Vision Quest

Published on March 20, 2013

Laughing with a friend, a tall blonde visibly groped at her surroundings while ascending a flight of stairs at a posh Los Angeles eatery. Witnessing the awkward display, a fellow patron cast a disapproving glance and asked, “Liquid lunch?”

Judaism and disability: The work left to do

Published on February 20, 2013

February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month. In thinking about Judaism and disability, most might start with the teaching in Leviticus: “Do not curse the deaf nor put a stumbling block before the blind.”

A Braille Revolution

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on June 29, 2011

The Joshua Project

By Dikla Kadosh
Published on May 19, 2011

“Mommy, can I have some water?” asked Joshua Goldenberg, a 7-year-old with a beautiful mane of curls and a gap-tooth smile. His mother, Christie, handed him a bottle. “How do you know it’s water?” he asked. “Because it says so on the label,” she answered.

In Israel, cutting edge help for visually impaired kids

Published on October 29, 2008

Strolling among the young children playing on ELIYA's vibrant and colorful campus in Petah Tikva, just outside Tel Aviv, feels, for an instant, like a visit to any well-run preschool. But ELIYA is that and more -- a preschool for blind and visually impaired children designed to assist their growth and development through programs ranging from classroom teaching to hydrotherapy.

The matzah challenge…VideoJew’s blind taste test

By Jay Firestone
Published on April 10, 2008

Why is This Seder Different From All Other Seders?

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on March 25, 1999

Every seder presents its own challenges, whether it's in deciding which haggadah to use or how much wine to add to the haroset. But for families of people with special needs, the usual frenetic Passover planning can go into overdrive as they search for ways to make the seder meaningful for all their loved ones.