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Examining the inclusion of students with Intellectual Developmental Disability in Israel, main characteristics and degree of satisfaction among teaching staff, students and their parents

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund A questionnaire and an individual interview were used in this research to examine mainstreaming and inclusion processes of students with Intellectual Developmental Disability (IDD) in Israel. The participants included the educational school staff, the students without and with IDD and parents of the latter in

Evaluation of the pilot program in the field of aging accessible among people with intellectual developmental disabilities and the people around them

This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund The aging process is accompanied by effects that are characteristic the entire population and mainly include reduction and lack of regeneration that are manifested in three dimensions that are integrated with each other and in the aging process The

Perceptions of Life in the Community among Young Adults with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund This report presents findings from five years of longitudinal research that examined life in the community as perceived by young adults with intellectual developmental disabilities and their parents, using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The study included 126 young persons and their parents. The young  persons’

Information Review's findings on Models for Accessing Municipal Services for People with Intellectual developmental disabilities

This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund The purpose of this review was to gather information from various countries around the world on existing models of cognitive accessibility of municipal services for people with Intellectual developmental disabilities The review was conducted by Internet Search and focused

Assessment the contribution of Academic courses (learned in 2019) that integrate the field of Intellectual developmental disabilities

This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund In the following findings report, you will find the results of the satisfaction assessment and the change in attitudes towards people with intellectual developmental disabilities, among students in various academic settings, after their participation at attending courses in the

Examining the relationship between social networks participation to the social capability and a feeling of loneliness among People with intellectual 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 The present study is a quantitative study conducted with the aim to examine the relationship between social networks participation and the social capability among 101 people with Intellectual developmental disabilities

Evaluation of the "Containing Moves" training program for the staff of daycare facilities in the community service for people with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities

This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund In 2010 The Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Branch of the Ministry of Welfare chose the Shalem Fund to conduct staff training projects with the "Containing Moves" company with the focus on Challenging Behavior The purpose of this assessment was to

Parenting Rights for Persons with Mental and Intellectual Disabilities: An Alternative Conception of ‘Parenthood’ as a Mean to Promote Disability Rights

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

What’s more simple than going to a coffee shop and ordering a cup of coffee and a pastry?

The target of the project was to develop an initial model of an accessible menu for people with intellectual disabilities (I.e. cognitively accessible menu.) The model was developed by the Israel Institute for Cognitive Disability with the participation of a group of people with intellectual disabilities. The process has resulted in the creation of formal document