Any possibility of a Judaism and disability event?

chiarieds said:

I must admit I'm with woodbine here. I had thought about saying & what about 'Christianity & disability,' but thought some might think I was in some way being derogatory, so didn't say it. It is I feel putting people in separate niches (& the list could become endless...'Jehovah's Witnesses & disability,' Catholicism & disability,' Buddhism & disability,' 'atheism & disability,' etc), whereas we should be united. Our different religions, or none, our varying cultures, etc. don't change a person's disability.

It's the same when you see about black people & disability, but white people & disability I feel would never be mentioned. It all seems a bit odd to me. I have respect for all religions, & the more I've read over the years makes me feel we have more similarities than differences, so why are 'differences' being made with regard to disabled people?

The thing is someone who is Disabled and Jewish has the double whammy of antisemitism + ableism and also how they're more prone, as the average bigot sees them as physically weaker. Then, add on how the system (social services and the like) deals with issues around Kosher, the holidays, etc.

There's a whole lot of weight you are burdened with when in two minorities, and it's important those that who don't know learn how that feels and, those in that situation have guidance and support.

A friend of mine has attempted suicide because of this, he's ok and getting help, but this is what its like for some people

WhatThe said:

Religion is a choice.

Disability isn't. Gender isn't. Colour isn't. 

FYI Jews are an Ethnoreligious group, a person can be ethnically Jewish or Jewish by religion.

chiarieds said:

Thank you for your input @wandering_chris - & I do truly appreciate it. I think what both woodbine & Whatthe have tried to intimate, that yes, there is unfortunately discrimination that shouldn't ever happen, which can occur due to your religion, ethnicity, sexuality, even age, but we're all disabled people, which should unify us.

I always taught my children, perhaps a simplistic view, that in part who you are may have depended on where you were born, & any religious beliefs your parents had. This, I hope, is why they also just accept people for who they are regardless, & are respectful.

In many ways you're no doubt right, as I can't know how it feels. I feel @MW123 has perhaps understood things better. We should all be made aware of the difficulties any group of disabled people encounter, I was just concerned about disabled people differentiating between each other, which I'd never want to happen, but yes, we can still learn from each other. I hope this has made sense.

indeed, it's just we all face challenges as unique as our disabilities and the bodies they encompass, also some of those challenges are aggravated by other characteristics, and we can't ignore this, nor can Scope if it truly is a charity representing the true realities of disabled people - Which I believe it is.

I leave you with the well-known disability rights slogan "Nothing about us, without us"

WhatThe said:

Religion is still not relevant to disability in a secular society..

Gender is the primary difference in all societies and we're nowhere near tackling the discrimination that all girls and women face. That's a much bigger task if we want equality for all. 
There isn't a woman on earth who doesn't know what discrimination feels like/looks like/sounds like as the weaker sex. 

So antisemitism and islamophobia don't matter? Try telling that to my friend who tried killing himself after being targeted the 13th time. I'm done here, plain ignorant of other's experiences to push your view. Also, real feminists stand with victims of antisemitism, not ignore them - Believe me, I know, more than you think for reasons I can not go into.