• 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.

    2023 Research Themes

    • Advancing National Reforms
    • Advancing Services for People with Disabilities
    • Assistive Technologies and Digital Literacy
    • Data and Information on People with Disabilities
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    2023 Research Themes

    Advancing National Reforms
    Advancing Services for People with Disabilities
    Assistive Technologies and Digital Literacy
    Data and Information on People with Disabilities

    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

    Dr. Yonit Jacobovitz

    Family Group Leader

    Efrat Golovenzitz

    Researcher

    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

    Mapping of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs for People With Autism Spectrum Disorder Toward Their Integration in the Open Labor Market
    Dr. Adi Hercowitz-Amir, Yael Koren
    2023

    In view of the large number of programs in this area and the need for structured knowledge on the vocational and occupational aspects of these programs, the National Insurance Institute commissioned the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute to map the programs currently operating in Israel and identify key issues regarding the implementation of the programs as well as issues related to the policy in Israel on the promotion of the integration of people with ASD in the labor market.
    Learning Process: Basis for Developing a Program for Promoting Inclusion in Regular Preschools – Summary Report
    Fida Nijim-Ektelat, Nurit Guedj
    2023

    The overarching objective of the learning process was to provide policymakers with information to help them formulate a comprehensive plan to enhance the inclusion and integration of all children in preschools and promote their development towards the transition to the elementary school system.
    Training Programs and Services for Developing Digital Literacy Among Caregivers of People With Disabilities – Best Practices
    Dr. Adi Hercowitz-Amir, Mariela Yabo
    2023

    The report describes training programs for caregivers operating in various countries with the aim of promoting digital literacy among people with disabilities who are in need of support and guidance in the digital world. The report is focused on two issues: the training of caregivers of people with disabilities; and the development of long-term support services for people with disabilities and their caregivers. The report deals with three key aspects of the various training programs and services reviewed: (1) types of training – programs for family caregivers and for professional caregivers in residential institutions; while various types of professional caregivers support people with disabilities, the report focuses on professional personnel in residential institutions as they are in ongoing contact with the people in their care; (2) training method – “teaching how to teach”: giving caregivers pedagogical tools for promoting digital literacy among people with disabilities; (3) long-term support services focused on the use of digital tools.
    Psychotherapy Patients Five Years after the Mental Health Insurance Reform
    Hadar Samuel, Shlomit Kagya
    2023

    The goals of the researchc were to examine the experience of patients receiving psychotherapy services in the community and the differences in that experience between the public and private sectors and according to patients' background characteristics, five years after the initiation of the insurance reform.
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