• 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

    Arielle Gorbatt

    Research Analyst

    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

    Tamir Ayali

    Researcher

    Yael Koren

    Researcher

    Recent Publications

    Community-Based Social Services for People With Disabilities: An International Review
    Dr. Rotem Nagar Eidelman, Yael Koren, Nurit Guedj, Mariela Yabo
    2022

    The goal of this review is to inform the Disabilities Administration about the community-based social services available in various countries for people with disabilities aged 18 and over in six areas: (1) personal assistance and support; (2) promotion of independence in activities of daily living (ADL) and in instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs); (3) leisure activities; (4) assistive technology; (5) sexuality, couple relations, and parenting; (6) services for informal caregivers. The review presents information conducive to decision-making on the development and improvement of community-based social services for people with disabilities in Israel.
    Rehabilitation and Mobility Devices: Unexercised Eligibility
    Mariela Yabo, Yael Bachar, Dr. Lital Barlev
    2022

    The goals of this study were: to characterize the non-exercising population; to examine the reasons for unexercised eligibility for rehabilitation and mobility devices; and to evaluate the eligibility approval process for rehabilitation and mobility devices.
    Development of Digital Literacy among People with Disabilities – Learning process: Mapping of Knowledge
    Dr. Adi Hercowitz-Amir, Mariela Yabo
    2022

    The goal of the learning process was to map the existing knowledge in two areas: 1. The factors that promote the acquisition and preservation of digital literacy among people with disabilities. 2. Training and learning methods used in Israel and abroad that have been effective in developing digital literacy among people with disabilities.
    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.
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