• Click here for a listing of community organizations, schools, agencies and groups providing direct services to families and individuals with special needs.  This listing is provided by Jewish Information Services of Greater Toronto (JIST).

Resources Available for Organizations

• Click here for an Event Planning Accessibility Checklist
  
• Click here for a Government of Ontario Ministry of Community and Social Services Listing of the International Symbols of Accessibility.  These symbols can be used to promote and publicize accessibility of places, programs and other activities for people with various disabilities.
  
• Click here for a Clear Print Accessibility Guideline, prepared by CNIB, to help you make your event accessible to everyone.
  
• Sign language interpreters:
  • Chaya Fischman chayaf82@yahoo.com
  • Canadian Hearing Society, Ontario Interpreting Services 
    oistoronto@chs.ca 
      (416) 928-2520 VOICE
      (416) 928-2521 TTY
      (416) 928-2544 FAX
    
• Computerized Notetaking
  • Noteworthy Services (416) 695-8727
  • Teammer Enterprises (416) 622-7223
    
• Real Time Captioning
  • Neeson Court Reporting http://www.neesoncourtreporting.com  
    scheduling@neesoncourtreporting.com   416-413-7755
  • Broadcast Captioning and Consulting Services Inc. http://www.closedcaptioning.com/
    
• Closed Captioning
  • Broadcast Captioning and Consulting Services Inc.  http://www.closedcaptioning.com/
    
• Attendant Services
  • Asif Syed asifsyed416@hotmail.com  416-871-8350

Accessibility Consultation

• Disability Awareness Consultants, Lauri Sue Robertson  416-267-5939 http://www.disabilityawarenessconsultants.com/  lauriesue@look.ca
• Ontarians with Disabilities Sub-Committee, League for Human Rights Committee of B’nai Brith Canada owdlhrbbcanada@hotmail.com
• CNIB  http://www.cnib.ca/en/services/accessibilities/Default.aspx

Accessibility Funding

• Click here for the Ontario Trillium Foundation

Resources Available for Synagogues

• PowerPoint presentation
• Assistance with the creation of an inclusion committee
• Help with establishing a mission statement
• Provision of resource materials

We welcome information about additional resources.  Please send your information to: inclusionuja@mnjcc.org

For more information, please contact:
inclusionuja@mnjcc.org 
(416) 924-6211, ext. 255
Inclusion Initiative of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
c/o Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre
750 Spadina Avenue
Toronto, ON  M5S 2J2