Disability

Israel's failure to provide accessible shelters for disabled citizens leaves them vulnerable during missile attacks, with deadly consequences for hundreds of thousands.

A petition urges Israel's High Court to implement an evacuation plan for disabled and elderly citizens unable to reach shelters during missile alerts.

Quiet motors, smartphone control, and lightweight construction: The new generation of folding electric scooters and smart wheelchairs has arrived in Israel.

Samuels reflects on her aliyah and advocacy journey: 'I wanted two things in my life: to live in Israel and to have an open home.'

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.

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.

At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, Shalem Foundation CEO Monik Konfino detailed a national model linking policy, local action and care. 

Glass said the first applications focus on disability, with the goal of enabling an upper-limb amputee to control a robotic arm “as if it’s their natural arm.”

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."

The annual event brought together visiting students involved in fundraising efforts with residents of the village, rehabilitation patients, staff, and volunteers.