This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund in cooperation with the Community Division of the Disability Administration, the Ministry of Labor, Welfare and Social Services and the Shalva Association Out of the total number of children born in Israel every year, about 160 children (0.1% of
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund The field of self-cultivation and hygiene is a field that has not been brought up for discussion before, yet it is an intuitive issue that close to everyone The pilot of the program "Look at Me" is an initial
Supportive Environment – a program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities The supportive environment program is a community based program under the auspices of the Community Services Division of the Disabilities Administration in the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Services. It offers an alternative to out-of-the-home placement for adults with intellectual disabilities. The
The Shalem Fund recently celebrated 30 years of social impact. As part of our efforts to better ourselves and refocus our efforts, we began to analyze our goals for the future using a process called Strategic Pivot Thinking (SPT). We have borrowed the term “pivot” from the business sector to represent the crucial turns and
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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 Parenthood constitutes, usually, a substantial part of an one’s adult life, and therefore the right to found a family is an integral part of the United Nation’s Convention on the Rights of
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 study was cross-sectional, data were collected from a convenience sample of 95 (74 mothers and 21 fathers) parents of children with Down Syndrome, using a self-administered questionnaire designed
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Progress in the discourse and legislation concerning the human rights of people with disabilities has led to the realization of their rights across many life domains, including the right to marry and to bear children. With regard to the potential impact of disability on parenting,
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund Legislation on the rights of people with disabilities, as well as the prevention of discrimination in the United States (ADA and WIIA) and the United Kingdom (DDA), has made the business community more aware of consumers with disabilities and
This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund. Between 2017-2019, thirty-eight individuals with moderate Intellectual Disabilities, (ID) residing in community apartments, participated in a study to improve leisure participation. While an important area of function and tool for supporting community inclusion, few studies have examined the efficacy of interventions to improve leisure participation