Handicap
Petition filed against High Court over suspension of disabled parking permits
“The decision by the Transportation Ministry sentences thousands of people with disabilities to isolation, suffering, and inaccessibility," the petition states.
Three dead, three hospitalized in Holon disabilities home from food poisoning
Three die in special-needs home in Holon, cause unclear
Six kilometers of Jerusalem's Old City alleys announced wheelchair accessible
Jerusalem: Old but accessible?
Despite the challenges and limitations, four kilometers of streets in the Muslim, Armenian and Christian Quarters in the Old City of Jerusalem are now fully accessible.
Israeli paraplegic bobsledder competes against able-bodied athletes at Worlds
For Nicholls and Malikin, the objective was clear: Represent Israel in a positive way.
Top 10 headlines of 2018: Politics
A year of highlights and lowlights in Israel: Politics
Disabled 'panthers' resume protests and block railroad traffic
"The disgraceful raise that we received this year leaves us below the poverty line and sentences the disabled people to starvation...," said Naomi Moravia.
Loving Israel’s disabled
ALEH Negev cares for some 150 residents with severe disabilities
On a mission of hope
Special-needs young adults rode in jeeps on the Golan, floated in the Dead Sea, planted trees, visited the Kotel, rode donkeys and interacted with IDF soldiers like themselves.
At World Federation for the Deaf conference, finally, an Israeli speaker
“Here we leave politics and the relations among states outside the door and simply try to promote the rights of deaf people around the world..."
Civil— and not so civil— disobedience
It was Thoreau who famously said that “men lead lives of quiet desperation,” and he urged civilians to act out of conscience, even if this results in some form of punishment.
Handicapped activist beaten by angry driver
Hana Akiva, a wheelchair-bound woman, was struck on her one healthy arm. The attacker was arrested by police and taken for further questioning.
Handicapped protesters block highway to make demands heard
Currently the monthly stipend for disabled people is below the current poverty line.
