Special needs
Sneak preview: Excerpt from ‘Fairy Lights in God’s Backyard: A Jerusalem Love Story'
"There is still a bloodstain, in the shape of my neighbor, on the stone floor by the stone steps leading up to my teal door and shattered garden."
Education Min. violated privacy law in leak exposing 21,000 special education students, court finds
Side by Side: Helping people with disabilities connect socially
Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning
Overcoming bureaucracy to help people with disabilities
Kesher Association calls to allow those with special needs to exercise their rights.
Special-needs artists show the world what they need, and can do
The “Hotzim Gevulot” (Crossing Boundaries) exhibition is on display at the David Yellin College of Education in Jerusalem’s Beit Hakerem.
Shekel: Making dreams come true for Israelis with special needs
SHEKEL provides an astonishing, and growing, set of services for people with intellectual as well as physical disabilities throughout Israel.
Integrative Orchestra to play music by Israeli special-needs composers
This year’s concert will feature two pieces by musicians with special needs, who were inspired to compose through their work with the orchestra.
Ron Beck from Haifa wins gold at Special Olympics European Championships
Ron Beck, 15, who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, finished first overall in the sprint.
Disabilities law: A major achievement for Israel - editorial
Yair Lapid: “The legislation will provide opportunities and rights for people with disabilities and will change their lives and the lives of their families.”
Lessons learned from COVID will lead us to new insights - opinion
Before COVID-19, men and women with special needs may have been less alert to the consequences of breaches in health protocols.
Making Israel’s history and heritage accessible for all
Heritage sites throughout Israel are now more accessible than ever before for people with disabilities, thanks to Jewish National Fund-USA.
Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater empathy- Hebrew U study
The study is among the first to shed light on the positive implications of growing up with a sibling with special needs.
Woman arrested for drugging her children to defraud National Insurance
The woman pretended that her children were disabled in order to fraudulently receive about NIS 50,000 from National Insurance.
