Disability
Israel's deadly neglect: Disability rights ignored in emergency plans - opinion
Israel's failure to provide accessible shelters for disabled citizens leaves them vulnerable during missile attacks, with deadly consequences for hundreds of thousands.
Petition calls for emergency evacuation for disabled, elderly Israelis amid Iran missile threat
When mobility is a medical challenge: How advanced electric technology is changing lives
Jodi Samuels’s journey: Aliyah, advocacy, and community
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.
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.
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.
Soldiers with disabilities recruiting for the war effort
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.
Amid war, IDF spokesman visits disabled brother at Adi Negev village
IDF spokesman Brigadier-General Daniel Hagari went to Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran in the Eshkol region to visit his very-disabled brother who was one of the first residents of the village.
