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by Ava Kate Arkader, Temple Beth Hillel Beth El   I have almost 30 kids in my second grade class, and one of the bigger activities that we do is Hebrew reading. I generally take a group of kids out into the hallway to read from the books, and surprisingly, it's a much simpler task than one would think. Although it is not difficult for me, it definitely is for some kids, and here is an example of one of those situations and how it was handled. My class is split in half between two teachers, but when we go [...]

by Brenna Fox, Beth Tikvah B'nai Jeshurun At BTBJ I am in a classroom with 5 students that are in third grade.  One of the boys in the classroom has a hard time sitting still and concentrating. While I do not think he has any type of disability, there are a few things that help get him back on track in the class. When this student had a hard time sitting in his/her seat, I would take them for a walk up and down the hallway. If a student had a lot of energy, I would walk out of the [...]

by Aria Levy, Keneseth Israel On Sunday, we met artist Wendy Elliott-Vandivier. She creates cartoons based on her everyday life, including constant stereotypes, interactions with people, and offensive comments. Some of her comics include inappropriate terminology and getting special treatment to even worse treatment than others. We learned so much from the stories of these interactions with people, what is ok to be asked and what you shouldn’t be doing. She taught us that people with disabilities should be able to live without being put on a pedestal or made to feel like they’re different from everyone else. There are [...]