MADI provides professionals and lay leaders with virtual, asynchronous courses that build understanding and strengthen practices that advance disability inclusion.
All In. All Together. is an onboarding course that helps staff and leaders across Jewish organizations understand disability inclusion through the lens of Jewish values while offering practical, everyday strategies to create more accessible and welcoming workplaces and community programs.
Guided tools to help your organization reflect on current practices and identify areas for growth.
A comprehensive survey that enables organizations to assess their current inclusive practices, identify gaps, and take actionable steps toward greater inclusion. Organizations can revisit the survey over time to measure progress and track growth. The survey is available in two formats: as a downloadable PDF, or as an online survey.
For those who choose the online option, Matan will provide a copy of the completed results for your records and future reference.
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A practical, easy-to-use tool that helps organizers build inclusive events from start to finish. It walks through key considerations, from venue selection and communication to sensory supports and post-event follow-up, ensuring accessibility is integrated at every stage of the planning process.
A practical tool for assessing and strengthening inclusion across all aspects of synagogue life, from physical space to ritual participation and community culture. It helps synagogues identify concrete steps to support accessibility in areas like communication, sensory needs, health, and financial access, ensuring that inclusion is embedded as a core value.
Recorded workshops and trainings focused on disability inclusion across Jewish communal settings. See the Resource Library below for speaker bios and accompanying video supplements.
In this webinar, Maria Binger highlights everyday barriers and practical ways to create spaces where everyone is heard and respected. She is joined by panelists Rueben, Aliza, Steve, and Roxanne.
Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner discusses mental health stigma & suicide.
Rebecca Alexander shares her experience living with Usher Syndrome and challenges us to rethink disability, dignity, and true inclusion in Jewish life.
Originally created as part of Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), and relevant year-round, Rabbi Lauren Tuchman invites us into a conversation of kavod habriot – human dignity – and how this foundational value is as important now as it has ever been. (Text source sheet available below in Resource Library).
Rabbi Tuchman explores spiritual care of people with disabilities in the Jewish community, with an emphasis on how we live our lives and how we show up in the world.
Rabbi Tuchman answers specific questions posed by participants in the live session, with a particular focus on leadership of people with disabilities in the Jewish landscape.
Practical guides, templates, and tools designed to support inclusive programming, policies, and communication.
All In. All Together. is an onboarding course that helps staff and leaders across Jewish organizations understand disability inclusion through the lens of Jewish values while offering practical, everyday strategies to create more accessible and welcoming workplaces and community programs.
A comprehensive survey that enables organizations to assess their current inclusive practices, identify gaps, and take actionable steps toward greater inclusion. Organizations can revisit the survey over time to measure progress and track growth. The survey is available in two formats: as a downloadable PDF, or as an online survey.
For those who choose the online option, Matan will provide a copy of the completed results for your records and future reference.