Central Florida's Independent Jewish Voice

Raising expectations

Join Shalom Orlando in celebrating Jewish Disability Awareness, Acceptance and Inclusion Month. We recognize JDAAIM because we know that nearly 20 percent of our population live with a disability. To put that in perspective:

• 52 million adults in the United States live with a disability

• 10,000 Jews in Central Florida live with a disability

• 55 children in the Richard S. Adler Early Childhood Center live with a disability, which is almost three per classroom.

In short, everyone knows someone who is living with a disability, and all of those individuals deserve a space in our community.

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