disability

Association invests NIS 6 million to build home for disabled graduates

The house, unoccupied amid the ongoing war, aims to provide lodging to those with complex disabilities

Israeli kids with disabilities create cup holders for wheelchairs

In a recent project, a group of disabled youngsters at House of Wheels created a promising design meant to enable wheelchair users to move mugs around independently.

By YUVAL BAGNO/MAARIV
21/01/2024
 ‘GIRL POWER’ by Reut Fundas.

Young Israeli artists with disabilities express emotions amid war

Finding a means of self-expression amid the tumult of war is a formidable challenge, as words often fall short of encapsulating the profound emotions that accompany these traumatic times.

By PENINA HOROWITZ
31/12/2023

Childhood trauma and chronic pain are linked, concerning study finds

New research published in the European Journal of Psychotramatology indicates that exposure to childhood trauma can lead to chronic pain and disability in the long term.

How families with special-needs children endure the war - opinion

Like a double dose of punishment: The experiences of families with special-needs children enduring the war.

Children at new special needs school suffer trauma from Hamas attacks

Members of the police community outreach department had come to spend the morning with the Oz Field School for children with special needs from evacuated communities in Jerusalem.

Walking improves information processing in adults with Down syndrome - study

While walking is often a subconscious activity, the researchers noted that the activation of locomotive neural pathways through the process of walking drives cognitive development.

Israel finds body of Ruth Peretz, disabled teen missing since October 7

Her father Eric, who was also declared missing since the mass Hamas infiltration, was found lifeless by police and medical personnel on October 16.

Yad Sarah’s Jerusalem hotel hosts disabled, elderly evacuees for free

Yad Sarah has sent the volunteer drivers of its Nechonit wheelchair-accessible van unit to evacuate 100 residents from combat zones in the South, including those with disabilities.

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