Disability
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
Understanding your autism even when the journey begins later in life - opinion
![Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]](https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/392749 "Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]")
Parents association rejects Teachers' Union threat to limit inclusion of students with disabilities
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.
The invisible scar is the one we refuse to see - opinion
Special in Uniform, a joint initiative with JNF USA, integrates young people with special needs into meaningful IDF service while creating powerful human connections that extend beyond the military.
Matan Koch, disability advocate who urged Jewish communities to ‘let everyone in,’ dies at 44
“His condition declined far more quickly than he, and we, had hoped,” said the family of Koch, the Los Angeles ADA compliance officer and director of its disability access and services division.
Where disability meets determination
Etgarim empowers children and adults of all abilities through life-changing sports programs — giving them confidence, community, and a future without limits
Israel's deadly neglect: Disability rights ignored in emergency plans - opinion
Israel's failure to provide accessible shelters for disabled citizens leaves them vulnerable during missile attacks, with deadly consequences for hundreds of thousands.
Petition calls for emergency evacuation for disabled, elderly Israelis amid Iran missile threat
A petition urges Israel's High Court to implement an evacuation plan for disabled and elderly citizens unable to reach shelters during missile alerts.
When mobility is a medical challenge: How advanced electric technology is changing lives
Quiet motors, smartphone control, and lightweight construction: The new generation of folding electric scooters and smart wheelchairs has arrived in Israel.
Jodi Samuels’s journey: Aliyah, advocacy, and community
Samuels reflects on her aliyah and advocacy journey: 'I wanted two things in my life: to live in Israel and to have an open home.'
Jewish education organization targets program at adults with intellectual disabilities
The program, called What’s Mine is Yours: Jewish Adult Learning for All., aims to provide Jewish academic resources for adults with disabilities, who have few options for Jewish educations.
