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Supporting People with Disabilities and Special Needs
The Partnership strives to engage all people across the lifespan in Jewish education and identity building experiences. Professionals and resources are available to help make that happen regardless of special learning needs or accommodations necessary. We provide information, resources, advocacy, consultation, networking, and professional development to: individuals; parents; teachers and administrators in preschools, congregational and day schools; summer camps; youth directors; adult educators; and clergy in our community. In addition, we offer assistance to professional and lay leaders of area congregations and agencies in their efforts to offer resources, accommodations and services in the Jewish community expanding inclusion opportunities for people with disabilities.
The Partnership also provides disability awareness training for area youth groups and help develop more opportunities in our Jewish youth groups for teens with disabilities. Our goal is to help ensure that every member of the community, children and adults alike, have inclusive access to the range of Jewish social, educational, cultural and religious opportunities that the Greater Washington area has to offer.
Special Needs Concierge:
The Partnership's Special Needs Concierge helps people with disabilities of all ages and their families access formal and informal educational programs and services in the Jewish community. Simply contact Sara Portman Milner at smilner@pjll.org or 240-283-6200 for assistance.
Community Interpreter Fund:
The Partnership offers the Community Interpreter Fund to help subsidize the need for sign language, oral or voice interpreter services in our community. This fund is supported by local congregations and community agencies in the Greater Washington Jewish community.
Click here for the CIF flyer and
here for the application form.
Jewish Deaf Services:
The Washington Society of Jewish Deaf (WSJD) is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization that serves the cultural, spiritual, social, and educational needs of the Jewish deaf and hard of hearing persons in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and promotes and advocates deaf awareness among the greater Jewish community, including synagogues, community agencies, and schools. WSJD is the primary organization of, by, and for deaf and hard of hearing Jewish residents in the Greater Washington, DC, area, including Northern Virginia and Maryland. For further information about WSJD and to see upcoming events in the Jewish deaf community, go to the WSJD website at
www.wsjdeaf.org.
For additional information of interest to individuals with special needs and their families regarding the Jewish community, visit jconnect
here.
The Washington Society of Jewish Deaf (WSJD) is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization that serves the cultural, spiritual, social, and educational needs of the Jewish deaf and hard of hearing persons in the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and promotes and advocates deaf awareness among the greater Jewish community, including synagogues, community agencies, and schools. WSJD is the primary organization of, by, and for deaf and hard of hearing Jewish residents in the Greater Washington, DC, area, including Northern Virginia and Maryland. For further information about WSJD and to see upcoming events in the Jewish deaf community, go to the WSJD website at www.wsjdeaf.org.
For additional information of interest to individuals with special needs and their families regarding the Jewish community, go to jconnect at
www.jconnect.org.
Interested in learning more about the Partnership's work in supporting people with special needs? Want to speak with our Special Needs Concierge for assistance in finding the best educational fit or resources for your child? Looking for an expert to come speak at your organization? Call 240-283-6200 or email info@pjll.org
