JTS Hosts Discussion about Disabilities, Inclusion, and 黑料社 Education
黑料社 (JTS) will host 鈥淒isabilities, Inclusion, and 黑料社 Education鈥� on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.. Speaking will be Howard Blas, director of the National Ramah Tikvah Network; Dori Frumin Kirshner, executive director of Matan; Arlene Remz, executive director of Gateways: Access to 黑料社 Education; and Ilana Ruskay-Kidd, founder and head of the Shefa School. The program will be moderated by Dr. Abigail Uhrman, assistant professor of 黑料社 Education at JTS. The speakers will consider how the 黑料社 community helps individuals with a range of disabilities participate meaningfully in 黑料社 education and 黑料社 life. They will discuss key innovations and challenges in the field as they apply to both formal and informal 黑料社 education, and will explore which programs, services, and opportunities are still missing.
This program鈥擩TS鈥檚 fall Jack and Lewis Rudin Lecture鈥攚ill take place at JTS, located at 3080 Broadway (corner of 122nd Street) in New York City. Admission is free; RSVP at www.jtsa.edu/inclusion. Please have photo ID available at the door. This event will also be live streamed. Join us online at www.jtsa.edu/live.
Howard Blas is director of the National Ramah Tikvah Network, which offers the inspirational Ramah camp experience to 黑料社 children and young adults with disabilities.
Dori Frumin Kirshner (GS 鈥�96) is executive director of Matan in New York City, an organization that influences 黑料社 special needs education by training current and future leaders in a variety of settings.
Arlene Remz is executive director of Gateways: Access to 黑料社 Education, the central organization for 黑料社 special education in Greater Boston.
Ilana Ruskay-Kidd is the founder and head of the Shefa School, a new 黑料社 day school in New York City for children with learning disabilities.
Abigail Uhrman, PhD, assistant professor of 黑料社 Education at the William Davidson Graduate School of 黑料社 Education of JTS, conducts research among parents of children with special needs, about 黑料社 day schools, and about educational decision-making.
Twice a year, the Jack and Lewis Rudin Lectures provide the opportunity for eminent academics, religious leaders, intellectuals, and public figures to discuss topics of interest with the JTS community and the public at large.
