Disability
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
When mobility is a medical challenge: How advanced electric technology is changing lives
Jodi Samuels’s journey: Aliyah, advocacy, and community
SHESEK: Helping Israel's disabled civilians post-Oct. 7
SHESEK is a Hebrew acronym for “rehabilitation and sports in the community,” but the organization focuses on much more than that.
Dan Hotels sponsors Israeli Paralympics delegation, hosts honorary event at President's residence
Dan Hotels sponsors Israeli Paralympic team for Paris 2024, continuing a partnership since Beijing 2008, hosting pre-Games gathering in Tel Aviv with lectures and equipment distribution.
Disability rights organizations campaign against UN double standard
Usually, Israel submits a video message central to the theme of the conference, however this year Israel has submitted videos highlighting the UN’s unequal treatment of Israelis since Oct. 7.
Released hostages to receive grants, monthly allowances and medical coverage
Approved: 2,000 NIS monthly stipend for former Hamas hostages, full disability rights, and medical treatment funding. 15 Knesset members supported the bill.
Close your eyes and see festival to focus on challenges faced by the blind
The idea is to hold activities and events that are staged in ways that mimic blindness so people without visual challenges can experience aspects of what blind people go through.
Apple introduces eye-tracking technology for iPhone control
Apple unveils new eye-tracking technology to help users with physical disabilities navigate their devices without touch.
Grapevine: Archive acquisition
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Making Passover accessible: Haggadah for people with disabilities
A disabilities charity develops interactive digital haggadah to make seder more inclusive.
Child disability organization faces challenges during the war
Six months into the Gaza war, how is one child disability organization coping?
Developing independence in special education at Alumot Or
An interview with Alumot Or Director General Ziv Magor
