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Meet charming eleven year old Eli; hear from him about his family, his favorite food and music. Learn about the things he still wants to do and his wish to go bowling…     Editor : Shay Shlomi, 2015  

 As one of the Shalem Foundations initiatives that aim to encourage and develop unique social projects, Shekel association joined forces with the Ministry of Communications and Wizo to create a series of cooking shows where renowned chefs cook with people with developmental intellectual disabilities. The series was additionally filmed and produced by people with developmental

In the path of the Heart is the story of the journey and mentoring process of a group of children on their path to presenting the musical, "The Wizard of Oz." A moment before the planned premiere, everything goes wrong and the group finds themselves in an enchanted forest. As they try to escape, they

This research is supported by a grant from the Shalem Foundation This research examined the occupational integration of people with developmental intellectual disabilities in business organizations and non-profit organizations. The study included interviews and questionnaires with managers, employees without disabilities and employees with developmental intellectual disabilities. The researchers found a clear work distribution between social

 Hundreds of students, volunteers, social groups, youth movements, artists, prison guards and inmates recently took part in “Good Deeds Day” in Kfar-Yona and engaged in activities for the community and for people with special needs Under Meir Goldstein’s direction, a  film crew  from the occupational training center in Kfar Yona called "Filming from the Heart"

Friday, May 1st 2015 marked the end of a four month course about recreation for children with developmental intellectual disabilities in Tel Sheva’s educational center. The course was attended by 26 participants including after-school counselors, mothers of children with disabilities and educational assistants from the educational center.   This course affirms the recent focus of

 The Shalem Foundation believes that people with developmental intellectual disabilities have a basic right to live a normal life in their natural environment, to fulfill their potential and be integrated into social, cultural and occupational networks as much as possible in line with their personal capabilities, desires and needs. Accessibility of information is one of

Miri is a warm, caring individual who works at a rehabilitative work factory in Ra’anana She smiles when she speaks of her family and volunteers in her free time         Meet Miri and hear about her life and experiences.   Editor : Shay Shlomi , 2015

Parenting children with developmental intellectual disabilities is complicated and requires constant attention and appropriate tools. For many social workers, interacting with parents is one of the most important and significant challenges of their jobs. They require professional tools to help parents of children and adults with disabilities of different functioning levels. The social worker accompanies

The area of intellectual disabilities is an advanced field, both in the services given to those with disabilities and in the level of education and expertize of those working in the field. Over the past two years we have developed a unique computerized tool that assembles all of the work processes of social workers in