This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This study examines the relationship between internalized stigma, trust in state institutions, and public service utilization among Arab parents of children with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Israel. Based on data from a sample of 235 parents (124 Arabs and 111 Jews), the study found that internalized stigma is associated with reduced public service use, while trust in state institutions correlates ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund People with intellectual developmental disabilities experience significant health challenges and barriers in accessing medical care. Healthcare teams, including nursing students, may contribute to advancing care in this population, but knowledge on the subject is minimal. The current study examined nursing students' knowledge, attitudes, and preparedness to care for those with intellectual developmental disabilities. The research findings indicated positive relationships between ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The purpose of the present study is to check the contribution of academic education and professional training in acquiring the relevant knowledge needed for work in IDD out-of-home housing frameworks in terms of professional knowledge and the subjective perception of person-oriented services. In the present study, data collection and analysis were done using mixed methods- quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The phenomenon of parental burnout develops mainly due to an imbalance between risk factors for burnout (ongoing exposure to parenting demands) and protective factors (available coping resources). Mothers of children with special needs are at high risk for parental burnout due to the child's functioning as compared to his peers, the child's dependence on them and the burden of prolonged ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund The study delves into parenting dynamics within disabled ultra-Orthodox couples, focusing on disability critique and legal frameworks. It examines how state and Jewish laws, alongside societal norms, shape parenting expectations and support systems. Notably, the ultra-Orthodox discourse emphasizes duties and responsibilities over rights. The adoption of a postmodernist model, stressing disability universality and communal responsibility, offers a potentially more suitable ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Employment integration is one of the most significant challenges for people with disabilities and in particular for people with intellectual disabilities. The productivity index is a major barrier to the employment of people with disabilities when economic policy is based on capitalist views, finding the reasons that capitalist market development has led to this situation.. The underlying theme of the ...
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund for Development of Services for People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Local Councils in Israel The widely used guidelines for language simplification have been tested empirically only to a limited extent. We examined one language simplification guideline: The preference of full lexical noun phrases over pronouns. This instruction is inconsistent with studies suggesting that in the case of typically ...