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Written by Meredith Polsky, National Director of Institutes and Training As February begins, so, too, does Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month. For those of us in the field of Jewish Special [...]

As educators, we focus a lot on our students with special needs and our teachers. But there’s another piece that we need to focus on, too: the “parent piece.” I’d like to take off my educator’s [...]

I had a familiar dream last night. I was driving our car, kids inside, and the brakes weren’t working. No matter how hard I pressed the brake pedal, the car wouldn’t stop. In most of these [...]

Meredith, Matan’s Director of Training and Advocacy, teaches an online course at Gratz College entitled Special Needs in Jewish Education. This post is the product of an assignment in which [...]

Our sons attend a vibrant new community day school in Rockland County, New York. With smaller classes than in the public school, energetic and motivated teachers and staff, and a friendly and [...]

As part of the application process for the first-ever Slingshot Guide for Disabilities and Inclusion, organizations were asked to submit a 60 second un-edited video about their work. Now that it [...]

Written by Meredith Englander Polsky Director of Training and Advocacy, Matan  In her article, “Jewish Day Schools’ Dirty Little Secret” (The Jewish Daily Forward, February 8, 2013), Jennifer [...]

Written by Neal Katz I can not speak.  For whatever reason, G-d has intended for me to be mute.  Many people might believe that I can not think, but despite their thinking, I can.  What’s [...]

Written by Meredith Polsky, Matan’s Director of Training and Advocacy This post originally appeared on Kveller.com, February 6, 2013 When your child has special learning needs–or any kind [...]

Written by Daniel Olson, 2012 Waterfront Director, Camp Ramah, Wisconsin This post originally appeared on the Zeh Lezeh Blog It’s a rainy Friday night in July at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. The [...]