People with disabilities

The treatment that caused autistic children to start talking

Researchers examined a treatment based on magnetic pulses in children with autism and discovered an improvement in communication and language.

The children who received the real treatment presented an improvement in their communication and language abilitie
From the exhibition "This Is All the Magic: 40 years of unconditional love"

New exhibition connects people and animals

Students with various physical and developmental disabilities graduate from Herzog Academic College as teaching assistants in June 2026.

Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants

NATURE VISIT with Ilan organization families.

Nature without barriers: Lotem transforms outdoor experiences for people with disabilities


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.

A MEETING between the Alei Siach organization, leading rabbis of the Argentinian community, Neve Tikva, and Mitoch Halev, in Argentina, May, 2026.

Through a mother's eyes: The wartime struggle of Israelis with special needs - comment

The mental and physical wartime challenges for Israelis with special needs

SHEKEL participants with counselor during a siren, in a bomb shelter at the Jerusalem center.

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

Oran Almog and Etgarim CEO Nir HaCohen.

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.

Illustrative, a woman in a wheelchair outside a bomb shelter in Tel Aviv.

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.

 Israelis take cover in a public shelter as a siren is sounded warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran into Israel. March 06, 2026.

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.

New transportation solutions for people with mobility difficulties

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.

GRADUATES FROM a What's Mine is Yours class at Keshet in Chicago.

Maccabi, TOM team up for disabled IDF veterans

The agreement reflects a shared commitment to ensure that anyone who wishes to train, compete, or pursue a sporting dream is able to do so.

MACCABI WORLD UNION CEO Roy Hessing (left) and Tikkun Olam Makers founder Gidi Grinstein pose after signing their organizations' collaboration agreement.

Shalem Foundation CEO: Investing in people with disabilities strengthens Israel’s entire society 

At the Jerusalem Post Miami Conference, Shalem Foundation CEO Monik Konfino detailed a national model linking policy, local action and care. 

Monik Konfino ,CEO Keren Shalem Foundation Public Fund of the Federation of Local Authorities in Israel

Disability inclusion cannot start with adults, it starts in school - opinion

Only a society that enables people to live and develop together, and that cultivates difference, reciprocity, and equal rights will raise people that do not need to learn to "behave correctly."

ACCORDING TO the JDC report, 95% of parents of special-needs children claimed they are in great need of financial assistance.