Tag: Disability Inclusion
Israeli museum staff hold forum to boost accessibility during pandemic
Representatives from different museums across Israel met earlier this month for the first time under the auspices of the Israel Council of Museums to create the first National Forum on Accessibility and Inclusiveness in...
Plans for expanded village at ALEH in works, plus neuro-orthopedic hospital
Nearly every month for the last decade, more than 1,000 people from across Israel and the world have visited ALEH Negev-Nahalat Eran to see the village for themselves. By applying best practices from around...
Safe-grenade production program up and running at disability center
A housing complex for adults with learning disabilities has begun producing a key component in a grenade that is able to withstand gunfire without detonating.
The Rimon (Grenade) Center was inaugurated earlier this month at...
Israeli public broadcaster KAN makes news accessible to people with disabilities
The digital department of Israeli public broadcaster KAN has expanded its accessibility services, making the news broadcast more user-friendly for people with disabilities.
Starting on Monday, the 8 p.m. main edition has been made accessible...
Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro … in a wheelchair
When New York cardiologist, Dr. Aaron Gindea read the entire Torah portion of Beshalach at the Kibo Hut on Mount Kilimanjaro, he may have broken the record for reading from a Torah scroll at...
Orthodox Union launches North American Inclusion Month with 200-plus events
The Orthodox Union’s (OU) Yachad, the leading group for individuals with disabilities in the Orthodox community, kicked off North American Inclusion Month (NAIM) with more than 200 events taking place around the United States...
Opening up the world of audiobooks to kids with learning disabilities
Rashi Kuhr says that it would always take him a long time to read a book. But Kuhr, a 46-year-old immigrant to Israel from the United States who was born with a learning disability,...
‘A Team of Angels’: Helping an amputee find a reason to live
Two weeks ago, United Hatzalah “Ten Kavod” volunteers from Kfar Saba set out on a mission to dramatically improve an elderly water-sports enthusiast’s quality of life by helping him experience the sea in a...
Negev town to aid families of children with medical and therapeutic needs
The Israeli government gave its stamp of approval in September on the establishment of an inclusive new town within the Merhavim Regional Council in Israel’s Western Negev Desert.
The construction of the new community, which...
$12 million grant to support accessibility upgrades at day and overnight camps
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation just announced a $12 million grant to the Foundation for Jewish Camp that will support a new initiative to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities at...