Special needs
Education Min. violated privacy law in leak exposing 21,000 special education students, court finds
The ministry database contains sensitive information about more than 100,000 people and, under the regulations, is therefore subject to high security requirements, the authority said.
Side by Side: Helping people with disabilities connect socially
Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning
The Rebbe's vision of human potential lives on through Friendship Circle - opinion
Special-needs families fear new lockdown
People with special needs who live in group homes could not understand why they were cut off from their families for weeks on end.
The disabled need more help during the High Holy Days - opinion
Please don’t assume that people with disabilities will want to just stay at home because of the difficulties this year.
Special Education: Same mess, different year plus corona
Parents have expressed frustration with what they describe as the “mess” that the special education system is in – only mentioning the virus as an added difficulty, not the core of the problem.
Israel must do better when it comes to invisible disability
Generally speaking, most Israelis don’t know much about disabilities, especially “invisible” disabilities.
Elwyn nonprofit marks death of Halak with special-needs campaign
On May 30, Hallak, a 32-year-old special-needs student from east Jerusalem, was shot by Border Police in the Old City on his way to Jerusalem’s Elwyn Al-Quds Employment Training Center.
Memorial garden will provide equal employment for special needs people
The memorial garden at ALEH Negev-Nahalat Eran has been dedicated to Rhoda Fischer.
Teenager with special needs violently arrested for not wearing a mask
In a video depicting the arrest, the policemen are shown pinning down the teenager as he screams out in pain.
B'nai B'rith, JNF, to honor Holocaust-era educator Samuel Bein
The joint effort to recognize Bein is part of a long history collaborative projects between the B'nai B'rith and JNF.
Gvanim: The non-profit improving the lives of special-needs persons
Gvanim’s uniqueness is that each person has a plan developed specifically to meet his/her specific needs.
Border Police shoot, kill unarmed special needs student in east Jerusalem
Following the incident, the gates to the Old City were closed by Jerusalem police, in fear of protests. The Temple Mount is scheduled to reopen Sunday.
