This study was carried out by Michlol- the Evaluation and Measurement Unit of the Shalem Fund

 Every year, Shalem Fund offers student ideas that may develop and contribute to a population with developmental intellectual disabilities. Accordingly, Noa Maynart and Shahar Moore, BA Students at the Holon Institute of Technology have developed an online platform for accessing information on women’s health, for women with intellectual disabilities. The rationale for the project stemmed from the need to step up from the field, whereby gynecological examinations are performed on women with developmental intellectual disabilities without the woman being a significant part of the examination, meaning they do not know what is expected of them and at the time of examination they do not know exactly what the doctor is examining and why. This project was assessed by Michlol – evaluation and research unit of the Shalem Fund. The evaluation study included 23 women with developmental intellectual disabilities from 7 different housing frames, as well as 14 direct caregivers who accompanied them to the process. The purposes of the research were focused on examining women’s knowledge after exposure to the ‘Lilach’ site, examining their change in attitude at the visit to the women doctor following the exposure of the site as well as the satisfaction of the women and caregivers from the site. in general, the results of the evaluation were positive and sometimes surprising in terms of the women’s own responses to the various questions referred to them. The site seemed to provide learning and emotional preparation to the woman for visiting at the women’s doctor. Moreover, the acquisition of knowledge contributed significantly to have a more positive visit to the women’s doctor, among women with developmental disabilities

To read the full findings report in Hebrew press here
To view the summarizing presentation of results in Hebrew press here
To read the executive summary in Hebrew press here

Key Words : 
People with Intellectual developmental disabilities, Cognitive accessibility, Shalem Fund study