Jewish National Fund-USA Denver-area philanthropists met with Lt. Col. (Res.) Tiran Attia, founder of the organization’s Special in Uniform program, to learn how their charitable giving empowers young people with disabilities to attain their rite of passage, just like other Israelis, and serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Often …

–The JCC Mizel Arts and Culture Center is hosting the second annual Colorado-based ReelAbilities Film Festival Denver in-person in Denver and Boulder from August 24-28 and virtually from August 24-31.

Jewish National Fund (JNF-USA) is once again calling attention to those who are sometimes forgotten during Jewish Disabilities Awareness & Inclusion Month (JDAIM).

Special in Uniform (SIU), a signature program of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), was launched 20 years ago by a small group of senior officers, to integrate Israeli youth with disabilities—mental and physical—into the IDF to serve alongside their fellow countrymen and women.

A young girl's smile broadened as she was set on a horse for her weekly therapy. Seeing her connect with the horse, be so comfortable with it, and move as if she were flying was awe-inspiring.

We will share the results of over 120 survey responses and discuss ideas so we can plan next steps in our community.

A Boulder Jewish inclusion survey has been created by a volunteer-driven coalition of interested synagogues and organizations. Read on to find out more and take the survey.

The Plagim Regional School at Kibbutz HaZorea, located near the Menashe plateau in the Carmel Mountain range, is making sure that their children don’t miss out on the experience and celebration of nature on Tu BiShvat or any other day of the year.

Congregation Har HaShem will host a community-wide No Shushing Shabbat, allowing those attending the freedom to move about and make noise.

Like the United States, nearly one in five Israelis lives with a disability. In recognition of February as Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month, Jewish National Fund (JNF) will feature some of its partners in Israel.

Jewish Disabilities Advocates hosts a Yachad Disability Sensitivity Training called “Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes” on February 22 as part of Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month.

Congregation Har HaShem will be honored for successfully promoting inclusion of people with disabilities in congregational life.

JDN has partnered with The Arc of Colorado for its "Achieve With Us" Colorado Film Festival on Sunday, March 30 to celebrate National Developmental Disability Awareness Month.

A parent support group is forming for the Boulder Jewish community, and the deadline to apply is August 31. Find out more.

This film will forever change anything you thought you knew about disabilities and the inner lives of those affected by them.

The conversation to include people with disabilities in our Jewish community started in a large event last Thursday at Har HaShem.

Dr. Temple Grandin is the keynote speaker at "Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Our Jewish Community."

Jewish Disabilities Awareness Day is the cornerstone of the metro Denver Jewish community’s celebration of the national Jewish Disability Awareness Month.