Bizchut, The Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities is one of the leading disability rights organizations in Israel. Our vision is of a society where disability does not present any barrier to full participation in the life of the ...
A joint venture between Bizchut, The Israel Human Rights Center for People with Disabilities, Masira (a JDC initiative to improve the status of people with disabilities in the Arab community) and Accessible Community (a project of the Israel Association of Community Centers, JDC, the ...
More than 10 percent of the population in Israel suffers from hearing loss. Every third person above the age of 65 is hard of hearing. Hearing loss affects all levels of society and causes difficulties in socialization and communication. The obstacles to coping with ...
On Tuesday, June 2, 2009 the Home Front Command conducted a national preparedness exercise and encouraged all civilians to head for secure rooms or areas. As the siren sounded at 11 AM, Bekol volunteers, standing outside the Tel Aviv train station held up signs announcing the siren. On the other side of ...
Israelis are known for their love of nature. However, for 10% of the Israeli population, a casual walk in the countryside is not a possibility. People with physical, mental and emotional disabilities find it difficult to enjoy out-of-door activities due to lack of physical ...
On Sunday May 10, 2009, approximately 120 boys and girls from three special education schools in Haifa and the Kriyot took part in a moving ceremony at LOTEM's ecological farm in Emek Hashalom in the north of Israel. The ceremony, a joint project ...
The Shai Society for the rehabilitation and support of disabled children is the volunteer organization behind The House of Wheels and was established by the late Miriam Schwartz in 1979. It is devoted to the development and integration of physically handicapped children in Israel, ...
