Simple Dreams is a novel and touching play performed by actors with developmental intellectual disabilities. In fact, it is the first creative ensemble in Beit She’an composed entirely of adults with disabilities. It entertains a dialogue about diverse individuals in the community while simultaneously exploringthe goals and aspirations we all share in life. In the
Anchor for Life- Special Needs at Sea – is an educational marine program for people with developmental intellectual disabilities. The activities take place once a week for two hours at the sea scouts branch of Moshava Kinneret. Sea Scouts are the marine branch of the Israeli Scouts, the only youth movement in Israel. The "Anchor
The area of intellectual disabilities is an advanced field, both in the services given to those with disabilities and in the level of education and expertize of those working in the field. Over the past two years we have developed a unique computerized tool that assembles all of the work processes of social workers in
The inaugural "moving together” bike ride took place in 2013 and was a touching example of true integration between the general population and people with special needs in the city of Lod. The mayor, YairRavivo Esq., was inspired by the success of the previous event and promised that Lod would make the bike ride a
Parenting children with developmental intellectual disabilities is complicated and requires constant attention and appropriate tools. For many social workers, interacting with parents is one of the most important and significant challenges of their jobs. They require professional tools to help parents of children and adults with disabilities of different functioning levels. The social worker accompanies
The Shalem Fund celebrates thirty years of improving the quality of life for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in the local councils This video summarizes the activities of the Fund in 2014 Editor : Shay Shlomi
From the booklet: "The State of Israel provides services to children and adults with physical, sensory, mental health and intellectual disabilities. In recent years, Israel ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and legislation has been passed to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities in the community. However, despite these developments,
This research is supported by a grant from the Shalem Foundation Just like anyone in the general population, people with intellectual disabilities express interest and longing for intimacy. They have limited opportunities to experience such relationships and there are currently few references to the subject in literature and research. This study examined the point of
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