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 This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Research participants were sampled in a stratified sample from 14 villages and towns, representing women and men from Arab society in Israel, relative to the geographical distribution of the Arab population in the northern, central and southern regions of Israel and relative to the size

 Shimon Dahan is a young man of 26 from Beit She’an with Down’s Syndrome. He studies in “The Institute for Life Studies for People with Special Needs” in the Jordan Valley. There, he is known as “Shimon the King,” the undisputed leader of a clique of students. But Shimon wants to succeed in “regular society,”

 In the beginning of May this year, the College of Management held a professional meeting intended to present the quality management system (ISO 9001) in adult nursing day care centers and employment centers for people with intellectual disabilities in the community   The quality management system was developed over several years by the Shalem Fund

The technology-rich information era has brought many opportunities in the field of education. In the last decade, there is increased use of videos as a tool for changing attitudes, learning, training and distributing knowledge. The uniqueness of filmed media is that it is an attractive tool and a means for focusing content and enabling training

The second conference for presentation of contemporary, Shalem Foundation-supported research papers in the area of intellectual developmental disabilities To take place on 21 June 2018 | Thursday  Information regarding the conference’s venue as well as a link for registration will be published on the Shalem Foundation website at a later date

 In 1982, Judge Bruce Van-Sikla legislated a series of laws which changed the way in which North Dakota treats and takes care of its citizens with intellectual disabilities. Thousands of children and adults left the crowded dormitories and began integrating in communities all over the country. Thirty years later, the public broadcast authority Prairie Public

 The Ashkelon municipality chose to state the 2016 day of the disabled in a unique sports event – an “integrating duathlon”, which emphasizes the possibility and the right for social integration in all aspects of life, including physical activity. The duathlon included running and the option for riding a variety of bicycles adapted to the

.Meet eleven-year-old Liel from Holon. She has seven brothers, loves to travel, listen to music and play basketball …Her dream is to become a soldier when she grows up  

This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund The supportive environment program is a pillar program of care services in the community that provides an alternative for moving adults to external assisted living. The program has been operating for about 10 years, and currently includes about 360

This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund As part of a study to assess the services of supported work for people with Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD), a literature review of supported work for people with IDD in Israel and world was conducted The aim of the