in...
View Article"Falling Off A Cliff": Vocational Education And Placement Essential For...
When the Tikvah Program for campers with disabilities was started in 1970 at Camp Ramah in New England, no one imagined a day when people with disabilities would be meaningfully included in Jewish...
View Article'You Are Not Welcome Here': ADA Access To Music Festivals And Other Outdoor...
Editor's note: Thank you to David Ferleger for sharing this important blog that originally appeared at ada-law.blogspot.com. If I love music and use a wheelchair, the concert hall should have space for...
View ArticleAhead Of Its Time: One Synagogue's Approach To Inclusion
Editor's Note: In the blog below, Rabbi Daniel Grossman describes the way that his congregation made accessible choices 25 years ago. Many people are surprised to learn that religious institutions are...
View ArticleHonoring Rabbi Lynne Landsberg, Disability Activist
Last July, Rabbi Lynne Landsberg, Senior Disability Advisor for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism was presented the first Thornburgh Family Award. Established by the American Association...
View ArticleSenator Tom Harkin, Driving Force Behind The Americans With Disabilities Act,...
“We’ve come so far as a country since passage of the Americans with Disability Act. However, the work is far from over. Economic self-sufficiency, that's the bone in my throat. That's the thing that we...
View ArticleRuderman Inclusion Summit: "Including Humans In Human Activity"
More than 550 activists in the field of inclusion for people with disabilities from around the world came together for the Ruderman Family Foundation’s first-ever international Inclusion Summit, which...
View ArticleWhat Are YOU Thankful For? Part 3
Editor's Note: In honor of Thanksgiving, we asked our "New Normal" contributors to reflect on the intersection of gratitude and disability. We'd love to hear what you are thankful for in the comments...
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