By Zach Simon, Temple Ohev Shalom Shalom! My name is Zach, a 9th grade student in TAP. The students, teachers, lessons, and guests have all taught me so much. The most common topics we have learned about are about the learning environment for those with disabilities. The disabled community is treated like they are a burden to the normality of society, and this has been no less prevalent at school or the classroom. Though they can make teaching somewhat more difficult, or learning with them more challenging, what we have worked on at TAP is how one must not only [...]

By Jemmi Seeherman, Beth Tikvah B'nai Jeshurun Microaggressions are small things that people do that negatively target a stigmatized community or marginalized group. These could be words or actions that go unnoticed by most, but make someone feel uncomfortable, or like they don’t belong. A lot of the time, people don’t even know what they are doing is a microaggression. But even if they aren’t aware of what they’re doing, it could still be really hurtful to someone else. A microaggression could be based on a bias or stereotype relating to someone's religion, ethnicity, or disability, along with many other [...]

by Ilana Schieken, Alana Frajerman, and Izzy Teitelman, Ohev Shalom of Bucks County Ilana- Attending the TAP program over the past few months has been extremely helpful in many situations with a certain student. A couple of weeks ago a new student began attending Hebrew School for the first time. He is autistic and doesn’t speak very much, but when he does it is hard to understand. By attending TAP sessions I have learned to be patient and ask for help when I need it. When the class played a game outside I made sure to include him with the [...]