TAP

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 [...]

by Nathan Rigler, Temple Sholom I am a 9th grader, and I am in the TAP teen program. We have learned about the different ways that people can feel left out if they can't learn a certain way. Even if the teachers don't realize it, some people have to be thought a certain way. Sometimes the teachers need to adapt and have different learning methods available to help the kids learn to the best of their abilities, but it is also important that the plans go well and it is still enjoyable for the kids. For example, if we were [...]

by Jeremy Kaplan-Mayer, Mishkan Shalom Hi, I am Jeremy. I am a TAP teen, and am part of the LGBTQ+ community. I am Trans and Bisexual. My brother George has Autism. I’ve had an Autistic brother my whole life, so I am definitely educated about people with disabilities, but there is one thing I was never aware of. I was never aware of the history of LGBTQ+ people with disabilities. I've recently become part of the LGBTQ+ community, but have been advocating for people with disabilities alongside my mother for my whole life. I recently have been learning about how [...]