People with disabilities
Israeli housing organization for people with disabilities 'Alei Siach' comes to Argentina
The purpose of the meeting was to lay the foundations for establishing a community housing system and a support envelope for people with disabilities, while importing a successful model from Israel.
Through a mother's eyes: The wartime struggle of Israelis with special needs - comment
Where disability meets determination
Israel's deadly neglect: Disability rights ignored in emergency plans - opinion
Children at new special needs school suffer trauma from Hamas attacks
Members of the police community outreach department had come to spend the morning with the Oz Field School for children with special needs from evacuated communities in Jerusalem.
Shelley Akabas, Columbia U social work pioneer who transformed the world of work, dies at 92
Sheila (Shelley) Akabas, a professor of social work at Columbia University, pioneered research into how labor and management could expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Israel finds body of Ruth Peretz, disabled teen missing since October 7
Her father Eric, who was also declared missing since the mass Hamas infiltration, was found lifeless by police and medical personnel on October 16.
Yad Sarah’s Jerusalem hotel hosts disabled, elderly evacuees for free
Yad Sarah has sent the volunteer drivers of its Nechonit wheelchair-accessible van unit to evacuate 100 residents from combat zones in the South, including those with disabilities.
Amid war, IDF spokesman visits disabled brother at Adi Negev village
IDF spokesman Brigadier-General Daniel Hagari went to Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran in the Eshkol region to visit his very-disabled brother who was one of the first residents of the village.
Israeli special needs community struggles to cope with war
Faced with the trauma of war, children and adults with cognitive, developmental and physical disabilities are particularly vulnerable to paralyzing fear, trauma and anxiety.
'The Missing Book': A more inclusive world for kids with disabilities - review
The Mysterious Missing Book by Rebecca Seligson is the first book in the series The Adventures of Incredi-Wheels and Triple S.
Why is one of Judaism's holiest sites not accessible yet?
Despite decades of advocacy and significant donations, the bureaucratic hurdles have prevented the realization of a simple solution to make this holy site accessible to all.
Bnei Brak opens new accessible synagogue for disabled worshipers
Tailored with innovative features such as entrance and exit ramps, accessible elevators, a lowered Ark of the Covenant, the Accessible Synagogue sets a benchmark for religious inclusivity in Israel.
State won’t challenge acquittal of officer who shot disabled Palestinian
The officer in 2020 allegedly failed to understand that the autistic man had mental difficulties when the man failed to follow commands at the Old City of Jerusalem’s Lion Gate.
