Abstract
A Place for All: Faith and Community for Persons with Disabilities explores the courageous stories of persons with disabilities as they succeed in making their faith communities truly inclusive. It features people such as Rabbi Darby Jared Leigh, one of the handful of deaf rabbis in the world; members of ELCA’s DAYLE program, where definitely abled youth unite at the 40,000 strong triennial Evangelical Lutheran youth gathering; 5 year-old Max Rubin, who has cerebral palsy; Rev. Beth Lockard, pastor of Christ the King Deaf Church; and Brandon Kaplan, a severely disabled boy with limited sight and speech who recently had the privilege of becoming a Bar Mitzvah. Interviews with leaders of faith groups include: Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive Vice President, New York Board of Rabbis; Bishop Peggy Johnson, United Methodist Church; Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, forrmer General Secretary, National Council of Churches; Dr. Ingrid Mattson, Past President, ISNA; Rev. Bill Gaventa, Director, Community and Congregational Supports at The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Rev. Bill Bixby, Director, Youth Ministry, ELCA; Imam Mohamed Magid, Executive Director, All Dulles Area Muslim Society; and Rabbi Robert Levine, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Rodeph Sholom, New York.
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Subject
Contributors
Vinik, David (director), Vinik, Debra Gonsher (writer), Vinik, Debra Gonsher (producer), Eserska, Fanny (narrator), Vinik, David (editor), Stephen, David (videographer), Papoulis, Jim (composer), Interfaith Broadcasting Commission (producer), Diva Communications (Firm) (producer), New York Board of Rabbis (collaborator)
Duration
00:57:33 (HH:MM:SS)
Language:
English
Target or Intended Audience
adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college
Copyright Holder
| Name | Films Media Group (Firm) |
| Role | publisher |
| Telephone | 800-257-5126 |
| Address | 200 Metro Blvd., Suite 124, Hamilton, NJ 08619 |
| [email protected] |
Copyright Date
2009-01-01
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