Special needs

Education Ministry says students' grades will not be affected by absences during Iran war

Additionally, special education institutions in Jerusalem will resume operations on Wednesday after the Home Front Command approved the measure on Tuesday.

 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.
Illustrative image of woman wearing handcuffs.

Hadera woman fires handgun at husband after catching him mid-sex act with coworker

PARTICIPANTS IN Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran's Disability Awareness Month inclusive race, December 31, 2025.

Diaspora youth mark Disability Awareness Month in inclusive race at Israeli rehabilitation village

FROM LEFT: Nadav Fattal, Asaf, David Fattal, Orel, and Assaf Fattal.

Grapevine, November 14, 2025: A Woman of valor


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.

Visitors marvel at a restored C46 airplane that was used to secretly bring Jews from Iraq to Israel in the 1940s

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.

View of the Hebrew University's Givat Ram campus, November 07, 2011.

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.

 Israel Police officer in a police car

‘Color to the World’ with Pinot Igul

Pinot Igul is an organization that focuses on getting disabled artists’ works in front of the public’s eyes.

 THE ‘COLOR TO the World’ exhibit in Ganei Tikva.

The Dov Levy Prize: Cast your vote to win a free ticket to Israel!

Vote today for the winner of the Dov Levy Prize and enter a competition to win a FREE round-trip ticket to Israel!

 Dov Levy Prize

Ulpana Ofra high school's inclusion programs and education projects

Ulpana has developed a fantastic inclusion program for students with special needs.

A gardener with special needs prepares flowers for planting at the Rhoda Fischer Memorial Garden at ALEH Negev-Nahalat Eran on July 5, 2020.

The revolution in special education in Israel brought by Seeach Sod

Seeach Sod is a trailblazer in the religious community, a religious educational framework for children in Israel with special needs. It is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

 PLAYTIME AT the daycare center.

Special in Uniform: Opening the military's door to people with special needs

Equal in Uniform recruits, trains, escorts and supports hundreds of youth who volunteer to serve in the IDF.

Hillel Tragin of IDF Central Command

IDF aims to recruit 500 soldiers with autism by end of 2022

The IDF Manpower Directorate’s "Titkadmu" program is opening the military's doors to teens on the autistic spectrum with a unique approach pioneered by Cpt. Udi Heller.

 IDF soldiers compete in a multinational Capture the Flag cyber drill.

Special needs toddler forgotten in kindergarten transport for 8 hours

A 2-year-old was forgotten in a kindergarten transport that was installed with a system to prevent such an incident - the driver was notified and didn't look into it.

Shabus transportation