In the path of the Heart is the story of the journey and mentoring process of a group of children on their path to presenting the musical, "The Wizard of Oz." A moment before the planned premiere, everything goes wrong and the group finds themselves in an enchanted forest. As they try to escape, they
As one of the Shalem Foundations initiatives that aim to encourage and develop unique social projects, Shekel association joined forces with the Ministry of Communications and Wizo to create a series of cooking shows where renowned chefs cook with people with developmental intellectual disabilities. The series was additionally filmed and produced by people with developmental
Boaz is 50 years old and has 3 sisters and 7 brothers and loves to go with them to the synagogue. He works in the Maas in Ra’anana and during his free time he paints, walks in the Moshav and listens to the Israeli singer Shlomo Artzi. Click here to meet Boaz and hear about
This study was completed with the assistance of the Shalem Foundation The main purpose of the current research was to examine the reasons for the singlehood phenomenon among adults with intellectual disability (ID), with reference to psychological theories, as well as modern theories, such as ‘Choice and Lack of Chance’ and the ‘selective/adaptation mechanism’ which
Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master’s degree This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund In recent years, there have been many discussions among policy makers, social service professionals and academics on the issues and rights of marriage amongst people with intellectual disabilities. These discussions focused almost exclusively
The ‘Standard Approach and Guidelines ‘ is a modern approach to quality management which enables an organization an effective and gradual implementation to significantly improve the overall activities, effectiveness and efficiency of the organization. This Standard was adapted and designed to continually improve the quality of service provided by the Centers of Employment (MAAS) to
During the month of October 2015 the city of Ramat Gan held an Awareness week to promote People with Special Needs. The weeklong campaign was initiated by the Municipality of Ramat Gan and led by the city’s administration, in collaboration with various departments in the municipality, services for people with special needs within the city,
This research is supported by a grant from the Shalem Foundation This research examined the occupational integration of people with developmental intellectual disabilities in business organizations and non-profit organizations. The study included interviews and questionnaires with managers, employees without disabilities and employees with developmental intellectual disabilities. The researchers found a clear work distribution between social
The Division for People with Developmental Disabilities at the Ministry of Social Affairs attributes great importance to the provision of medical aid, in both routine and emergency situations for people with intellectual disabilities The Division’s management guideline requires that during all activities and in all provided services, there should be a qualified person with a
To complement the growing trend of integrating people developmental intellectual disabilities into mainstream society, a new model of communal housing has been initiated. Apartments are adapted to be accessible for disabled adults including those in wheelchairs. Accommodating up to six people per unit, the apartments enable personalized treatment while providing a sense of community. Previously,