Lessons from Germany and its disabled: Then and now
Jewish Journal
August 12, 2015
Los Angeles just hosted the 2015 Special Olympics.
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disability
Not your grandmother’s Alzheimer’s
Nancy Sokoler Steiner
May 9, 2008
Carol Kirsch is among the 5 percent to 10 percent of individuals with early onset Alzheimer\’s, those who develop symptoms before the age of 65. And she is one of the growing number who are being diagnosed at an early stage of the disease.
Yes, I have Tay-Sachs Disease
Eric Pastor
November 30, 2007
First person account of living with Tay-Sachs disease.
Club Kung Fu teaches special kids lots more than skill
Nathan Sobol
November 2, 2007
Club Kung Fu is a martial arts program for Jewish special-needs children ages 9-15 that is designed to improve self-discipline, self-esteem and physical fitness. Right now, about eight boys meet weekly, but the program is expanding, thanks to a Cutting Edge grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
Botox Treatments Aid Stroke Survivors
Steve Ditlea
February 16, 2006
Better known for cosmetic enhancement, Botox injections immobilize key muscles in stricken arms or legs, allowing physical therapy and exercise to extend range of motion and flexibility. Effects wear off, so the Botox is reinjected every three months for a year or more.
Groups Celebrate Seders With a Cause
Gaby Wenig
April 8, 2004
At Jewish Family Service\’s Freedom Seder, participants read from a haggadah that was just a little bit different. Instead of reading of the four sons, those at the Freedom Seder read about the \”four community members.\”
\”The wise community member asks, \’How can we, as individuals, and a community, address domestic violence?\’\”
Making Dyslexia Funny
Adam Wills
August 7, 2003
T he Fonz was the ultimate of cool on "Happy Days," but in real life Henry Winkler struggled through school. Winkler and his parents — who called him stupid and lazy — didn\’t know that he was dyslexic until he was diagnosed at age 30.
From Best Boy to Best Man
Naomi Pfefferman
December 4, 1997
Two decades ago, filmmaker Ira Wohl sat at the Passover table andthought about his cousin, Philly. For his first 50 years, thedevelopmentally disabled Philly had lived at home with his parents inQueens, never venturing into the world. Wohl now wondered how Phillywould survive once his ailing parents were gone.
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