• Disabilities

    One of every five Israelis has a disability. Only half of Israeli adults with disabilities are employed. One quarter of working-age adults with severe disabilities cannot even cover their monthly expenses. The Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute’s Research Team on Disabilities raises awareness of the needs of people with disabilities and the efforts to promote their inclusion in Israeli society.

    2020 Research Themes

    • Promoting national reforms
    • Strengthening the service system for children and adults with disabilities
    • Community participation of people with disabilities
    • Assistive technology
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    2020 Research Themes

    Promoting national reforms
    Strengthening the service system for children and adults with disabilities
    Community participation of people with disabilities
    Assistive technology

    Research Staff

    Dr. Dafna Haran

    Research Scholar

    Dr. Lia Moran Gilad

    Group Leader and Director of the Engelberg Center for Children and Youth

    Helen Mishael

    Coordinator

    Hila Rimon-Greenspan

    Research Associate

    Lital Barlev

    Senior Research Scholar and Team Leader

    Mariela Yabo

    Research Analyst

    Nurit Guedj

    Research Analyst

    Rinat Namer Furstenberg

    Research Associate

    Tal Tsadka

    Personal Assistant

    Yaara Pur (Vered)

    Research Analyst

    Yael Bachar

    Research Analyst

    Yaniv Oren

    Researcher

    Recent Publications

    Brookdale Child Disability Screening Questionnaire – Development of a Tool to Identify Children with Disabilities Based on a Review of Research Tools in Israel and around the World
    Lital Barlev, Nurit Guedj, Dr. Dafna Haran
    2020

    The Brookdale Child Disability Screening Questionnaire is a unique, innovative and comprehensive tool, developed on the basis of a survey of the many tools in use in the area of children with disabilities.  Moreover, it contains questions relating to a broad range of disabilities and health problems, yet it is easy to understand and to use.
    Children with ADHD – Identification and Diagnosis Follow-Up Study
    Lital Barlev, Dori Rivkin, Ellen Milshtein
    2020

    This report summarizes a two-stage study on children with ADHD, which examined a variety of topics, including predictors of the disorder, the benefits of early detection, the accessibility and availability of diagnostic services, and treatment.
    The Provision of Assistive Devices in Selected Countries
    Mariela Yabo
    2019

    As part of the study that examine the systems of funding and provision of assistive devices in Israel, we reviewed these systems in selected, developed countries in order to learn how they address populations with similar needs and to highlight prominent supply patterns as a basis for comparison with the Israeli system.
    Participation in Society of Persons with Disabilities: An International Review of Measurement Tools to Identify Persons with Disabilities
    Dr. Dafna Haran, Nurit Guedj, Lital Barlev
    2019

    This report presents an international review of the main tools used to define and measure disability around the world in order to formulate a reliable measurement tool to identify people with disabilities in Israel.
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