• Disabilities

    The inclusion of people with disabilities is a high priority in Israel. National initiatives and reforms are currently striving to meet the health care, social, and economic needs of people of all ages with disabilities, and their families, both in regular times and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    MJB’s Research Team on Disabilities is playing a leading role in assisting these efforts to promote inclusion and integration of people with disabilities into Israeli society.

    2022 Research Themes

    • Advancing National Reforms
    • Advancing Services for People with Disabilities
    • Technology
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    2022 Research Themes

    Advancing National Reforms
    Advancing Services for People with Disabilities
    Technology

    Research Staff

    Dr. Adi Hercowitz-Amir

    Researcher

    Dr. Lital Barlev

    Senior Research Scholar and Team Leader

    Dr. Rotem Nagar Eidelman

    Research Scholar

    Helen Mishael

    Coordinator

    Hila Rimon-Greenspan

    Research Associate

    Mariela Yabo

    Research Associate

    Nurit Guedj

    Research Analyst

    Rinat Namer Furstenberg

    Research Associate

    Yael Koren

    Researcher

    Recent Publications

    People With Disabilities in the Digital Era: Selected Statistical Data 2021
    Dr. Lital Barlev, Dr. Rotem Nagar Eidelman, Dr. Viacheslav Konstantinov
    2022

    The goal of this study is to provide policy makers, professionals, researchers, activists, the media, and the public at large with information on the digital literacy of people with disabilities in Israel and their use of digital technologies, compared with people without disabilities.
    People With Disabilities in Israel: Selected Statistical Data 2021
    Dr. Lital Barlev, Dr. Rotem Nagar Eidelman, Dr. Viacheslav Konstantinov
    2022

    The goal of this presentation is to present an up-to-date picture of people with disabilities in Israel: the rate of disability; the severity of disability among various age groups; and the status of people with disabilities compared with that of people without disabilities in various spheres of life, e.g., education, employment, economic status, personal resilience, and community resilience. The presentation also presents up-to-date selected statistical data on people with disabilities classified by population segment and gender.
    Children with Disabilities in the Bedouin Population in the Negev
    Dr. Hagit Sofer-Furman, Dr. Lital Barlev, Nurit Guedj
    2021

    The objectives of the research were to map available services for children with disabilities and their family members in the Bedouin population in the Negev, in the education, health and welfare areas and to identify barriers to service take-up and unmet needs in these areas, in routine times as well as during COVID-19.
    Supported Decision Making in Israel: Policy, Practice, and Ethics
    Hila Rimon-Greenspan
    2021

    The objective of the research was to assist the Administrator General at the Ministry of Justice in improving SDM procedures and practices in Israel.
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