Providing support for long term planning for adults with developmental disabilities
Session 4 of the National Jewish Healing Conference 2026, themed Belonging in a Changing World: Supporting Our Most Vulnerable.
Adults with developmental disabilities are living longer and face increasing physical and emotional needs as they age. Most adults with developmental disabilities live in family homes, and a large portion of them live with elderly parents. How can parents plan and provide for the long-term care of these adults with developmental disabilities and how can our communities provide care with compassion?
Presenters:
Tzippi Rosen, Director of Disability Inclusion Services at Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County
Jacob Gottlieb, Chief Advancement Officer, JARC