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This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund A survey of physical structures needs was distributed to all authorities for examining the need to establish various structures for daycare for people with intellectual developmental disabilities (IDD). In the survey, senior representatives of the authorities were asked to

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund.  The main goal of the current study was to examine the developmental trajectories of musical aptitude (tonal and rhythmic) among individuals with non-specific intellectual disability (ID), compared to individuals with typical development (TD) in two age cohorts: older adolescence (17-21) and young adulthood (25-40). Musical

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

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund. This study compared Family Quality of Life (FQoL), emotional and health factors among parents raising children with severe and profound intellectual disabilities at home compared to those whose child lives in a residential setting. 60 Parents of children with severe and profound developmental disabilities living

This work was supported by Shalem Fund. Aim of the study: To describe and analyze the experience of the aging ultra-Orthodox family alongside and with a person with developmental intellectual disabilities in home and out-of-home placement from an ecological point of view. Method: In the qualitative study, 14 family units were sampled and various circles

The purpose of this article is to show how hushing can sometimes be part of a hidden reality, disguised under an ideological discourse of compassion and protection of disadvantaged populations, while at the same time it is the ideological discourse itself that weakens them. The article presents a critical discussion of the legal institution of

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This study focuses the characteristics of help-seeking and the connections between them and personal growth among parents of adolescents and young people with intellectual disabilities or with dual diagnosis. The results of this doctoral dissertation suggest that seeking help and using services are significant factors

This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund In the last 8 years, the Shalem Fund has supported about 100 courses in dozens of institutions of higher education (Universities, colleges, seminars) and in diverse fields of knowledge: health professions, education, social work, management, architecture, genetic counseling, self-advocacy,

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund. Over the years the emotional component has been completely absent from the definition of intellectual disability and these resources, emotional intelligence and other psychological aspects among the population of the intellectually disabled have not yet been examined. In our study, the question arises, why is

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,