Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month

There are no boundaries around spirituality.

Temple Kehillat Chaim, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Roswell, will inspire, motivate and educate the community with a special Sabbath worship service on Friday, February 25th at 7:30. February 2011 is the third annual International Jewish Disability Awareness Month. Synagogues around the world are highlighting their mission to break down physical, communication, and attitudinal barriers, and educate our communities on what accessibility and inclusion really mean.

Stacey Ramirez, Director of Individual and Family Supports for the Center for Leadership in Disability at Georgia State University in Atlanta will be this year’s invited guest speaker. Ms. Ramirez will share her experience in facilitating Person Centered Planning, a unique process that empowers people with and without disabilities. Person Centered Planning focuses on the individual and his needs by putting the person in
charge of defining the direction for his life, not on the systems that may or may not be available to serve him. This ultimately leads to greater inclusion as a valued member of both community and society and heightened personal satisfaction.

Person Centered Planning involves the development of a “toolbox” of methods and resources that enables a person at any age of life – from childhood to adulthood to choose his own pathways to success; the planners simply help him determine where he wants to go and how best to get there. The service will speak to the importance of community supporting individuals with disabilities while cultivating spirituality.

Where: Temple Kehillat Chaim
1145 Green Street Roswell, Ga. 30075
When: Friday, February 25, 2011 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 770 641-8630