People with disabilities
Israeli rehabilitation village prepares adults with disabilities for Election Day voting
The village, home to more than 200 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, has set up a mock polling station, complete with a voting booth, envelopes, and ballot slips.
Side by Side: Helping people with disabilities connect socially
Choosing life, building hope: Former hostage turns to disability advocacy to honor wife, daughters
B’Yachad promotes referendums to enable the disabled – opinion
When mobility is a medical challenge: How advanced electric technology is changing lives
Quiet motors, smartphone control, and lightweight construction: The new generation of folding electric scooters and smart wheelchairs has arrived in Israel.
Jewish education organization targets program at adults with intellectual disabilities
The program, called What’s Mine is Yours: Jewish Adult Learning for All., aims to provide Jewish academic resources for adults with disabilities, who have few options for Jewish educations.
Maccabi, TOM team up for disabled IDF veterans
The agreement reflects a shared commitment to ensure that anyone who wishes to train, compete, or pursue a sporting dream is able to do so.
Shalem Foundation CEO: Investing in people with disabilities strengthens Israel’s entire society
At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, Shalem Foundation CEO Monik Konfino detailed a national model linking policy, local action and care.
Disability inclusion cannot start with adults, it starts in school - opinion
Only a society that enables people to live and develop together, and that cultivates difference, reciprocity, and equal rights will raise people that do not need to learn to "behave correctly."
Knesset advances bill to recognize Israeli Sign Language as first language of deaf people
The bill would formally recognize Israeli Sign Language while maintaining the status of other sign languages used in Israel. It would also require the state to preserve, develop, and promote ISL.
Diaspora youth mark Disability Awareness Month in inclusive race at Israeli rehabilitation village
The annual event brought together visiting students involved in fundraising efforts with residents of the village, rehabilitation patients, staff, and volunteers.
'I wanted to serve fully': NGO support program enables young deaf adults to serve in the IDF
Kivunim's program is designed for young adults ages 16-26, and provides ongoing support from high school through enlistment, screening, and placement.
Reopened Aleh care facility makes menorah as symbol of hope from Iranian missile fragments
As workers cleared the rubble from the missile strike, fragments were discovered and set aside. They were handed to Jerusalem artist Guy Cohen, who welded and shaped the metal into a menorah.
'Different but equal': Jerusalem nonprofit launches campaign for Disability Day
Instituted by the United Nations in 1992, Disability Day seeks to “build a more just, inclusive, equitable and sustainable world,” according to the UN.
