The social media site Net.Chaver, initiated and administered by Beit Noam was awarded the Commission for Equal Rights for Persons with Disbailities’ Equal Rights Prize in a ceremony that took place on 3 December 2017 at the Avenue Convention Center, in the presence of Knesset Member Ayelet Shaked, Minister of Justice, and Knesset Member llan Gilon, Chairman of the Subcommittee for the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law
Net.Chaver is a social media site intended for young adults with intellectual developmental disabilities. The project’s goal is to contribute to quality life improvement through expanded social circles, adapted leisure time activities, and available and accessible information channels. Site users can correspond with friends from various localities, play adapted games and view pictures and short movies without having to be reading and writing or mouse usage-ability dependent
As of December 2017, Net.Chaver has 652 active friends from 40 organizations throughout the country. Part of Net.Chaver’s guidance system is based on friends’ support, and central users are partners in decision making, affecting the site’s development
The site was developed by Elwyn-Beit Noam in conjunction with users, and with the support of the Ministry of Economics and the Shalem Foundation, and in cooperation with the Disabilities Administration of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services