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.

 Disabled elderly man using a walker to help him walk.
 Handicap home Beit Dafna in Holon, where three residents died on May 1-2, 2022.

Three dead, three hospitalized in Holon disabilities home from food poisoning

 Handicap home Beit Dafna in Holon, where three residents died on May 1-2, 2022.

Three die in special-needs home in Holon, cause unclear

 New ramps in the Old City of Jerusalem, part of six kilometers of alleys made wheelchair friendly.

Six kilometers of Jerusalem's Old City alleys announced wheelchair accessible


Favoriser l'accès des handicapés à la high-tech.

Le Brésil donne le « la » et Israël répond présent

Virginia Chalegre : changer le point de vue des individus sur les handicapés au travail

Pascale Bercovitch : une volonté à toute épreuve

« Cela pourrait être ma plus belle expérience. » L’athlète paralympique israélienne entend bien rentrer avec une médaille

Pascale Bercovitch à Londres en 2012

Yad Sarah organizing tours to suit wheelchair bound

Although much progress has been made in recent years to make sites accessible to the dsiabled, there is still a long way to go.

Yad Sarah

Unleashing the winner within

Employing physical fitness to support injured IDF soldiers and terrorism victims.

Michael Kazanelson recently participated in the Tiberias Triathalon

Bill would make it harder for banks to deny mortgages to the disabled

“The Ministerial Committee said yes to equal opportunities for all, and no to discrimination, and recognized the right of all citizens to have housing.”

Nurit Koren.

Nearly half of people with disabilities unemployed, survey reveals

The study also revealed that there were more disabilities among people with lower educational backgrounds than among those with higher education among all age groups.

Disabled teen

Knesset approves new law for handicap access

Law attempts to ensure people with disabilities will be able to equally enjoy all the services offered to the general public.

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Disabled IDF veterans race through Jerusalem

Accompanied by police motorcycle escort, some 200 handicapped IDF veterans race from the President’s Residence to Beit Halohem.

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Two-sided education

"Kvutzat Hashahar," a group of mentally challenged adults, joins high-school girls from around the country on a meaningful trip to Poland.

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Making it work

After years of slogging tirelessly to encourage ethical practices by restaurant owners, Bema’aglei Tzedek is now monitoring employers’ adherence to labor laws.

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