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 principles for accessing menus for people with intellectual disabilities: for categories, use of simple concepts, ...
Supportive Environment - a program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities The supportive environment program is a community based program under the auspices of the Community Services Division of the Disabilities Administration in the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Services. It offers an alternative to out-of-the-home placement for adults with intellectual disabilities. The program, established ten years ago, is now serving approximately 630 people, supervised by 40 counselors, ...
Meet adorable Tal from Herzelia, she loves music, basketball, and painting – and to eat pizza and MacDonald's, although she knows it's not healthy… She has a boyfriend, called Tal too, whom she loves very much.
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 a ceremony which took place on Wednesday, 24 January 2018, the Beit Berl Academic College bestowed the Outstanding Lecturer, Leading Pedagogic Innovator Award upon Dr. Levy Vered Dr. Adi Levy Vered has coordinated Shalem Foundation’s Division for Assessment and Research for a number of years The Shalem Foundation congratulates Dr. Vered Levy on receiving the award and wishes her continued fruitful work under the auspices of Beit Berl Academic ...
A number of new categories stood out during this year’s Outstanding Awards Ceremony. One such category was the Special Award for Culture, bestowed upon Beit Lessin Theatre for its theatrical initiative and action, sensitivity and uniqueness, in presenting the lifestyle of people with intellectual developmental disabilities to the public at large, placing them center stage in a most worthy public dialogue Beit Lessin Theatre, under the management of Tzippi ...
The new Eliya Rehabilitation Day Center opened in Beer Sheva last November in an exciting event in the presence of many guests, including Mayor Ruvik Danilovich, representatives of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services, representatives of the Shalem Foundation and the National Insurance Institute of Israel, and many more. In 1988, the organization opened a rehabilitation day center in the city of Beer Sheva for toddlers. The ...
In December 2017, a festive event was held, dedicating a new home for six people with intellectual developmental disability who moved to the new quarters from their previous residence Participating in the event were: Beer Sheva Mayor Duvik Dalinovich; Vice Mayor and holder of the Education and Welfare portfolio, Dr. Heftsi Zohar; representatives of the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services; Orna Yogav, senior director of the Housing ...
An opening event on the subject of The Accessibility of Aging was held at Elwyn’s Weinberg Center on the evening of Wednesday, 20 December 2017. Fifty people participated in the event: Center retirees and their families; Riva Muskal, Shalem Foundation director; supervisors from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services; social workers from the Caregivers’ Bureau; representatives of housing organizations and staff from Elwyn’s various facilities The evening began ...
Social worker Maayan Benishti writes “On Wednesday, 10 January 2018, a special, traditional event, part of the Social Affair Department’s extensive yearly activity, was held in the Regional Council Sedot Negev to augment special-needs awareness. The evening, held in the Sedot Negev Cultural Center, attracted approximately 400 participants, including area residents, families of children with special needs, professionals and Regional Council staff. The evening’s speakers included: Mr. Noah Elmasi, ...