Disability
Maccabi Haifa amputee team wins conference cup
The Greens defeated Scotland’s Ayr 4-0, completing a perfect tournament to claim the first-ever Conference League trophy. Ben Benjamin scored a brace, while Ohana and Maman added goals.
Israeli projects for disabled children place first, second in Helen Hamlyn Center Fixperts awards
Warriors of Israel rebrands as over 90,000 wounded Israeli veterans need lifelong care, community
President visits Perach Israel rehabilitation village for adults with disabilities
Supreme Court bars PA from challenging recognized disabilities in terror compensation claims
The court ruled that once the National Insurance Institute, or a court, determines a terror victim has an existing disability, the Palestinian Authority could be liable for providing compensation.
Disabled Iranians deprived of state benefit payments, Tehran invests in war over welfare
Iranian people are being denied sufficient welfare from the state, including medical costs, housing, and diapers, along with a lack of relevant authorities to distribute the supplies.
Power with a heart: Diplomatic women form new circle for disability advocacy
Over twenty ambassadors' wives just formed a new diplomatic circle in Jerusalem, not for policy, but to carry Shalva National Center's model of love back home.
Israel's Toto Equals wins fourth place in Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup
The Toto Equals, which consisted of nine Special Olympics athletes with disabilities and seven Unified partners without disabilities, competed against teams from 11 other nations.
Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants
The first cohort completed a joint Herzog College-Shekel training program aimed at bringing people with disabilities into Israeli classrooms as paid teaching assistants.
Fair is not always equal: Adapting bar, bat mitzvahs to developmental challenges - review
The goal of "A Different Spirit" is to offer practical guidance to those planning Jewish rite of passage ceremonies for youth with autism, anxiety, or other mental/physical health issues.
Understanding your autism even when the journey begins later in life - opinion
We must see the person before the diagnosis and ensure that our support systems foster collaboration between national and local governments.
Parents association rejects Teachers' Union threat to limit inclusion of students with disabilities
While teachers are threatening strike action over staffing shortages, parents are attacking the demand and describing it as dangerous discrimination.
How writing can help some people with autism find their voice
HEALTH AFFAIRS: More people need to know about methods that teach people with autism how to communicate, so that further research can be done on it.
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.