קטגוריה: אנגלית

 A state-of-the-art training kitchen, the first of its kind in Israel, has been established at the Taf Lataf School for children with special needs, which is partially funded by the Shalem Foundation. The purpose of the training kitchen is to enable the pupils to gain experience in working – with guidance and supervision – in

 Approximately three years ago, the Shalem Foundation set up a special way to provide assistance, among its other activities: by supporting community projects on the periphery and in the regional councils. The goal of this track is to support social activities that integrate people with developmental intellectual disabilities, who live in their parents’ homes, in

 This research is supported by a grant from the Shalem Foundation     In this study, we followed the development of preterm born infants and a comparison group of full-terms during the first year of life. The first aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of developmental delay (DD) among preterm infants and

This research was supported by a grant from Shalem Fund Participation in social networking sites has considerable potential for persons with an intellectual disability (ID) in terms of creating communication channels, maintaining social relationships, developing new relationships, improving interpersonal communication skills, getting updated information and spending their leisure time. These opportunities can contribute to the quality

 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

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

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

 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

 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 ‘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