Boaz is 50 years old and has 3 sisters and 7 brothers and loves to go with them to the synagogue. He works in the Maas in Ra'anana and during his free time he paints, walks in the Moshav and listens to the Israeli singer Shlomo Artzi. Click here to meet Boaz and hear about his life and experiences Editor : Shay Shlomi, 2015
A co-production of the Shekel Association- Community Services for Special Needs and the management of the Acting Studio produce by Nissan Nativ in Jerusalem. The original play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Shakespeare has been adapted into a light and entertaining show directed and produced by Yitzhak Laor, to the sound of the original music by Ofer Shriki. The Show's narrative features a birthday, magic potion, and the stories of ...
The outstanding "Be'er Bat Sheva" center was inaugurated on the 10th of July 2015, as an Employment Center for Women alongside "Kishurit" - a nursing day care center for women in the city of Bnei Brak. The Center integrates approximately 150 women with developmental disabilities in various employment activities, creating arts and crafts products and gifts which are sold commercially, rehabilitation programs, music, social and enrichment activities. Ohel Sara Association ...
The Division for People with Developmental Disabilities at the Ministry of Social Affairs attributes great importance to the provision of medical aid, in both routine and emergency situations for people with intellectual disabilities The Division's management guideline requires that during all activities and in all provided services, there should be a qualified person with a valid first aid certificate. In addition, the 2007 law placing automated CPR devices in public ...
During the month of October 2015 the city of Ramat Gan held an Awareness week to promote People with Special Needs. The weeklong campaign was initiated by the Municipality of Ramat Gan and led by the city's administration, in collaboration with various departments in the municipality, services for people with special needs within the city, The Community Service – The department of people with developmental disabilities and the support of ...
The 'Standard Approach and Guidelines ' is a modern approach to quality management which enables an organization an effective and gradual implementation to significantly improve the overall activities, effectiveness and efficiency of the organization. This Standard was adapted and designed to continually improve the quality of service provided by the Centers of Employment (MAAS) to people with developmental disabilities. The Online package contains everything a manager of a "Reshet center ...
Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master's degree This work was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund In recent years, there have been many discussions among policy makers, social service professionals and academics on the issues and rights of marriage amongst people with intellectual disabilities. These discussions focused almost exclusively on marriages where both spouses are with intellectual disabilities, and ignored the fact that some ...
This study was completed with the assistance of the Shalem Foundation The main purpose of the current research was to examine the reasons for the singlehood phenomenon among adults with intellectual disability (ID), with reference to psychological theories, as well as modern theories, such as 'Choice and Lack of Chance' and the 'selective/adaptation mechanism' which explains singlehood in the population with typical development (TD). Marriage and singlehood are interpreted differently ...
This study was completed with the assistance of the Shalem Foundation The increase in life expectancy of people with Down syndrome raises various challenges for them and their families. In the present study the concept of aging and old age and the effects and implications, in people with Down syndrome and their parents are discussed. The study examined how coping and understanding of the concept of aging in people with ...
The Shalem Foundation encourages and supports physical activities for people with IDD and their active participation in sports initiatives within the community. Sport is currently one of the most popular leisure activities amongst the youth and adult populations in Israel The average life expectancy of people in Israel is 81 years old. However, for a person with developmental disability, it is 61 years old (Review of Social Services, Ministry of ...