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 examined and evaluated the contribution of the work of two therapeutic clowns in a cluster of kindergartens for children with developmental disabilities in the framework of free interactive
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Evaluation of Social ventures in Regional councils
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund In 2017 Shalem Fund published public reader's voice for development of social ventures in the regional councils. Following the referral, 8 unique social projects were developed in the regional councils. The objectives of the current evaluation were to study
Linguistic Accessibility for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Influence of the Referring Expression on Text Comprehension
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
Findings report of Mapping the Social Services for people with Intellectual developmental disabilities in the local authorities which received support from the Shalem Fund at the last three decades (with an emphasis on rehabilitation daycare, employment frames work and social clubs)
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund For more than three decades, the Shalem Fund has been supporting the development of services for people with Intellectual developmental disabilities in the local authorities through professional advice and financial support Establishment of the Disabilities Administration in the Ministry
Survey findings: Accessibility Services Needs for People with Intellectual developmental disabilities in the Community and Local Authorities
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund Assessing the issue of information accessibility for people with Intellectual developmental disabilities developed out of the need of the largest authorities forum in Israel, to understand the needs of people with disabilities, and to develop cognitive accessibility eamsures for
Evaluating the contribution of the Lilach website – accessing information in the field of women's health
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund Every year, Shalem Fund offers student ideas that may develop and contribute to a population with developmental intellectual disabilities. Accordingly, Noa Maynart and Shahar Moore, BA Students at the Holon Institute of Technology have developed an online platform for
Using a computer application to demonstrate and learn through video scenarios to improve the social skills needed to work among people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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 People with mild to moderate Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities often find it difficult to integrate into the workplace. This project included the development of demonstration and learning videos, examining
Survey findings: The perception of local authorities' officials on research in the field of intellectual developmental disabilities
This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund This survey was created by a large-scale qualitative study initiated by the Shalem Foundation (see link) which dealt with the extent of the contribution, impact and / or effectiveness of the fund's long-term investment in research, as well as
The Contribution of the Endogenous and Exogenous Factors to the Three Components of Working Memory among Adolescents and Adults with Intellectual Disability: The Impaired, Stable and the Compensatory Trajectories
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 aim of these study is examine developmental trajectories of working memory among individuals with intellectual disabilities (IQ = 40-70, N = 123) (hereinafter ID) NSID (non-specific intellectual disability),
Adaptation and resilience in families of individuals with Down syndrome
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