Inclusion Innovations

05/16/2022

Your Daily Dose of Jewish Wisdom:

Everything in life is a step forward; everything has meaning. It’s just that there are two ways to move forward: Walking and leaping.

When you walk, you leave one foot in its place as the other moves ahead. You’re secure, you’re stable—and you never leave your comfort zone.

So sometimes you need to leap. But to do that, you need to first crouch down.

That’s the true meaning of failure: It is the crouch before the jump, the breakaway from the past so that you can leap into the future, an opportunity to do something totally unexpected.

Failure lets you go where your footsteps could never take you.

11/08/2021

Hi everyone. Please could you help me? I am planning on creating an online course on including people with disabilities and mental health conditions and those who love them in faith community life and I’m just in my research phase.
I was wondering, if you were to take a course in inclusion and belonging, what questions would you hope or expect it to answer for you?
Thank you so much for helping me!

06/19/2021

Did you know that anyone can join our annual forum to celebrate the full participation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in spiritual life and practice?

Thursday, June 24, 2021 1:00 – 3:00pm Eastern
Learn more and join: aaiddreligion.org/2021-annual-forum/

Featuring the presentation of the 2021 AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Leadership Award and the 2021 Student Scholarship Award, along with an amazing panel on "Including People with IDD in Faith Communities: Perspectives from Diverse Faith Traditions"

ID: Session title with six headshots of panel presenters, Imam Nadim Bashir, Shelly Christensen, Esther Garcia , Sehrish Shikarpurya , Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, and Rev. Dr. Lamar Hardwick.

Text: "Join us for our 2021 Religion and Spirituality Interest Network Forum featuring this outstanding panel presentation!"

06/17/2021

Free and open to all, the AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Network's annual forum. Please join us Thursday, June 24.

Did you know that anyone can join our annual forum to celebrate the full participation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in spiritual life and practice?

Thursday, June 24, 2021 1:00 – 3:00pm Eastern
Learn more and join: aaiddreligion.org/2021-annual-forum/

Featuring the presentation of the 2021 AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Leadership Award and the 2021 Student Scholarship Award, along with an amazing panel on "Including People with IDD in Faith Communities: Perspectives from Diverse Faith Traditions"

ID: Session title with six headshots of panel presenters, Imam Nadim Bashir, Shelly Christensen, Esther Garcia , Sehrish Shikarpurya , Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe, and Rev. Dr. Lamar Hardwick.

Text: "Join us for our 2021 Religion and Spirituality Interest Network Forum featuring this outstanding panel presentation!"

06/16/2021

Including People with IDD in Faith Communities--Perspectives from Diverse Faith Communities will be the focus on the 2021 Religion and Spirituality Network Annual Forum-at no cost! I'll be receiving the Religion and Spirituality Leadership Award and participating on the panel. I hope you'll join us! Thursday, June 24, 2021.

AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Interest Network June 24, 2021 1:00 – 3:00pm (Eastern Time) Open to all. Please JOIN US! AGENDA: Presentation of the 2021 AAIDD Religion and Spirituality Leade…

06/16/2021

What an honor to be awarded the 2021 and Award! I will accept the award on June 24, 2021.

Shelly Christensen, MA, FAAIDD of Minneapolis, Minn. has been named the 2021 recipient of the Religion and Spirituality Leadership Award. Christensen is a pioneer and leader in the faith community …

04/24/2019

11/02/2018

The Jewish Inclusion Collaborative (JIC) of Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Minneapolis (JFCS), in partnership with the Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival, will present, My Hero Brother, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 18, at the St. Paul JCC. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Yonatan Nir, the film...

08/25/2017

True inclusion means that we regard others with dignity, respect and a genuine belief that each one of us, without regard to ability, is responsible to participate in this sacred partnership. Inclusion is achieved when people know that they BELONG. That is how we achieve inclusion and meaningful participation.

The High Holidays and Beyond Inclusive Congregations Guide provides practical ideas you can incorporate into your High Holiday rituals, services and celebrations. While we always want to do the right thing, sometimes we need a little guidance, some creativity and resources to ensure that we are doing that right thing!

Make this the year when all people know that they belong!

http://inclusioninnovations.com/high-holiday-inclusion-guide/

07/28/2017

Our good friend and leader for inclusive communities! A true champion.

Rabbi Lynne Landsberg is one of the Valley's true wonder women.

12/03/2016

So excited to launch the FREE 2017 Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month Guide!!! Lots of actions you can take, information about JDAIM Reads! and a new film for JDAIM and more!!!

Get all your JDAIM styles and branding here! Looking for something more specific? Contact Jessica Chavez to inquire. What are other congregations and communities doing to recognize Jewish Disability Awareness and Inclusion Month? Connect on Twitter: Use: Connect on Facebook...